Todays tribute is to clouds and the beautiful Texas sky, even when it is threatening. The third photo is a property we may be bringing on the market later this month. Day 28 I have made it to the last day of the first of three months. Woohoo, I guess, but as I look back at the results on this c
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01/31/2010
Today is an official day off from book activities. I took advantage of that and started a little later with the routines. Yesterday we made some decisions about the relaunch of our website. It should be loaded by Monday. The additions we made were based on some real estate assumptions we are
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01/30/2010
Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate. This, to me takes the place in today’s market for the location, location, location axiom. With plenty of property on the market, about to come on the market and still on the market, there is availability. The good and great houses are being picked up in a ver
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01/29/2010
Today's visual tribute is to the Ranch Home. This first one astute readers of this blog will know is the home on Van Dyke Road that we have under contract. The other two homes are just places that struck me as I drive around the neighborhoods. The report is out Dallas is one of three cities i
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01/28/2010
Who Designs these ATM's? Does anyone own a car that they could honestly say that they can drive right up to one of these machines and have the reach comfortable? I am curious. Yesterday was exhausting with running into brick walls. Technology, Banks, and an HVAC guy who wanted to go beyond the
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01/27/2010
I usually write these blogs in the morning, first thing, while I am still at home and it is dark outside. I like that, it works for me. This morning I did that and several times during the writing the computer froze and then wouldn't save. My expectation is that my technology will work, all th
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01/26/2010
Many of my fundamental beliefs about homes, communities and neighborhoods comes from my own background. I grew up in Doylestown, PA which is in historic Bucks County. Below is a poster that will be playing at the County Theatre on March 15. I grew up going to the County Theatre with my friends
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01/25/2010
21 Days, I almost feel like an adult, no, not really. Not only is the amount of knowledge streaming at an incredible rate, but the experiences that accompany them are equally screaming by. In this kind of situation I think it is best to continue and let the 'alone time' and the 'make sense of i
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01/24/2010
If you are one of those people who has written into your bio that you love your job and love helping people you might want to consider changing that language. While this is true and accurate as a statement, it is not a perceived benefit to your client. Shape your strengths and skills to their n
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01/22/2010
Do you ever grow tired of relentlessly positive? Have you ever set goals and not kept them? Of course you have. With that out of the way let’s figure out why setting and keeping goals (even those that your don’t fully keep) is important. The written goals, those goals that you speak out loud
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01/22/2010
