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During my daily 'Expireds Watch' I came across a perfect example of just how inept some Realtors have become within the current world of Real Estate. This simply blows my mind. Property Description: Roomy, updated cape cod home on over an acre. Large ultra modern eat in kitchen. Huge LR/DR area p...
01/15/2009
That's right, # 2.   It's time to focus on what I believe is the SECOND biggest reason homes sit on the market.   We all should know what # 1 is, PRICE, and there's already plenty of explanations out there concerning why price is numero uno.  Find some of those HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.  ...
01/13/2009
I would love to know why so many Realtors feel its "ok" to send flyers, open house notifications, broker's opens, new hire announcements, and other such email nonsense to other Realtors. Last time I checked, unsolicited email that I or other agents DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR...is lawfully S P A ...
11/17/2008
10/29/2008
One of the simplest ways to keep your computer running effectively is to keep it clean of crap files.  If you haven't ever heard of the program CCLEANER, go and get yourself a copy now.  GET CCLEANER Download, install it, and run it.  In it's basic form it's a potent system cleaner.  Keep in mind...
10/21/2008
I recently read a great blog post by technology expert Matthew Ferrara titled: "Five Reasons Realtors are Losing Market Share" Matt makes an argument that many Realtors in today's market are disconnected from today's consumer.  He points out five key statistics in his blog that may be to blame fo...
09/30/2008
Late last night, to the horror of my eyes, I discovered that our beautiful new kitchen granite countertop had somehow become stained in multiple areas with what appeared to be some form of red color! It took me a few minutes to calm down, but I realized that the previous day we had strawberry de...
09/30/2008
I finally took the plunge about 2 months ago and upgraded my personal home desktop computer to Windows Vista. The term "upgrade" isn't entirely accurate in this case though, as I actually built myself a new computer. While my existing PC was almost 5 years old, a Windows XP monster of a machine,...
09/25/2008
This pretty much sums up the last few months in my world.... Things can only get better....right?
08/21/2008
778 Lahr Rd Bushkill Twp PA 18064 778 Lahr Rd Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth, PA 18064 View Map 5 bedroom 3.5 bath Bushkill Twp. home in Jacobsburg Manor Estates ~ min. from 33/78. Arched entry, paver sidewalk, prof. landscape. Two story foyer, hardwood floors throughout most of the main areas b...
08/04/2008
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