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2007 

My phone rang.  It was a REALTOR calling.  A long time client of mine who actually understands and "gets" the whole stage your property before it's listed thing.  But, this conversation was a bit, shall I say, out-of-the-ordinary.  No, she wasn't calling to schedule a consultation .... but - well...
06/26/2007
  Family Fun at Chandler's 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks Spectacular Location:    Tumbleweed Park, southwest corner of Germann & McQueen roads.                  Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S. McQueen Rd. Chandler, AZAdmission:  FREE, but parking is $5.00Time: 4pm to 10pm; Gates open at 4 p.m. F...
06/25/2007
Website SEO Score -  Website GraderFirst off - let me preface this blog by saying I know NOTHING about search engine optimization.  I know just enough to be considered dangerous, but I am learning more every day.  If you are an seo guru, like our own Karen George, then this is probably not news t...
06/23/2007
Chandler AZ Community Blog: Festival & Celebration After attending yesterday's blogging conference, I came home and put my creativity to work. Sometime while The Phoenix Real Estate Guy (Jay Thompson)  was speaking, I decided that my own community needed an on-line forum to communicate.  Even aft...
06/22/2007
Staging Arizona Real Estate:  Value of Your Service: Putting a price tag on what you do If someone called you and asked you "How much does it cost?" or "What is your price?" What do you say?  Do you put a dollar amount on the "perceived value" of your service or are you hourly? What is the value ...
06/22/2007
Thank You Shailesh Ghimire for coordinating Phoenix, Arizona's First Blogging ConferenceAlthough I didn't take any pictures to commemorate the occasion and neither Matt Heaton nor Brian Brady were in attendance,  I wanted to say THANK YOU  to those fine folks who put together the first of hopeful...
06/21/2007
      For those of you who shop at IKEA - you get it.  It's not just another "store" - it's an experience.  Drop the kiddies off in the kiddie-care area for a couple of hours and begin your adventure.  Heck - sit down and have a nice lunch too (meatballs anyone?). So, for those of you depend on I...
06/20/2007
On Father's Day, we decided to take a drive. We flipped a coin and decided to head north. (It certainly must be cooler up there!)...We drove for a little while and came across this great education opportunity called Montezuma's Castle.  This is the Sinagua legacy.Part of the National Park Service...
06/19/2007
Home Staging, Property Merchandising, Redesign, Redecorating, Fluffing, Property Staging, Neutralizing ....      Let me be the first to admit it - I love staging and it's been very rewarding journey. But ...  it's not all fun and games, is it?   We have nannies and before/after school care.  We d...
06/19/2007
  While surfing around A/R this morning, I came across one of the pillars of A/R - Tony Marriott's blog entitled "Getting Ready For Showtime" Tony's Blog includes a Top 10 Checklist of things to do prior to "showtime"- that is before putting your house or listing on the market or MLS.  As a self-...
06/14/2007
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