Wouldn’t you agree that the most efficient business model is working by referral and that most of our buyers haven’t the slightest idea of all the things we accomplish for them? Wouldn’t it make it simpler for buyers to refer us to other potential business if they HAD a better idea of exactl
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08/18/2012
You know how there are certain clubs or arenas that you really like going to because you just know the show is going to be great? That's how I feel about visiting Nellie Lytvinenko's blog. I can't wait until she posts new music. Actually, I can't wait until she gives herself a well deserved get
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08/16/2012
Certain things are really hard to photograph and I don't know why it has to be that way. Mushrooms are so intriguing and the really interesting parts might be the stalk, sides or underneath the cap. Try finding a nice two foot tall mushroom...very frustrating. I spotted this little guy on
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08/16/2012
We check the closed sales in our MLS often so we can keep current on what's happening in our local market. Much to our surprise this week a number of vacant land parcels have successfully closed. This is such welcome news in Western North Carolina. We have a beautiful lot in Greens Creek un
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08/16/2012
My last couple of posts have been "members only" because I didn't want to bore the public with the spam issues ActiveRain is doing battle with. Something is working though since there wasn't near as much of it overnight. Hallelujah! Spammers must be like cockroaches...they hate the light an
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08/14/2012
MoonDancer Realty’s number one commitment to buyers is to protect them during the real estate purchase process. Throughout the relationship with the buyer, our job is to advocate for them and to educate them about their real estate transaction, from loan pre-approval to closing day and the hundr
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08/13/2012
It seems it would be impossible to find bad versions of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah but here is a most excellent rendition and my favorite by the incredible K.D. Laing on Australia’s Logie’s Television Award show. She also sang a showstopping performance of this song at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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08/12/2012
When we still had our camping and backpacking store, Venture Out in Sylva, we used to have really interesting conversations with our customers. I remember one time talking about poison ivy and the various cures for the horrible rashes. Our customer, who grew up in this area, pointed out that
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08/10/2012
There were two showings out at the farmhouse in Macktown today just outside Dillsboro. This morning by another agency and this afternoon by me. Every time I'm out there, I see something new budding or in bloom. Usually I post the photo and ask the seller, Patti to comment back the identity
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08/10/2012
At the end of July, I worked with a family looking at old farmhouses. The temperatures were hot, hot, hot! Except on the bridge over John Creek in the Caney Fork community of Cullowhee, NC. The shade from the ancient oak trees and the sound of water tumbling over the smooth rocks felt like the
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08/09/2012