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2016
The city of Miami claims it wants to be an international city. That probably explains the reason for all of the building downtown and remodeling on the beach. It may even explain all of the festivals. But in order to be a truly international city you need the best public transporation possible,...
07/28/2016
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My week in Montreal in a nutshell. I absolutely love it too. What a wonderful place to take a vacation.1. Men carry a murse. That would never happen in the US.2. Cops are in incredibly good shape, unlike ours. And handsome too. There must be some kind of prerequisite for entrance here. 3. Ev...
07/19/2016
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Everyone wants to move to Florida, especially Miami, because of the weather. I get it. I can see how one would get sick of the extreme cold up north, but remember that what you have in extreme cold up there we have in extreme heat down here. And it's about to get worse. Climate change is not ...
07/13/2016
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I thought for a while there that we as a people have turned a corner in this country and have become more accepting and tolerant of others. But I guess I was wrong. I am troubled by what I see now on the news almost every day. If someone isn't killing a black man then they are killing a blue m...
07/11/2016
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Make the time to use social media. It's easy and free. Yes, there are some parts of social media sites that you may have to pay for, but for the most part you do not need them anyway. As a realtor there is no reason not to because everyone else is, especially millennials. From what I can tell...
07/08/2016
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Buying a new home in South Florida? Better not forget the closing costs. I know when I first moved here 22 years ago I almost had a heart attack when I saw them. South Carolina's closing costs are in the hundreds, but Florida's is in the thousands! If you think you have enough for a down payme...
07/06/2016
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Miami and Miami Beach may be the center of the tourist universe, but I would not discount the beauty and liveliness of Ft. Lauderdale either. Vacationers often touch down at the Ft. Lauderdale airport and make a beeline for I-95 South when some of the best tourist destinations are right under th...
07/06/2016
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I know a lot of you entrepreneurs out there do not want to hear this, but it's only fair that I tell you. Although Airbnb is a very nice alternative to hiring a real person; i. e., a realtor, it may not always be the safest route for making money legally. I am certain that there are many landlo...
07/06/2016
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Top 10 rules for driving in Miami.1. Never use a a blinker. That would be way too courteous.2. Cut off as many people as possible before an exit or at a bottleneck.3. Drive extremely slow in the left lane.4. Wear your earbuds while driving. You wouldn't want to hear anything like an ambulance b...
07/06/2016
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There is a difference between a cleaning and a deep cleaning. If you want your home sold quickly and to appraise for a bit more it is best if you go as deep cleaning as possible. I would even argue that this is even more important than staging. One should attack the job like a spring cleaning ...
07/05/2016
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