When planning for the future, it is very important to have a “vision” of where we want to ultimately be in life. Unlike our “mission” which primarily defines our day-to-day operations, our “vision” is a long tern and far reaching goal. Although many companies put both their mission and vision st
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03/21/2011
Springtime and Callaway Gardens: the two just go together! The Pine Mountain preserve is one of the most popular attractions in middle Georgia. Located just ninety minutes Southwest of Atlanta, Callaway Gardens is a far cry from the urban landscape of the city. In addition to the gardens featur
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03/20/2011
As I was driving through the small town of Haralson in Coweta County Georgia, I noticed a lot of commotion in the usually sleepy hamlet. There were semi-trucks and trailers parked everywhere, and construction workers crawling all over the place like ants. My brain spontaneously and correctly ind
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03/20/2011
As I was rushing through my busy schedule yesterday, and wondering how I was going to get everything done, I suddenly realized that it was a PERFECT Spring day in Newnan Georgia! Since my business carried me into town anyway, I decided that a trip to Greenville Street Park was in order. It’s on
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03/18/2011
A nice young couple entered into a contract to purchase their first home. They desperately want it. And we are supposed to close tomorrow. But we are still waiting on “final approval.” Now you might guess that we are talking about waiting for the buyer’s loan approval, but we are not. The buyer’
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03/17/2011
It should be simple. If the buyer is the one bringing the money to the table, then the buyer is the MOST important party in the transaction. And it is the buyer that is ultimately paying all of the costs in any transaction. While it may be true that sellers will concede some buyer’s expenses suc
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03/16/2011
It seems like every day I am encountering more and more problems that result from the mistakes of others that I am expected to resolve. I hear the line “you want it to close, don’t you?” a lot more often than I should. And the fact is, there is a simple truth surrounding this phenomenon. People
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03/15/2011
If there is one thing that I have learned over the last few weeks, it is that there are jobs out there for people that want a paycheck, but don’t really want to do anything. Those office people work for the United States of America. They get a paycheck, a title, and a phone number and apparently
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03/14/2011
There was a time not too long ago in which photography was a slow and cumbersome process. It took a lot of logistical planning and a careful meting out of precious film frames on worthy subjects. The time lag between taking the photographs to publication could take anywhere from a few weeks to
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03/14/2011
It seems that mortgage underwriters are placing every borrower under more and more scrutiny every day. They especially want to know the source of deposits in the clients’s bank accounts. Since down-payments cannot be paid with borrowed money unless it is disclosed, it is essential to prove that
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03/11/2011