Monday night, another mom called to ask me if I had heard that the pending field trip to Harrisburg for Tuesday was cancelled...because of snow. "SNOW?" I bellowed. Softening a bit, I recalled an October day 5 years ago, when we received a dusting of snow. My kids were ecstatic and got the sled
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10/30/2008
Scranton PA: Woman Gets Arrested for Cursing at Her Toilet & Wins a $19,000 Settlement It’s been a while since I wrote a Wild Card Wednesday blog. Unfortunately, today is Thursday, but this blog fits the category so well, I’m going to put it in there anyway. I prefer to stay on the subject of r
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10/23/2008
Mice are such cute little creatures, when they are in a cage, running on their wheel or curled up into a warm, fuzzy ball, asleep in a pile of fluff. But when they boldly stroll through your kitchen, uninvited and unwanted, brazenly swiping kibble from the dog’s food bowl, and hiding behind the
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10/22/2008
(This was originally posted on PikeWaynePABlog.com) This weekend, October 25, 2008, Weichert Realtors Paupack Group will be hosting several Open Houses in Fawn Lake Forest. If you've been thinking about selling your home, and would like to put it on the market, please contact me for a price evalu
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10/20/2008
Mr. & Mrs. Buyer, I am very pleased that you have picked my client's home out of all the other choices available in the county. It truly is a nice piece of property. However, after speaking with my seller, they've asked me to tell you that we just can't accept an offer that is more than $100,000
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10/16/2008
I belong to a message board for real estate agents. Occasionaly, new users sign up and ask for "new" marketing ideas. With the real estate market being as slow as it is, I can understand that. First thing I suggested was to re-evaluate the price and make sure it matches the market. If the pric
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10/16/2008
Wild Acres, located in Dingmans Ferry, is one of the larger homeowner developments / associations in Pike County and has a variety of homes for sale. For families, there are several appealing amenities: outdoor swimming pools, several lakes for fishing and (non-motor) boating, playgrounds, tennis
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10/14/2008
This is a must read from mortgage expert Jeff Belonger. I recently closed a deal where the other REALTOR and I dropped our jaws at the fees the lender charged the buyers. I was not the agent for the buyers so I do not know if they knew ahead of time about the $3,000 + fee, but it made me realize
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10/13/2008
Yes, Virginia... There Are Cheap Houses in Pike & Wayne County PA.... BUT.... "How much work does it need?" That's one of the first questions asked when considering cheap homes for sale. Some are surprised at the home prices - even for fixer-uppers- in the Lake Wallenpaupack region of Pike and Wa
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10/12/2008
I just finished creating this real estate show for this Saturday's "Fall Festival" of Open Houses at Wallenpaupack Lake Estates. Stop by and see us (12-4pm) - we've got some new listings since our July Open House Extravaganza. I'll be the host at 5 Beaver Lake Drive - a brand new, lakeview chalet
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10/07/2008
