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2006
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I've been wondering about this for some time now. I have another blogsite as I know some other Rainers do. My Eastern CT Real Estate Blog keeps me busy blogging several times a week. I mostly blog about area market conditions, tips for buyers and sellers, and items of local interest. It is ...
10/31/2006
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This is a two part blog in the same blog. A double blog, duo blog, twin blog. A sign/sign blog.Political Signs - Besides all...
10/23/2006
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Most of you are probably younger than me. You probably weren't in the real estate business in the 70's. Heck, some of you weren't even born yet. But I fondly remember the adventures of selling real estate in the late 70's.Interest Rates: The highest interest rate on a house I sold was 17...
10/21/2006
Hey, I didn't say it! I blogged a few days ago about a panel I was on this week called "How to Create a Winning Team". The morning session was conducted by Steve Friedman, who spoke about creating success by building a team. Steve has researched over 450 teams (from 150 national and independ...
10/19/2006
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You have to love a small town!! Rabid Skunk Found in Ledyard was the big Ledyard, CT news in our local newspaper this week. Yes, rabies is a deadly disease so I'm not making fun of the subject. But how refreshing to read about a skunk rather than a bank robbery or a murder. As it relates t...
10/18/2006
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I've been asked to be on a panel on Tuesday in Natick, MA entitled "How to create a winning team". I've been given a list of possible questions for discussion. Today is my prep day so I thought perhaps those with teams might have additional insight and those that are thinking of building a team...
10/15/2006
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My community Website I Love Ledyard is now three years old. Considering that Ledyard is a small town of 15,000, I'm amazed at the amount of visitors the website receives. I started this website as a way of giving back to the community, which didn't have a hometown newspaper or a very good town ...
10/12/2006
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I'm going through that phase in my life where I want to get rid of clutter. If you are not middle aged, you won't understand this quite yet. Anyhoo.... I've been sorting throught the obvious first - books and clothing (I'm never going to fit into that size again anyway.). Then I realized I hav...
10/09/2006
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Who is Ledyard's BEST Pet?There has been lots of blogging lately about newsletters. One of my best ideas came in the form of a pet photo contest. In one issue I announced the contest, which would award the winner a feature article in my next newsletter. I had over 30 entries which people e...
10/08/2006
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I'm in Phoenix at a RE/MAX Leadership Conference. I just heard John Featherston, the CEO of RIS Media speak about market conditions, sales statistics and other good stuff. He reminded us that despite what you hear from the main stream media, this is the 3rd best year in real estate! But here ...
10/05/2006
