I think ordering a DELL computer online is a conspiracy. I've had about 3 DELLs since getting into real estate about 7 years ago. My first two DELLs constantly had problems and caused so much stress. I never thought it worth paying the $350+ for the in-house warranty in case things go wrong, m
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08/28/2007
Well, today made for a huge scare for me. Last week, I had to take the glucose test. The glucose test, as the name states, tests the amount of sugar in your body. If it's too high, they send you off for diabetes tests...To get the call this morning to let me know my levels were 142, where 140
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08/27/2007
Richardson is trying something new. Instead of having to show up in person for your $6 accident report, you can now order the report online for the same price! This is to help eleviate the inconvenience of people taking off work and rushing through traffic to hit the city's business hours.Any a
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08/23/2007
All Texas cities are finally out of the top 10 areas for foreclosures. What a huge jump. Texas, as a whole, has been at number one and number 2 a few times...Dallas is ranked 17th and FtWorth-Arlington area is ranked 13th. So, we're not out of the top 10 by very far, but it's definitely a turn
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08/22/2007
A few years ago, Texas became deregulated to help promote healthy competition between some electric companies in the hopes of bringing down the cost of electricity. Within this deregulation, instead of 3 main companies in the area, there are now probably close to 100. Even with the main ones in
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08/21/2007
After everything that happened about 6 years ago with the Black Mold stuff and Allstate having to refund all their policy holders for unfair increases, Allstate is trying to raise rates again.Last month, Allstate submitted a plan to increase rates by an average of 6.9%. They claimed it was the "
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08/21/2007
A couple of months ago, the small city of OakPoint, TX voted to have English as the Official language of their city. With much uproar, the appeal process started. Yesterday, the law was upheld with a 2-3 vote.Oak Point is a tiny little city in Denton County off Lewisville Lake, just NorthWest o
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08/21/2007
Why is everyone so Sue-Happy? When did our society turn into a society where you can sue someone just because you're unhappy with something? I think it started with the hot coffee spilling in the lap and the massive reward outcome that came with it. Since then, it's lawsuit after lawsuit.This
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08/20/2007
I am so sick of all the articles that are being published and posted and talked about on the National News stations when they are not true. The final straw for this blog is an article I just read on http://www.dallasnews.com/ real estate section. You can read the full article here.It says in th
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08/20/2007
How do you show houses? How do your clients look at houses?Here's what I do...On the first time out, I allow the buyers to kinda do whatever they want to help them feel comfortable in someone elses house. Many are shy about turning on lights and opening up doors and cabinets, so I have to do tha
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08/20/2007
