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Wed, Nov 12, 2008

Where is the Money?

It seems  these days there never is enough money.  You can work harder and work more jobs, but few of us seem to get ahead.  I am not sure why we call the person who delivers our mail a postal carrier.  Are they not a bill deliv...

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Tue, Nov 11, 2008

Spark in Real Estate

It is the job of the Realtor to look for the sparks in a house and the sparks coming from the buyer.  As a listing agent it frustrates me when the showing agent interjects their opinion and ignores the sparks of the buyer.   This weeken...

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Mon, Nov 10, 2008

Veterans Day and Home Buying

As we celebrate Veterans Day we comb the newspaper for the best sales out there, but I doubt if many of us pause to think of what this day is about.  When I was a kid, we all bought the red poppies and wore them as a statement to support our v...

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Sun, Nov 09, 2008

Turning Off Your Water

All house inspectors in Minnesota tell home owners to go to their basement in the fall and turn off the water pipe that feeds water to the outside spigot.  The owner is then to go outside and open the handle to drain out the last source of wat...

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Sat, Nov 08, 2008

You Make Money when you Buy, Not Sell

Put this quote in your wallet and don't forget it.  "In real estate you make money when you buy and not sell."" Most home owners have it backwards and want to make the money when they sell their house.  If they bought the p...

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Fri, Nov 07, 2008

Dirt, What is it?

Last Saturday I was showing houses to a couple looking to purchase what they called a private property. After seeing 11 houses they asked me, What is all this land worth?"  There is no one answer to that question.   The simple answ...

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Thu, Nov 06, 2008

Is Your Realtor a Chicken or a Pig?

Is your Realtor a chicken or a pig?  What an unusual question to ask.  Let me explain.  When you order ham and eggs for breakfast, you get a chicken that was  involved in the meal, but you have the pig who was dedicated to ...

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Wed, Nov 05, 2008

What Will Happen Now?

This past week, as I have been negotiating offers on houses, buyers and sellers have told me,"Wait until after the election and then things will be different." I am not sure what that means.  How will things be different?  Yes, ...

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