New Curtains & Fresh Paint - An Easy Fix for Small Dark Rooms A while ago, I wrote a blog titled Cheap Paneling Isn't the Kiss of Death. Here in the Poconos and particularly in Pike & Wayne county, paneling seems to have been very very VERY popular, though it's not seen in newer homes. It was a r
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08/30/2007
UPDATED JANUARY 15 2008: The Cabin is now UNDER CONTRACT. Contact me to find out what else is on the market. This is a great deal for PA residents. Since it's a (cheap) yearly land lease, you pay minimal taxes on the cabin only - the land lease and taxes together are about $675 per year ($20
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08/29/2007
Smoking does more than kill your lungs - it can kill the sale of your home.I grew up in the home of not one, but two chain smokers. I was so used to the smell of cigarette smoke, that I had no idea why kids on the school bus told me I smelled - I could not smell it. I never understood until I wen
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08/27/2007
Wow, what a great morning. The sun is shining, the air is a little crisp (too crisp for August, I say! I want it HOT and HUMID! Fall comes soon enough!), the dog got to ride in the van with Daddy, and I'm going to take the family to the GDS Fair on Thursday night!Jennifer Fivelsdal's blog about t
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08/27/2007
First of all, I need to apologize. It's late and I'm in a rambly, slightly melancholy mood tonight - but this has been churning inside me and I need to get it out. Remembering that I am but a "pilgrim" and "this world is not my home" helps a little, I am after all a child of the King - but the
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08/26/2007
Okay, so this isn't a diary. I just liked the play on "dairy" and "diary." Chill out and have a cool moo.The Lake Wallenpaupack area has changed a great deal since I was a little kid - some of it for the better, some of it "indifferent" (to me), and some of it, sad to say, for the worse (again, t
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08/26/2007
As a REALTOR working in the Lake Wallenpaupack area of Northeast PA, I have been asked the same question numerous times: "So, how's The Market?" My first reaction is to say "It really depends!" And it does. From what I have observed - a home that is in good condition, and is reasonably priced for
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08/22/2007
Weichert Realtors, Paupack Group has several open houses scheduled in the coming weeks, but I think we will be hard pressed to surpass the smashing success of last weekend's Open House Bonanza in Wallenpaupack Lake Estates... Weichert Realtors Paupack Group REALTORS hosted open houses on 13 diffe
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08/16/2007
Even though I am friendly and talkative with people, I joined Jennifer Allen's "Introverts Are Sales People Too" group for a reason...I don't have too much of a problem making some silly small talk with people, and I usually get past my shy feelings/discomfort/nervousness with jokes and clowning
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08/14/2007
I am very excited to announce my new Wallenpaupack / Northeast PA real estate website. This has been in the works for some time and is finally ready to be launched. While it's not 100%, complete yet, it offers what consumers are looking for: quick, easy access to the Pike Wayne MLS, and the abili
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08/11/2007
