When I came to Christ 35 years ago, I was like a sponge. I wanted everything God wanted to pour into me, and I was always so amazed at how He did it. It was an exciting time. One of the things I noticed early on was that I sensed God speaking to me. It was a little weird because I never had a
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01/15/2012
If you follow a fool, you get a fools reward. That's life according to Mike. It's also my assessment of the dealings with some of my rental clients last year. In a particular property, I had 5 tenants from a company that was installing a new power lines through our area. In the beginning, they
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01/14/2012
Is that a vulture on your shoulder? Did you ever have that person in your life that is a total Eeyore? I like Eeyore. He's a cute character, and he does have his moments where he and the gang at Poohville have high times. But, some folks are just moments from having their bones picked clean b
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01/13/2012
I shouldn't keep harping on this, but fellow Realtors, you are valuable. I mentioned in a couple blogs this week that I fired one of my REO banks. It was a good thing. Ironically, they were one of my favorites, but the staff had changed and declined in quality and I couldn't get any satisfacti
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01/12/2012
If you ever get to know me, you'll find that I'm a pretty laid back guy. I like to have fun, I like people and I am rarely serious (that doesn't equate to flippant). That's all true unless of course you're messing with my clients. Then, I'm a bulldog, and I dont' shy away from a fight. Ever.
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01/12/2012
I wrote a blog earlier this morning about firing a bank yesterday. It felt good. I made a commitment to myself late in 2011 that I was going to delete the unproductive things in my life, including banks, lenders, bpo providers and inspection companies. We'll, I've been busy. I have simple set
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01/11/2012
I'm at it again. Yesterday, I fired another REO lender, M & T Bank. Just about every year since I started in real estate I've added an REO company or bank to my client list. Some have been great, and some have been less than great. The one I fired was great. It was one of the few banks I've w
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01/11/2012
Kristine always does such a marvelous job with her staging and photography work that everyone should see it. She also offers photograph enhancing work for Realtors. If you have a need of for staging, photographing a listing or simply improving the photos you already have - give her a call. And
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01/11/2012
Winchester, Virginia is the last town of any size in the northern most tip of Virginia. It is a historian's dream come true because of the vast early American, Revolutionary War and Civil War history. Winchester has a small population of 26,322 +-. The county, which surrounds the city on all si
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01/10/2012
Life is full of turning points. I've had some major turning points that have caused some great changes in my life. They don't seem to have any rhyme or reason for when they appear, but when the come, dramatic things seem to follow. In 1984, I had been working with an electrical contractor out o
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01/09/2012
