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2015 

If you could retire tomorrow, what would you do?   When I posted this question on my Facebook timeline, I received some very interesting answers. Since I have retired after over 50 years as a real estate broker, I have some personal experience on this topic. I can assure you that you need to have...
04/07/2015
When a luxury real estate professional or a company is the genuine article and recognized as such, trust is gained rapidly and referrals abound.   Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments. One of the challenges of branding a luxury real estate professional or company is whittl...
04/07/2015
Facebook Group: Flowers Heaven   The purpose of this blog is to encourage you to consider the use of Facebook groups to expand your social media influence in areas that reflect your personal and business interests. You may wish to create Facebook groups for the communities you serve or for the co...
04/07/2015
Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) The National Zoo, in Washington, DC, is one of our favorite places to visit. There is much to see and it is not possible to see everything in one day. We like to go to the National Zoo in the morning and spend most of the day exploring exhibits and taking photog...
04/07/2015
Gaithersburg Stormwater Program Fee   On March 16, 2015, the Mayor and City Council set the Stormwater Program Fee per-unit billing rate at $20.04. One billing unit = 500 square feet of impervious surface. The fee will now be collected from all property owners based solely on the amount of imperv...
04/06/2015
For about $75 per room, a seller can have each room virtually staged to look like a model home. Please visit the original blog if you wish to leave comments. IMOTO Photo Offers Virtual Staging For Photos   Vacant homes can be tricky sometimes to show and sell.  Many times, buyers have trouble com...
04/06/2015
The weekend of April 18th is the annual opening of the Rocky Mountain National Park.  To celebrate the kickoff to a new season, the Park will offer FREE entrance into the Park this weekend. Free Day at Rocky Mountain National Park April 18 & 19   The weekend of April 18th is the annual opening of...
04/06/2015
Why do some ActiveRain bloggers disable comments on re-blogs?    This is a question that I asked in the Questions & Answers section. Debbie Gartner provided this answer:  “Personally, I find this really annoying. I believe many are doing this so that the original poster receives more comments.  B...
04/06/2015
Winning Women's Basketball: Cell Phone Decisions   The Maryland women's basketball team has experienced an outstanding season. The Terrapins won the Big Ten regular season, the Big Ten tournament, and 28 straight games. They did lose to Connecticut in the NCAA national semifinals on Sunday night....
04/06/2015
Editing Flower Pictures with iPiccy.com   All of us in real estate know that editing will improve any photograph that we plan to use in marketing materials.  We also know that we must present a true picture of the property so the images will not be misleading. When we take photographs for persona...
04/05/2015
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