Who knew twenty years ago that being a Realtor meant knowing how to create videos! I've been studying the process over the past several weeks, and I finally sat down to create a Welcome Video for a new Wordpress blog on which I am working. You can visit the actual "Welcome to Virginia's Charlot
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10/16/2011
I'm into the last days of a Fall break away from home. The boys are with us, as usual, and I'm thrilled to announce that me youngest Dal (actually not so young anymore, as he'll be hitting his eighth birthday in December) has discovered a passion... chasing beach birds. And I mean CHASE.... He
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10/04/2011
Over the years, Charlottesville has been voted to the top spots of a lot of "best city" lists. In 2010 and 2011 alone, Charlottesville made it to the following lists... #1 City to Live in the Country - Yahoo Real Estate/Sperling's Best Places - 2011 #4 for Book Lovers - Livability.com - 2011 "
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10/01/2011
What makes Charlottesville so great? Why does Charlottesville make so many "great places to live" lists? Those are Realtor questions if I've ever heard them. Thanks to the University of Virginia Darden and Law Schools, there are several really good, all very different, videos produced by gradu
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09/30/2011
It's hard to believe it's almost October. Cool Fall evenings are the harbinger of cooler days and nights, which we'll be experiencing in a few months. Following are a couple of simple, yet excellent, articles to help Charlottesville homeowners prepare their homes for the coming colder temps. O
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09/29/2011
Years ago, when personal promotion first made a splash in our business, I would take a few days and go up to a place called Graves Mountain Lodge each year to work on "creating my image". Eventually, I began adding a week onto our annual Ocracoke, NC vacation in the Fall, working on presentation
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09/28/2011
We have two beautiful Melbourne Park townhome condominiums open tomorrow for viewing. Located just 2 miles north of the pedestrian Downtown Mall, 2 miles from the University of Virginia, 2.5 miles from I-64, and 12 miles south of NGIC, Melbourne Park is crazy convenient. Follow Park to Melbour
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09/17/2011
Somewhere along the line, I discovered Animoto. I created a coupe of videos for listings, but they were sort-of pointless music videos... not very effective. I attended the James Wedmore webinar today, hosted by Ross Hair and Lewis Howes. I thought it was a very good event, and I plopped down
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09/15/2011
What's keeping you from taking advantage of the low prices and mortgage rates available today? Concerned that you may need to sell in a few years and won't be able to get your equity out of your home? Suppose a buyer purchases a home and finds out that they need to move in two years. Instead of s
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09/13/2011
Blogging can be a full-time job; some people attempt to make a living blogging. Most of us, however, blog as an adjunct to our businesses. Blogging adds a special layer to our business; blogging allows us to define ourselves to our prospective customers and clients. When our business is servic
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09/12/2011