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2017
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Rugs. We are not discussing the type that sit on ones head today. We are looking at the type that sit on the floor. The occasional rugs scattered around the house. The runners down the hallway. The nice rug at the front door or under the dining room table or in the master bath.When I show homes w...
08/31/2017
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For years the conventional wisdom has been for Sellers to take down and pack away all their family pictures. The thought was that this would help enable potential Buyers "Picture" themselves living in the home without the distraction of someone else's stuff. To this day I get asked by Sellers whe...
08/29/2017
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Your front door. Have you looked at it recently? Does it get baked by the sun and pounded by the weather? I will bet you that it does. Go take a look right now...I can wait.You back? What did you think? Yep, pretty nasty. Front doors are the gateway into your home. I don't think anyone ever used ...
08/22/2017
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I just came in from watching the Eclipse. Here is the Atlanta area, we were treated to about a 97% totality. The picture to the left was taken by my daughter out in Oregon at a spot were they were 100% totality. Very cool right?Even neater are the little shadow crescents that form during the even...
08/21/2017
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So, you are out looking at homes. Your Real Estate agent leads you to the front door of a great looking home, and opens the door for you. You might not get a chance to see what that front door looks like, especially the door knob. Door knobs are the gatekeepers to our homes. We really can't see w...
08/18/2017
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This month's challenge asks us basically what makes you, you. This is a tough one for me but I think my passion rests in marketing things. Specifically through visual items such as photography and video.While I was in high school I won an award for a black and white picture of a friend of mine. ...
08/04/2017
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Just about every closing is fun. Not just for the agent who is finally getting paid, but for everyone! There are the rare occasions that one of the two parties is unhappy, but I have to say that for the most part over the years, my closings have been fun.Yesterday, my sellers the Blinns, closed o...
08/01/2017
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Peter den Boer
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