I saw this last night on Nightline. Tragic. Needs to be re-posted.We know this blog isn't about real estate related per se, but who has a better network than Realtors to get the word out about something? Seven year old Kyron Horman, the son of a former co-worker of Sonia’s, disappeared without
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06/16/2010
I'm a freak about business planning. Most people fail because they don't have a business plan. Did you know that over 90% of people in real estate don't have a business plan? Sooooooo, the business plan is paramount. In the meantime, in my business plan, I have put down that I'd have 16 closin
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06/15/2010
The article below is completely neutral ... not anti-Republican or Democrat.Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinal has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgements made that impact each o
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06/12/2010
I had a great meeting with my coach, Steve Scanlon, from Building Champions (As I've stated before, they are the preeminent hard core coaching company in North America) yeseterday. Needless to say I've spoken about my great successes as well as some failures that are really eating at me. While
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06/11/2010
OK....here's the tagline.....I've always hated the phrase: BACK TO THE BASICS??? Back? Back? Back to the basics? Why Back? I just had the opportunity to speak to a real estate company run by a great broker in downtown Chicago. I did a lot of talking about building a business plan. Here's a f
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06/10/2010
An interesting tidbit for you. Right now short sales are huge. I received a call from a RE/MAX Realtor downtown today offering me the following situation. I thought you could learn from it and educate your realtors. Question: I have clients who are selling their house in a short sale. They
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06/09/2010
A horrendous story from one of our own who needs help in locating her 16 year old daughter!Asking the ActiveRain Community for Help in Finding Our Missing 16 Year Old Daughter Many of you who follow me or Kevin on our other social networks already know that our daughter has been missing from the
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06/07/2010
About once a year, I give a review of an awesome movie that is really life changing. The last movie I raved about is a true story called "Faith Like Potatoes," a true inspirational story about a potato farmer in South Africa. I'm not reviewing this movie, but go see it. The movie of the moment is
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06/07/2010
OK.....so you only go around once in life! Grant knows it as well. He's living the high life. His face almost looks as if he has dirt or chocolate on it, but he doesn't. I think that's just a psychosomatic projection from myself to him. He's a great boy. His disposition is awesome. My fav
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06/06/2010
On Wednesday May 26, 2010, the USDA Rural Development announced authorization for the insurance of Conditional Commitments for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) after currently appropriated funds are exhausted. Until formal authorization is legislatively enacted, these ne
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06/04/2010