It’s the cycle of life! And it had to come sooner or later. We woke up to a freezing thirty degrees this morning. It’s not particularly early or late this year, more or less on time. I will be saying goodbye to my tomato and pepper plants, and the tender annual flowers. We had a few roses bloomin...

11/08/2012

Real Estate continuing education is NOT a once or twice a year requirement.

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It seems that every day a new dilemma manifests itself in the real estate profession. What used to be a pretty straightforward practice has become a convoluted maze of twist and turns that at times is very difficult to navigate. More rules, more regulations, and differing legal opinions often con...

11/07/2012

Do you have wasted SEO?

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What is wasted SEO? More accurately, do you have wasted SERP? As unbelievable as it sounds, “wasted SEO” is top search engine rankings that are achieved without optimization awareness and usually without significant content. It is essentially wasted gold because no significant benefit is achieved...

11/06/2012

Oh say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave…?

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Lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key penned an interesting question while he was confined on the H.M.S. Tonnant during the War of 1812. Key was petitioning for the release of some American prisoners captured by the British, and due to unfortunate timing, was required to remain on board during the en...

11/05/2012

Coweta County Georgia General Election November 6, 2012

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Tuesday November 6, 2012 is election day in Coweta County Georgia. Several federal offices, including President of theUnited States and our House representative for the 113th Congress will be contested. There are also statewide offices up for grabs, local positions, and two referendums on propose...

11/05/2012

Black and White and Torn Edges

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Has it really been that long ago? The days when a photograph was a black and white image on bordered paper with torn edges? These “prints” were never digitized, ink-jetted or shared online. They were actual photographs that were exposed with light from a negative film frame. Although in looks old...

11/04/2012

Censorship and the writer.

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Would it surprise you to know that I consider myself to be a writer first and a real estate broker second? Over my many years I have accumulated quite a knack for the craft, and I find that words can be powerful and moving. So I cringe at the suggestion of censorship. The notion that filters shou...

11/04/2012

Is Time Real or a Figment of our Imaginations?

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The master of the clock relents,The ledger of all time balanced,An hour borrowed, the debt repaidAnd now a twenty-five hour day! (R Weisser 2012) Our lives are controlled by time. Appointments, deadlines, bills that are due all add stress to our animal existence. We have amazing technolog...

11/03/2012

Searching for answers. Seems like more people are doing it these days.

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Per it is a stage of life. Or maybe it is a sign of the times. Whatever the reason, I have been involved in conversations lately with a lot of my friends and colleagues about where we stand in the grand scheme of things. When you are young, there is always time to explore and discover. Changing c...

11/02/2012

Should we assume the worst and diminish our expectations?

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In a world rife with negativity, it becomes very easy to succumb to the perils that pervade our profession. After all, one can only endure so much before becoming callous and apathetic. Even the most courageous soldiers become battle weary after suffering through enough onslaughts and assaults. B...

11/01/2012