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2008 

 I got this e-mail a couple months back. A young couple currently stationed in Germany were transferring to my area and they wanted to know if I could assist them. I wrote back and got a little more information from them.                                                         I called and chatte...
03/28/2008
I have been asked about the different values of services offered in our industry. It seems that there are serveral "models" active today. It is hard to point out the difference between full service and fee for service. In many industries, the price is relatively the same. I suppose many people do...
03/22/2008
                                                                  Silly sign. It makes a point though. I was recently bemoaning my limited ability to speak a second language. Oh, I have made efforts in the past. I can still recite my first French dialogue. It is useless unless I am chatting with ...
03/19/2008
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                                                                               Well, messages boards are buzzing. The associate press reports "JPMorgan announced Sunday night that it would acquire Bear Stearns for $236.2 million in a deal that was fast-tracked by the federal government to avoid a...
03/17/2008
As the ongoing financial crisis continues across the country, signs of foreclosure become more prominent. Agents from every section of the country are in large part chasing the curve. Rather than work for a solution, we are part of the problem. Signs like this do not mean short sale. Signs like t...
03/16/2008
                                                        You remember those nights. Out with your girlfriends. Maybe you had a favorite spot or maybe you went clubbing from one to another. It was fun meeting friends and making new friends.  Do you also remember the gauntlet?                       ...
03/14/2008
 I have once again had the opportunity to peruse the latest initiative from the NAR. It is a program dreamed up in a think tank far removed from reality and conceived by a group of people totally out of touch with the world around them. By the way, we pay for this sort of nonsense."Home Values" d...
03/13/2008
Well, they have put the world at your fingertips. You can sit back like Beethoven and create your own symphony of information in the privacy of your home. Let's be honest, you can do the same at your desk at work. You can surf to your hearts content. Google has become the replacement for Encyclo...
03/13/2008
  This business of being a real estate agent is ever changing. There are more styles in this profession than any other. Agents not only come in all shapes and sizes....they all bring their baggage with them. Now I will admit that I have neglected signing on and sharing thoughts lately. I have bee...
03/12/2008
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