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Twitter and Real Estate  -- There sure is a lot of talk about Twitter and the best way to use it in real estate.  Just in case you are not a complete Twit - Twitter is a service that allows you to post a short answer to the question, "What's happening?"  You are limited to an answer of 140 charac...

What's in a name?  When I started in the business, I wondered if having an unusual last name would be a help, or a hindrance.  On the plus side, I'm not going to be  confused with someone who shares my name.  On the minus side, if you see it, you can't pronounce it, and if you hear it, you can't ...

Today we buried one of the best agents I have ever had the pleasure to work with.  Rich Markel died on Monday at the age of 64 and was buried today in his hometown of Highland Park, New Jersey. Rich was a lovable guy.  Some described him as having a crusty exterior with an inner heart of gold.  I...

Yeah, this is going to be a rah-rah post about doing something you love.  But a very personal one. I could have titled this post "Why I Became a Real Estate Agent."  But I think I watched the  Rocky Horror Picture Show a few too many times over Halloween - thus the title. The song Don't Dream It,...

I don't care where you are in the United States -- if you're an active agent, you're going to be touching Short Sales and foreclosures. Perhaps you don't specialize in them, but you may show them to your buyers.  Or go on a listing appointment that you just know isn't going to end with the seller...

Not sure whether to scratch my head over this one - or to just laugh out loud! Here are the public remarks for a home for sale in my area:   Are YOU that special buyer to know a great opportunity when you see one? This is NOT for the everyday buyer; this is an investor's dream property within bui...

Pennsylvania requires a Seller's Property Disclosure for the sale of almost all residential real estate in the state.  While they may not contain earth shattering information, they are a good start to help a buyer understand the condition of the re-sale property he or she is about to buy. And eve...

My daily chuckle today got me thinking about what I've been seeing a lot of lately.  First, the chuckle -- as seen on Craigslist: My favorite part, "Lost keys so I can't start it but it ran great when I parked it in 2003."  S-u-u-u-r-e, it must run great now.  I mean, it was only seven years ago ...

If you're like the rest of us, you get an inordinate amount of spam in your email box.  And as a real estate professional, much of the spam is related to goods and services that will make me a better Realtor, help me sell more houses, jump higher, and give me breath that smells like a dewy spring...

Face it, when buyers walk through a home, they are not only looking at the physical structure they may be calling their next home, they're looking at all of the stuff in it.  They look at the furniture, the artwork, the knick-knacks, the food in the pantry.  It's human nature.  And the way people...