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2023
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At least Philemon can take a bath to get rid of his stink. Poor Joe's stink can not be done away with by stepping into the shower, he needs a personality make over.What about if your house stinks? Most people know if a house stinks once they step into it. The possible exception would be those who...
05/31/2023
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This post was inspired by Debe Maxwell, CRS challenge to bloggers to post about May flowers. You can review the challenge here: Shower Power: Flaunt Your Fabulous Blooms Brought to Life by April Showers!North Dakota, especially as far North as I am in Minot North Dakota, has a very short growing...
05/30/2023
Life, Roller Coasters, & Real EstateBoth Joe and Titus have made correct statements and I will add that Real Estate is more like Life then a Roller Coaster... the ups are definitely the best part of Real Estate. Sellers and Agents all agree we like when things are up and of course Buyers like whe...
05/25/2023
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Although Titus did not make a hole in the wall I thought Timmothy's cartoon was a good lead in to a problem many home owners would like to address... a hole in the wall and how to patch it.Personally I have always used a little DAP (brand) and a putty knife if necessary. This is fine if it is a ...
05/24/2023
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Most first time home owners can not afford to buy their "forever" home right out of the gate. Most first time home owners also make what I consider to be a big mistake... borrowing the absolute maximum amount of funds they possibly can. Doing so can leave them so tight financially they can not ev...
05/23/2023
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While I think Timmothy Timm's cartoon strip is funny lawnmower safety is no joke. I am sure my giving safety tips about mowing the lawn would fall on death ears but let me share a couple stories from personal experience.Story #1 , Gretta.The image above is a small portion of a painting by Russia...
05/22/2023
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Timmothy N. Timm's cartoon today is an easy one to turn into a Real Estate message. As Realtors we need to remember we are not parents to our home buying clients. Telling them to just pick one is a really dumb way to treat a client. Maybe you have shown them 100 houses over the last three months ...
05/19/2023
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Okay, I'm NOT sticking with spitting hairs, I'm going to go with SPLITTING HAIRS.Real Estate is a profession where we often see Buyers and Sellers alike trying to split hairs. Both often lose sight of their BIG goal... Selling a house or buying a house.Everyone wants an edge but really, letting a...
05/18/2023
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Timmothy's cartoon triggered a very old memory buried deep in my mind. My Grandfather on the Timm side was a handyman. He died when I was just six years old so my only first hand memory of him was a wooden boat he made for me. It was crude and looked something like this:Grandpa's boat was not as ...
05/17/2023
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Today I am celebrating that I am not in the obituaries and that the good Lord has given me another day to live (it's my Birthday). I will admit that one of the reasons I still get the newspaper is because I read the obits. It seems that every day there are obits of people my age and regretfully m...
05/16/2023
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