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Real Estate Agent - Associate Broker at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia Properties - 256152
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Instead of talking about how to find an agent, let’s visit how not to find and agent. Here are nine things you might want to consider avoiding: The agent is a relative or best friend. Unless you know they have the experience and knowledge to handle your most valuable asset, you might want to go e...
03/21/2018
  While I was in line at my local grocery store one day, I looked up and saw a gentleman I recognized at the front of the line. I couldn't quite place him, but I knew I had seen him before. He was somewhat unhappy with whatever was transpiring at the register and as a result he spoke very harshl...
03/21/2018
One, hot (yet cloudy) Oklahoma afternoon at approximately 12:00 pm, a closing was taking place between Seller Mr. Fox and Buyer Mr. Bear. Getting under contract was somewhat intense, Seller Mr. Fox tugging on the purchase price one way and Buyer Mr. Bear pulling the other.  They made it through ...
03/15/2018
Recently, the movie Wonder came out. In short, it's a story about a disfigured boy named August, Auggie, who rises above bullying at school and teaches some valuable lessons to everyone around him about forgiveness, kindness, and what really matters as a human. In a review on NPR, there was a sn...
02/24/2018
  We are asked to share a transaction that was special to us - what we LOVED about it and share what we learned from the transaction without compromising confidentiality.   When I read the contest rules there were several transactions that come immediately to my mind. Here is one of them:   Kath...
02/15/2018
Entering the Real Estate Business? I Hope You Don’t Mind But I Have Some Tips   I still remember getting the word I had passed my real estate licensing test and was ready to start in the business about 15 years ago, back in the Boston area.   I had been in the corporate world for 16 years in a n...
02/11/2018
If you're not certain which team you should root for, click on the link to take a fan quiz! http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/story/_/id/22255746/who-root-super-bowl-lii-philadelphia-eagles-new-england-patriots 
02/04/2018
If you are not planning on changing homes, you can go straight to the sports section now. However, if you haven’t noticed or haven’t paid any attention to what a lot of people including me have been saying for some time, you might want to read on.An author named Greg Rand wrote a book back in 201...
02/03/2018
This image was passed along to me the other day ...... it got me thinkingThere is a double entendre' in this message. Be careful what you put on any social media post, for even the most inocuous sleight can cause you problems. I admit the President makes me uncomfortable with some of his Tweets, ...
01/23/2018
Let me preface this post by saying I would be remiss if I did not share this information with all of the naysayers of Open House Events.  I call every Open House an event because we make it an event.  When you attempt to meet a challenge “head-on,” you must have a strong push off the blocks. Pri...
01/15/2018
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