The New Year began with a bang this year...very high energy, lots of real estate biz going on. I needed music today that captured that high energy and it's here with Blood, Sweat and Tears. Teenage years are complicated memories, most often you remember the separation between the teen and the
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01/13/2013
Here we go…a verbal offer for our seller. Isn’t that special? Just what exactly does the Buyer’s Agent hope to achieve by allowing their clients to present “verbal” offers? Are they really acting in their buyers’ best interests? News flash to buyers…sellers and listing agents HATE verbal offers
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01/12/2013
When I showed our new listing today at 100 New Hope Drive in Sylva, I was thinking about how close this house is located to Western Carolina University and all the school has to offer. Not only could someone who worked or went to school at WCU get there in about 10 minutes, but WCU offers all
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01/12/2013
Unbelievable...we are having a bit of a warm spell here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. I needed to run up to the farmhouse property this afternoon...we continue to have great interest in this listing. I couldn't believe it...Jessamine in bloom...IN JANUARY!!! I won't deny t
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01/11/2013
Do you know if your inbox is cluttered with glurge? Or....how often do you get glurge forwarded to you but can't see the photos? Did you ever hear a word for the first time and think how nice it is to have a word to cover that subject? I wonder if landfills could handle glurge. A selle
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01/09/2013
Some gates just make you want to enter the little world they're guarding. In this case the gate leads to several gardens plus a bench just perfect for quiet contemplation while looking out over the goat barns and the pond. Not a bad way to spend a little "me" time. Just another special off
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01/09/2013
There seems to be a higher rate of the dreaded red "X" showing up at the bottom of posts. Sometimes I understand it, someone may have just copied and pasted a listing sheet...no original content, got that. Perhaps it is a market report, just the report. Someone else might have posted a bible
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01/08/2013
Who can tell how the week will turn out, but we can always start with a good beat and a little fun! We're looking at a week of strategizing with sellers, researching for buyers, getting tax stuff together, holding contracts together, prospecting and hoping to squeeze in some fun too... Do
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01/06/2013
Even in winter, the farmhouse on Tunnel Mountain Rd just outside of Dillsboro, NC still boasts some vibrant color. This moss almost looks like the grass you might find in someone's aquarium. It looks like we'll be getting some springlike weather this week, by Thursday we might even see tem
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01/06/2013
Driving home this afternoon at around 5:30 showed clearly that the promise of the return of afternoon sun is back. Always good to see the Winter Solstice come and go...it means that the daylight hours are getting a bit longer. A month ago, 5:30pm was almost dark...boooooo. Today, we still ha
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01/04/2013