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2008
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I have two dogs and they're just great. Anybody who owns a dog knows that they always have a great day and they never hold a grudge. You can learn a lot from your dog's optimism. Every time I grab my car keys, they think they're going out. Every time I open the refrigerator, they think they're go...
09/30/2008
My wife and I had the pleasure of taking a short vacation at a wonderful Bed and Breakfast in St. Michaels, MD. The name of this treasure is Wades Point Inn. The mini-vacation was a gift from our kids last Christmas and one that we really enjoyed. I'll have to remind them that Christmas is only a...
09/28/2008
I got a call the other day from someone on my website. We all like those calls just knowing that our websites are out there working 24/7. Simple request...Rich, can you send me all the listings in a zip code under 300K, 3 BR and 2BA. Oh yeah, no foreclosures or short sales. Alright, the last par...
09/27/2008
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There is a well defined process that people use when dealing with the loss of someone or something that is near and dear to us. In this case I'm talking about the sense of loss that many people are feeling regarding the financial crisis that is facing the country. This isn't just a psycholgical l...
09/26/2008
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WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR MOJO? Back in 2001 when I started in real estate you were the one I looked up to. After all, you were a Top Producer, Million Dollar Agent, Gold Team, etc. You seemed to make 6 - 8 million dollars of productivity look easy. Multiple transactions going on at the same time. Th...
09/25/2008
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For those of you who don't know "Taking a Mulligan" is a golf term. You're allowed to take another shot after making an errant one on your first try. Sort of like a do-over for the social golfer. Life doesn't always let you take a Mulligan Our industry has a lot of demands on our time and on ...
09/24/2008
Maybe you've heard of the parlor game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." The gist of it is that anyone in Hollywood in the past fifteen years could be linked to Kevin Bacon in six strokes or less. It works. Watching the hearings and reading as much as I have about the current 700 Billion Dollar Bailou...
09/23/2008
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If you have a cell phone it's probably happened to you. Somehow the send button is hit putting it down or attaching it to your waist, putting it in your pocketbook/briefcase, whatever, and it automatically dials the last number. If they answer than they are probably listening to you talking or do...
09/18/2008
If you're anything like me you don't take very well to reading instructions. In the past it was much more fun to be up at 2 AM on Christmas Eve assembling the kid's new toys. I guess it's just not in my DNA to read the instructions or before attempting to put something together than to ask for he...
09/15/2008
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Bank of America is buying...not Lehman Brothers...but Merrill Lynch for $44 billion. What the heck is going on in the financial industry?
09/14/2008
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Richard Iarossi
Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate