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Hanover holds a Hoe-Down!    Actually, not a hoe-down, but a great time will be had by all tomorrow night, June 19, at the Hanover City Hall when the White Sidewalls Rock N Roll Revue sets up!  The music starts early at 6:30 pm.   Remember to bring the bug spray, a blanket or chairs to relax on. ...

Oh, yes.  We all have had those awkward moments in real estate if you have been in the business for a while.   This one was one example of a jaw-dropper for me.   My client had been a colleague for quite some time in another business I had been involved with on an off and on basis.   He was frien...

You write for a living.  Whether you realize that fact or not, each and every listing contract, purchase agreement, addendum, etc. is an example of how well you communicate.   Sometimes, it can mean the difference between being sued by a client or not.    Your skills in the writing arena are impo...

Buffalo Rodeo takes place June 19-21             The 2014 Buffalo Championship Rodeo, celebrating 60 years of annual performances, is taking place from Thursday, June 19 to Saturday, June 21.             "Rodeo Fun Night," Thursday, June 19 at 7 p.m., offers fun for the whole family.  The night w...

Nouns are now Verbs, Verb are now Nouns!  Somebody Get Me Out of Here!   Have you conferenced about something recently?    Was that new listing in the Great New Development a “Get?”   I heard someone say both of these sentences in other forms recently as in let’s conference about that with so and...

My turning point was the 9/11 attacks.    I am not sure that I am still over the trauma, and I will explain.    I was employed as a project manager at Accenture on 9/11.  I had arrived early to work with our managing partner to scope out workspace on an adjacent floor for a new project.  One of t...

  Don' Sabinske's post about the Woodlands of Livonia is one of the most informative about that neighborhood that I have read.  Don Sabinske is the local market analyst in Zimmerman.  He knows the area and lives and works there.   Please comment on Don's post by clicking on his name below.  And, ...

I got a code…. I mean I got a cold.    Darn!  And right when I needed to be at my best.    Here’s what I did….   I got the darn whatever yesterday.  And, today, I am bright and chipper.  So follow these hints.   I stayed in bed.  I can’t even sleep through the night most nights.  But, this time m...

There will be days to remember this summer, and Buffalo Days will be among them.  Let’s hope the weather holds for these two events: The Buffalo Days Car Show and the Fly-In Breakfast are getting things started on Sunday morning, June 8th, both at the Buffalo Airport.  An air show at about noon i...

Debbie Reynolds wrote a great post about a seller sending a “spy” to check out an open house.    I had a similar experience but it was my broker at the time who sent the spy.   I pride myself on doing great open houses.  I do everything.  I send out flyers, I walk the neighborhood, I post them al...