Plenty to do.  I like to take new pictures of listings.  Since I live in Manistee county, I've got access to the Lake Michigan shoreline.                           If you don't know what this is, let me explain.  It's the stairs with a "gazebo" in the middle leading to.....                                   WHY AREN'T PEOPLE SNAPPING THIS UP?  What a fabulous opportunity along Lake Michgan just south of www.arcadiabluffs.com Are people REALLY waiting until the PRICES GO BACK UP?  09/23/2008

That's right.  We are all waiting for the stock market to open on Monday.  It seems everyone has an opinion as to what went wrong with our economy.  In the mid nineties, the phrase "cooking the books" was born and became part of our culture.   Suddenly, what was going up, was headed down.  Many stockholders got hurt, and the corporate heads escaped with golden parachutes and millions in severance pay.  It doesn't matter if you are for or against regulation.  What is painfully apparent, is that the moral compass of a variety of leaders, in commerce and in politics is spinning aimlessly.  It is up to us to correct it. As a real estate agent, the shocking truth has been staring at us for several years.  Loans to people who would give up paying for a home inspection because they had no read... 09/21/2008