Way back in my early days in the 'Rain, I wrote a post called "Faux Staging." It was partly inspired by my love for playing with images, and partly because of my fixation with the HGTV show Hidden Potential. It turned out to be one of my first ever featured posts! I was so excited - I felt lik
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01/28/2010
Part of the paperwork I provide my buyer clients when making an offer is a Buyer's Estimate of Closing Costs worksheet. This sheet is preliminary and is only an estimate, but I do my best to make it as accurate as possible so that there are no suprises at the settlement table. There are a few it
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01/25/2010
Yesterday at the office with my client, we noticed an ad for lakefront property in one of the real estate magazines. I can not remember the exact words, but it was something like this: "Beautiful home situated on a natural, eutrophic, glacial mountain lake..." My client said "I'm not sure but I
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01/17/2010
I was able to preview a delightful local history book on Pike County PA courtesy of Arcadia Publishing. My husband and I really enjoyed the sneak peek - it's always fun to see stuff before others! I've seen SEVERAL of these books for sale in Borders - there are other Pennsylania local history b
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12/16/2009
99.99999% percent of my blogs are real estate related. Not this one. Though it involves a location - my dad's property. Dad died a couple years ago, and we made the difficult, bitter, and heartbreaking decision to sell the property; the way his will was written, we really had no choice. I have
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12/06/2009
REMODELED, LIKE NEW Cottage Only A Few Hundred Feet from Lake Wallenpaupack! This cottage has been recently remodeled - it is absolutely beautiful. Open house today from 2pm to 4pm. Can't make the open house? Never fear - call me for a private showing! This is as close to Lake Wallenpaupack as yo
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12/06/2009
I just wanted to share this picture with you today. I was out with my colleague Bea Poster and we were talking about how lovely the Lake Wallenpaupack area is, day or night. My husband's family came here years ago from the St. Louis area - there's just something about Northeast PA / Lake Wallen
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12/03/2009
Powerboat Lakefront Home for Sale in Fawn Lake Forest. Open House Sunday 11/29/09. Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Click Here for Map. In case you missed the first Open House, another one is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Don't miss your chance to own this gorgeous lakefront home on a powerboat lake. E
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11/27/2009
Those of us here in Wayne and Pike County in Northeast PA have been enjoying a lot of mild weather – I’m thinking it’s Mother Nature’s way of making amends for the nasty rainy summer we had! Anyway, do not be fooled; this warm streak will eventually come to an end and you may see this: When you’
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11/22/2009
Wanted to give everyone a heads up about the different ways Weichert Realtors Paupack Group is helping give to others in Wayne County this holiday season. If you can help in any way, that would be terrific! -------------------------------- Karen Everyone at Weichert Realtors Paupack Group is v
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11/17/2009
