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2010
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About this time of year I start noticing the high school athletes. Pass any high school field and you will seem young folks suffering through two a days. That means twice a day (usually in the grueling heat) young adults are gearing up...
06/29/2010
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Buying a home can be a stressful life event. After all, how often do you write a check (or sign loan documents) for a six figure sum? With a 30 year loan you will be well beyond middle age when it is payed off. So it should come as no surprise that c...
06/26/2010
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Who amongst us can honestly say they have not jammed out to Milli Vanilli and their hit song Blame it on the rain? The artists encourage the dear audience to blame the dying relationship on the rain. Instead of taking the heat and facing the consequences, we sho...
06/25/2010
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Late work from the Commerce Department reports that New home sales are DOWN 32.7% for May. According to FOXNEWS.Com this was far worse than most experts were predicting. I imagine nationwide builders are under the gun. Locally, the quality builders are still s...
06/23/2010
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While finishing up some paperwork the cell phone started ringing. As I rank paperwork up their with root canals, I was more than happy to answer. The gentleman calling had exchanged business cards with me at a Chamber function some months back. Admittedl...
06/22/2010
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The Spring of 2000 was an interesting time for me. As a Grad student at LSU I felt as though I was on top of the world. Around mid-April I developed a case of the flu. This caused me to be bed bound for almost a week. At one point in tha...
06/20/2010
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Who doesn't love a good listing presentation. Researching the neighborhood, building a CMA, and possibly planting one of your shiny signs in the front yard. Talk about a sweet way to earn a living! But care must be taken before YOU sign that listing agreemen...
06/18/2010
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Folks in the community will often ask me about the 8,000 buyer credit. Do you think this helped the economy? Sure I say, in the short term. Who wouldn't want 8,000 free dollars to put toward an 80,000 dollar starter home? Kind of hard to screw up AN...
06/18/2010
Those closest to me may have accused me of being cheap in the past. Want to add fries to your order for 50 cents more? Nope! How about an extended warranty for your car? Save that for the next sucker! So when it comes to adopting technology, let's ju...
06/16/2010
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Perhaps showing six homes in this heat did it, but I am fed up with random folks appearing during a scheduled showing. Thankfully not all of these happened today, but here has been some of my recent experience with "extra folks". 1) Hovering Home Owner--We pu...
06/14/2010
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