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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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2009 

A while back, Brad and/or Bobby Carroll made a VERY valid point about online identity... specifically, having a cohesive design theme throughout your sites.  I've crunched this over for a few months... looking at a few options... and finally started down the path of making several of my sites mor...
11/20/2009
Ken has knocked a few posts out of the park recently.  This is another.  The 203K may be a great option to make that house that is "almost" into a house that "is"...  Ken and I have worked together and can get the job done for YOU...So you or your client have found a home in a great area in the c...
11/19/2009
I've talked about it, as have many others...  Social Media Plan... But is it even possible? During this morning's Social Media Breakfast - Atlanta, one of our members was talking about social media planning... and something occured to me.  Just moments before, we were talking about how social med...
11/19/2009
A few days ago I wrote about how the purchase offering process is having issues… issues that are especially apparent on Bank-Owned Properties (we call them REOs). Banks are often requiring that ALL offers be accompanied by pre-qualification letters from specific approved lenders (perhaps even fro...
11/19/2009
One of the things I find useful after a great day of tech training is to take a day to concentrate on implementation.  #VREBC...  COOL! Hundreds of "tech forward" real estate professionals around the country took time out of their schedule to attend one or more of DOZENS of webinars for Virtual r...
11/17/2009
I have found the weakness in Thunderbird and Lightning (Thunderbird's calendar component).  It is something that Outlook does exceedingly well... A Calendar with recurring tasks... It seems so simple.  Being used to Outlook, I took the simplicity of making recurring task items for granted.  In fa...
11/17/2009
We are pleased and excited to announce the roll-out of a new program for buyers...  Job Loss Insurance.  This is a cool program to take a little bit of apprehension out of buying a home.  In effect, it is an insurance policy that protects the buyer in case of job loss.  The policy will make up to...
11/16/2009
It doesn't matter whether you agree or disagree...  You'll probably be mad about this, so go ahead and get fired up.  The vast majority of real estate agents are honest, ethical and hard-working.  But there are some that don't hit all of those points... either by choice or by circumstance.  And t...
11/16/2009
The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit isn't just for First Time Home Buyers anymore.  Previously the credit only applied to purchasers that hadn't owned a home during the previous 36 months, and that restriction still applies for crediting the full $8000.  Here is a little bit about the old credit...
11/15/2009
Clark Howard was talking about this a couple of days ago, and Fox News is talking about it today.  And it doesn't involve a pole... Foreclosure Stripping... In effect, some folks that are losing their homes are "fighting back" in their own little way.  Prior to departure, these folks are looking ...
11/15/2009
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