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I said the same thing about Facebook, blogging, and LinkedIn...and I hate to say even ActiveRain.  That's a very common response from me when I don't understand something.  "It'll never last".  So is Twitter a fad?   We'll I guess the answer is...it depends.  If you Tweet with a purpose and a str...

This Spring we've seen an incredible amount of business in the refinance sector.  And while I think jumbo refi's are next in line I feel overall the next wave of business is in "purchase" loans.  Individual markets are now hinting at a bottom with more being added to the "stabilizing" list. So wh...

    Home : Blogs : Tim Baldwin : Tim Baldwin's Blog   Fantasy Football and Real Estate! I am a Fantasy Football nut.  I love the NFL and I'm almost as fanatical about the idea of drafting and managing my own virtual team.  I'll be honest...I am so brainwashed by this obsession that I've been thi...

An $8000 tax credit sure is a great strategy to bring in new home buyers.  While this offers a fantastic incentive for folks to own a home...using this tax credit for a down payment has yet to be finalized.  Proposing how to monetize this credit as a down payment has yet to be resolved. The bigge...

You don't need me to point out that consumer confidence is still one of the biggest challenges we have to deal with in our daily business.  I have found more and more clients just plain afraid to make a decision.  The fear is that any decision will be a bad one. This certainly has a paralyzing af...

Whether you're planning something special for the holiday weekend with your family and friends or you're stuck working, please take time out to remember our fallen heroes. There's a lot of political wrangling going on and whatever our individual views are - I sincerely hope we all stop and pause ...

It's time for me to get back to the basics.  I've gotten away from this marketing strategy and I'm starting back with my business card campaign.  Yes...those little biz cards that we all have but usually don't whip out until someone asks.  So here are my card strategies: Hand out a minimum of 5 c...

October 4, 2008 - 7pmPowhatan High School AuditoriumFree and Open to the Public  The "Trout Piano Quintet"Opus 114byFranz Schubert Piano QuartetOpus 47byRobert SchumannDirections From the East from Richmond Va. : take I-64 west to Rt.288 South get off at the Route 60 West  / Powhatan Exit. Go we...

Saturday, Sept. 20th, 2008 Live Band and "All You can Eat" Bar-B-Que Dinner Refreshments 5:00 pmDinner Served 6:00pm - 7:30 pmBand - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Fall Festival - $15 per person - Book of 10 tickets - $125 Golf Tournament at Mill Quarter$60 per player includes admission to Fall Festival For ...

Date:  Tuesday, Sept. 09, 2008 - Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 Hours: (5:00 PM-10:00 PM) Admission Fee: $7.00 ADULTS Joe H. Paulette Memorial Park16501 Five Forks RoadAmelia Court House, VA 23002This year's midway will be provided by Sherwood Amusements. A number of contests will be held this year inclu...