Lane's Blog - Looking out from the garage

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Real Estate Agent - Century 21 Results Realty - GA RE Lic # 282060
Luckily I have wi-fi, and can get online from the garage. If given a choice, that is where I am. Between MLS searches, arranging marketing, and pre-viewing homes, I will try to get in a little welder time, or at least clean some of the tools from the last wrenching session.

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2007 

August 27th I sat down and wrote a post called "A is for Appraisal".  In less than three weeks, I have plundered through the alphabet almost to the conclusion... of this round.  But, while some of the posts have been fun, the last post was a bit tougher.  I have had that post on my mind for a cou...
09/13/2007
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I think I was at E when I figured out what the subject of this post would be.  As I was writing about ethics, I knew that I would just have to do this post.  However, I'm going to stretch the definition to fit my needs.  Simply put, xenophobia is the fear of foreigners, or more commonly, the fear...
09/13/2007
One of my favorite things about residential real estate is that everyone can win.  Think about it.  We have a seller.  The house is generally no longer serving their needs.  Maybe they are leaving the area because of a new job, a transfer or retirement.  They might be having a new child, kids mov...
09/13/2007
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I think that this might be the most over-used word in our lexicon.  We live in a world of Virtuals.  Virtual Assistants Virtual Tours Virtual Stores Virtual Meetings Virtual Offices And my very favorite... Virtual Real Estate Yes kids, there is "virtual" "real" estate.  Second Life offers people ...
09/13/2007
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Ultimate.  There is a loaded word.  For me, it brings to mind a 3,000 square foot garage with high performance floor coatings, a pair of lifts, a dedicated welding bay, loads of tool storage, a kicking HVAC system, and compressed air available in each work space.  Of course, there would be a trol...
09/12/2007
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Talk about a can of worms... As an agent, there are so many types of technology, and so many options within those types that it can be overwhelming.  Every day, I get dozens of emails offering me the exact new technology that is going to make buyers and sellers step all over each other to do busi...
09/11/2007
My wife and I had just come home from our honeymoon.  We had a great four days at the Wilderness Lodge at Walt Disney World, followed by three wonderful days on the Disney Wonder.  After the stress of hosting the wedding, it was a great way to relax.   Two days previous, we had flown back into Ha...
09/11/2007
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I am almost a slacker.  I will be a slacker around the end of the week.  I am pleased to announce that appearing on my "other" blog later this week will be the talented Angel Walker.  She will be guest hosting my blog and presenting the letter S.  She will be writing S is for Staging.   Ripped fr...
09/09/2007
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I know I'm being picky, but this needs to be said.  All REALTORS(R) are real estate agents, but all real estate agents aren't REALTORS(R). One becomes a real estate agent by passing a test.  One becomes a REALTOR(R) by joining the National Association of REALTORS(R).  In order to join the NAR, a ...
09/09/2007
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Let me preface this by stating I am NOT a lawyer, I don't play one on TV, and I don't dispense legal advice.  If you need specific legal advice, you need to talk to a lawyer, not a real estate agent. A Quit Claim Deed is kind of an anomaly in the world of deeds.  Other deed transfers convey owner...
09/07/2007