When I was a kid and did something not so smart (dare I say stupid) my dad would call me a Yahoo. One day I asked him what a Yahoo was - he laughed and told me it was someone who did not always think before they acted, like a kid. Dad said "that when I grew up I would know how to always think fir
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03/30/2007
My sister and I once a year get together and go visit our mother in Dayville Oregon. This year the trip started with snow. I was not looking forward to going over 2 mountain passes in the snow, but that is why I drive a Jeep. My sister lives in Salem and I live in La Pine this is about 175 miles
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03/26/2007
This is the follow up to the blog Buyer Deceived Because Agent Needed Commission comments are still being posted, thank you. Later that same day I bit the bullet called my Principal Broker who was tied up in meetings. I know the other Principal Broker so, I made the call, told him about the conve
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03/24/2007
Spring is here and we are seeing an increase of buyers. Statistics are showing that although the average days on market has increased along with the number of homes available for sales prices versus listing prices are holding strong.Since the first of the year the average frame built home is sell
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03/23/2007
Attention Builders!!!!Location: Three Rivers South $609,000 - This listing is for 4 lots. Perfect for privacy or development. Four continuous lots. One lot has a frame home, and the other three bare lots have septic approval. Home has a new well & needs some TLC. Lots of Ponderosa Pines on proper
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03/21/2007
Yesterday I got a call from a Broker in another office and company, not an unusual thing, but the conversation was unusual. This broker has had her license longer than I, she has lived in our community for almost as long as I have, and her lack of knowledge down right scares me.She has a buyer th
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03/21/2007
Sunriver, Oregon is now a destination resort but it was once the training ground for our US Army Troops. In the 1940's Camp Abbot was the training ground for "Army Grunts" that would soon be heading to WWII and the Army Corps of Engineers.The Great Hall is all that remains from this military comp
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03/20/2007
So, you have written an earnest money agreement and your earnest money is in escrow. Your agent will tell you that the title company is a neutral party, which is 100% correct. However, if something goes arye with your contract and you terminate the transaction - how do you get your earnest money?
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03/19/2007
Many of us have waited a long time for the information on the "resort" section of Caldera Springs. Today we received the reservation agreements which show a lot more information than I expected. The model is not really ready for showing - but the team is out there regardless to answer your questi
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03/17/2007
Today I am out showing property to an out of town buyer. This is more the norm for me than not. As we are walking the back of an acre parcel of a really nice home I realize that the property owner has removed all the Jack-pine trees and only left the beautiful Ponderosa Pines. I mention this to t
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03/15/2007
