Over the years we've explored many ways of building our business.Pay per click.Grocery store advertising.Direct mail.The pay us at closing lead companies.The leads that came from our big box brokerage.Some worked better than others, ranging from totally being a money pit to offering a decent retu
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05/02/2023
I wear more than a few hats. so staying bzzzzy isn't an issue. Engineer. Real Estate Agent. Zookeeper. Beekeeper. Homeowner. So you may wonder how I get it all done?The short answer, I don't, at least not every day.Every day is a matter of prioritizing what MUST get done today and what doesn'
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04/25/2023
Centerville property for sale!How many Centervilles do you think there are in the U.S.? Per geotargit.com, 43.Tri-state Homes For Sale!How many tri-state areas are there? While locally that refers to the area where Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio are adjacent, I'd bet we don't have the monopoly on t
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04/18/2023
One of the things I enjoy about traveling is experiencing the amazing artistry of years past.Now a door is a door, right? Some hinges, a slab of materials, a handle and latch boil it down to its basics, but HOW those items are executed is the difference in being just another big box store blah d
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04/11/2023
Both our cars are paid for, and have been for years. We THOUGHT the luxury SUV that we bought would be great. German engineering and all that jazz. And while the SUV has been comfortable, the reality has been that the reliability has been less than desirable, and when it's needed repairs, the c
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04/04/2023
Apparently there's a kitty communication network that points them our way when they need help. Last year two more cats started showing up at our doorstep. A female that had been previously trapped and spayed (ear is slightly tipped as is the practice for Trap Neuter Release) and a male with a f
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03/28/2023
Last week I had our Tuesday Ask An Ambassador post ready to go. Fully written, picture attached, tags and groups assigned, everything but clicking SUBMIT.But I never clicked SUBMIT. Instead, I wrote an entirely different post to publish.Why?Because when all was said and done, I wasn't satisfied
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03/21/2023
Our home is on heavily wooded land. We love the privacy when everything is green, and since most of our woods are not evergreen trees, we get some great color changes during Fall. But thanks to emerald ash borers, our ash trees have taken a beating. Many have died thanks to this invasive pest,
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03/14/2023
Whether you're experienced or a newbie in the Rain, sometimes you need some help. In years past we might have tagged someone from ActiveRain management and chances are they'd appear to help. That's not going to work in the site's present staffing situation. There's no Bob and no Kerrie to call
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03/07/2023
Today we received a jumbo postcard in the mail about a recent sale in our area. Glossy, a good picture of the home, a JUST SOLD banner, but it was intentionally missing the sold price. If you wanted that information, you had to go to a website and enter a long code to get that key piece of info
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02/28/2023
