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Caswell Beach, NC Real Estate News

By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
  Overlooking Caswell Beach from the Southport Waterfront!   Fun Day on Caswell Beach today. After going to church we came home to the Condo and had a delicious Sunday Dinner with: Nice Roast Beef and GravyMashed PotatoesHome grown CornField peasFresh garden TomatoesFresh Cucumbers from the gardenSweet Ice tea and Homemade Peach Cobbler. (1 stick of butter melted in pan1 cup of self rising flour1 cup of milk1 cut of sugar)Peel about 4 or 5 peaches in the melted butter; pour flour, sugar and milk mixture over the top of the peaches put in preheated oven for abo.ut 30 to 40 minutes until brown on top. Serve with whipped cream or Vanilla ice cream. Delish....   Enjoy! After all that, a short walk on the beach and then a NAP!
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 Now the Day is over...night is drawing nigh....I love the sound of those words.  They give me great comfort to know that in a short bit...I can relax and to slumber for awhile.Then in the morning...I can awake fresh and ready to face the world that we live in.Hope that you have peace in your lives..today and everyday.With warmest regards, Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 IMPORTANT READ..... Something that we can do to help ourselves.  Nice to know.  Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets. Why keep aspirin by your bedside?  About Heart AttacksThere are other symptoms of an heart attack besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.The majority of people (about 60%) who  had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up.  However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of wat...
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 A great day today. I had a listing appointment yesterday morning and another one yesteday afternoon.  Took one for sure and think that I will get the next one in a day or so..  And guess what!  Got another one this afternoon and another one on Thursday. I am helping to train one of our new agents and we had an appointment to list two houses.  WE will list both of them and when one sells, we will take the other on off the market. Seems like our sellers are wanted to do the right thing and price their property as it should be priced.It's a GREAT DAY at COLDWELL BANKER SEA COAST ADVANTAGE in CASWELL BEACH, North Carolina. 
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
WE have had a glorious Day today on Father's DayAfter church,  all of the family and a few friends came  to share Dinner with us.I had cooked a roast, had corn, butterbeans, steamed broccoli, homemade mashed potatoes, home grown sweet potatoes, scratch biscuits, and a new cobbler that I  created with Bananas and of course sweet  tea.We had such a great afternoon.   It is such fun to gather vegtables from the garden and cook them for the family to enjoy. WE are Blessed Hope your day was Great too.Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
My advice to new agents is to join networking groups. Join as many as you possibly can.   It's a good way to get others to work for you.   When YOU have the listing..you have every agent that is a Buyers agent needing what YOU are providing.   Now you have to work for others out there also but they are in all different aspect in the of the professional work force.  Get your name out there. with your listings....... people can't  buy what they can't see and don't know about.  There are so many more ideas and suggestions but I also want to see what others have to say about getting Listings.. I need some fresh ideas.  Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.. Have a Wonderful Day. Ginger of Southport   http://www.GingerHarper.com
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
I have been learning from a  dear friend and agent, by the name of Thomas, for teaching me a few tricks to ActiveRain.com.  I know that we have so much to learn from each other and to share.   Just little simple trick of our business that can help to make the phone ring.  I learned about linking in the body of my blogging that will take you straight to my website.  This may be a simple thing for the more experiences bloggers but I have not taken a course on Blogging yet.  That is one of my goals for 2015.  To get more involved and learn as much as I can. My hat is off to many of the "specialist"...The more you Blog the more you learn. What a treat.Thanks Thomas,Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Finally!  The rain has come to us here on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River.  It has been past time to plant the garden but we we did so this past weekend.  Now we have tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, egg plant that are beginning to grow.  The garden is one of the ways that we work off stress.  There is much joy in turning the cucumber into sweet pickles that are enjoyed by all in potato salad, chicken salad and the like.  The tomatoes, we can and do all of our spaghetti sauces and barbecue sauces...It is a great feeling of accomplishment.Ya'll take care,Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
May 25, 2015 11:19 AM  ...With silver bells and cocker shells ...           ...........and pretty maids all in a row..     These are beautiful, Yellow lilies that we bought from a young child selling them at church about 15  years ago.    Each year they bloom and grow...and we think of Lexi.    Thanks Lexi for making our day..     Posted by With warm regards,   Ginger Harper http://www.GingerHarper.com gingerharper@seacoastrealty.com  
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 Do you have a FSBO Handout? Please share you idea on how to work with For Sale By Owners...  Need to do more FSBO's in 2015 and did not want to reinvent the wheel if any of you would like to share ideas with me and other on Active Rain.. Thanks for sharing Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Our company is getting ready to do an Open House Extravaganza May 30 - 31 and June 6 - 7.I am trying to come up with some very unusual ideas that will set my properties apart and draw more attention. You are the experts and I has hoped that you would share some of your ideas.  I want this to be the most successful Open Houses in the area. One local agent provides a drawing of the cards that are left in the home.  YOu have to get in with your Lock box key pad and leave a care. This goes on from abotu 9 to 12.  After that time, the cards and picked up and you may will $100 if your name is drawn. Thanks for sharing any tips or ideas.Ginger of Southport ~ North Carolina
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 Today we had rain again.  Luckily we planted our seeds this past weekend and then the rain came. We had laid the garden out for the butter beans, sweet potatoes, squash, tomatoes, and cucumbers.   Then as an added bonus, Jimmy put in giant sunflowers to brighten the garden.We will  enjoy fresh cucumbers and tomatoes for the 4th of July.With you were here.Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 As a young person, our family would watch TV on Saturday and Sunday evenings....Mama would pop .....popcorn and we would sit around and watch the Ed Sullivan Show.  We would see the new performers enter into the entertainment arena. I remember seeing Stevie Wonder doing the finger poppin thing and also the Jackson 5 along with The Beatles and Elvis..What talented these folks had.WE have lost so many of those talented individuals...does that mean we are getting that much older?  Ginger of Southport
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Today was a family day.  First event was baseball for our 10 year old grandchild.  It is so much fun seeing the young ones learning life skills on a baseball field.  That is what we saw today.  When you are behind....you work hard to do the right things and to pull together as a team to make it work. We saw that happen today.These life lessons are special and help to shape the character of our young ones.  Hope your day was great too..  
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
 Caswell Beach - Residents of Caswell Beach are a proud and caring group of people who share a love for their town and community. The only commercial district that exists in Caswell Beach is the area located at the Oak Island Golf Club which includes golf course, putting green, driving range, restaurant, gift/pro shop, and a lounge with a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean. Just past the city limits of Caswell Beach is the N.C. Baptist Assembly, a church camp/retreat conference center. Prior to its purchase from the government, the assembly was known as Fort Caswell, an Army fortress built in 1826. The remains of the fort can be found throughout the camp. Bunkers are still visible in the Caswell Dunes Condominiums Complex.
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Yesterday, my husband and I had to buy a new freezer and had to clean out the old one in  the process.  We came up with about 10 gallons of BlueBerries that we had picked over the past few year. Much too many to keep in the freezer.  Therefore, I decided to make BlueBery topping that works well on Ice Cream, Cake and Toast. So last night I am cooked  them to make the topping, which consitst of the BlueBerries, Sugan, lemon juice and 1/2 stick of butter.  All you do then, is cook until they become thick.  Then  we put the mixture and put into the sterilized jars.   Last count we have put up about 30 pints for us to enjoy and aI think that this is going to work great for Christmas presents for family and friends this year..
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
Cool and a gray day is not how I enjoy starting my morning..   It is a gray day today but I feel Sunny.  We are doing a BOOST Class and had a good group of Agents there to share information with us.  It is good to know that we are still learning and that will make us more productive in the future.   Hope you have a great Sunny Day today......maybe a bit of snow?   Ginger Harper Coldwell Banker SeaCoast Realty. 800-346-7671
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
  If one wants to grow their business I think that Expireds, Foreclosures and Shortsales are a way to increase your income.  I am having a hard time locating the right sources to go to for Foreclosures.  I know that there are companies out there but geting in touch with a real person is a problem..   I would like for someone to share with me, how to hook up with the lenders that will work with me on foreclosures and short sales.   Seems like some agents get all of that business and I want to learn how to break into that market. I will be taking the short sale course soon and want to be successful in the depressed market along the North Carolina coast...   Thanks for any help.
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By Ginger Harper, Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!
(Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team)
  There is only one APP that means that much to me and that APP is the HotSpot App that is on my  Galaxy 5 Samsung Phone.   I learned of this App this past Spring, when traveling with my Brothers to see an elderly Uncle in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  I knew that I had some work to do on the computer and thought that it would be so "cool" to be able to get on the computer and do a listing contract for a seller.  In talking with my techy Brothers, they asked if I had a HotSpot...I replied that I did not know.  They look at the phone and informed me that I REALLY DO!   Therefore, they got it all set up for me to be able to do my work while going down the Highway at 75 MPH.  I was able to check in on the family, read my emails, respond back to folks that needed my response right away.. I tho...
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