Don't you just love anniversaries? They are much like New Years Day. They give us pause to look back, take account of what has transpired and then exclaim: IT CAN'T HAVE BEEN THAT LONG AGO!! This is my 4 Year membership anniversary in Active Rain ( I think) or is it three years? reporting
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01/01/2011
Winter on Table Rock Lake is for the birds...... Cardinals, Eastern Bluebirds, Titmice, Chicadees, Juncos, Finches, Woodpeckers (several varieties), ducks and especially EAGLES. When the Hummingbirds leave for the winter, we start to anticipate our cold weather visitors. My Home Office fac
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12/28/2010
I recently learned that the Missouri Real Estate Commission will be requiring new and currently licensed real estate salespersons and brokers to be fingerprinted starting January 1, 2011. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know that many States already require this, and I appreciate the need t
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12/16/2010
Life as a real estate agent in the Ozarks is not at all like selling was in Indianapolis. This is fairly rugged country, where jeans tend to be normal attire. If I show up in the office wearing a nice business suit and heels, mouths would drop and there would be incredulous looks! I carry
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12/07/2010
"How can you make a living selling real estate in Shell Knob?" is a question I often hear when residents and agents in large cities see our local statistics. Guess the reason we survive in this economy, is that our cost of living in southwest Missouri is low. Home sales continue to decline
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12/01/2010
ONLY 20Shell Knob, Missouri is just a spot on a map, but for the people who live here, it is a little slice of heaven. I've heard people say, have experienced it myself, when you top Look-out Point heading south on Hwy 39, view the peaceful valley and hills, you let out a sigh of relief. You ar
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10/11/2010
I sometimes feel like a Railroad Conductor, even tho we don't actually have a rail line going through Shell Knob, MOYou holler "All Aboard", from listing to sale. Waving people in to get on board by buying your latest listing, and as offers and counter-offers chug along, there is the occasiona
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09/11/2010
Labor Day is typically the last week- end of summer and greatly celebrated in Shell Knob with gatherings at the lake. This year was no different and there were alot of "Lookers" visiting - Checking out potential lake properties. Will this result in September being a good sales month? I wish
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09/07/2010
Restaurants come and go in small towns and especially in seasonal/recreational communities, such as Shell Knob. Some close their doors and slip quietly into the sunset - others change hands and recreate themselves. It is difficult to sustain food service year round, when your season for the ma
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08/29/2010
Searching for Shell Knob homes to present to a potential buyer, I came across this picture in the MLS. It is the main picture in the listing. I know the agent was trying to appeal to house hunters seeking a house with a good waterfront view of the lake. Guess there wasn't an unobstructed view
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08/24/2010
