Ernie & Barb's Blog

     A Special Tribute to the Mom's...............If you are fortunate enough to still have your Mom, treat her like a special gift!  We are fortunate that we still have one of our Mom's, and she is our best friend.  She is an Angel sent from above and we are thankful to have her for another Moth...

Check out this site....Enter your zip code in the site below and it tells you the cheapest and the highest prices on gasoline in your zip code area.  Not all stations are here, but it is updated every evening.  http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=NetxI have tried this out and ...

Wow, if you are in Orlando and a native, you would not be used to seeing bear walking down your city streets......it was on our news channel, they did not say how the bear may have gotten there.   We have them big time over here in Jersey.  They are smart, and they are not afraid of people.  It d...

Many of you may know this company, but for those who have not heard it, try to look at a demo of this site:http://www.sharperagent.comIts called Sharper Agent, and we only recently got this.  It is a great way to stay in front of your customers, it makes great flyers (everyone comments on them), ...

We have been watching the news and we are seeing the devasting damage and injuries and fatalities in the midwest, especially Arkansas....  The south also, Virginia .....We saw first hand how frightening it can be while in Florida in February, an area that generally does not get tornados....... Ou...

Realtor.com is hosting a Marketing & Technology class on April 24th, in Mahwah, NJ.......they are probably just getting around to us here in NJ ...... since Realtor.com is nation wide, has anyone ever attended one of these classes?  It is a 4 hour class, it is free, unless they are going to try t...

IF we heard this right, did the speaker of the house say we were going to get a windfall tax on retirement income?  Stock market profits, retirement funds, 401k's and mutual funds will all be subjected to this tax.  Its purpose is to work toward the goal of equalizing income.How will the new tax ...

The question of the New Jersey Exit Tax came up twice this week.  No one we asked was familiar with it.  We felt that it could be the Realty Transfer Tax, but we are not sure.  What we heard is that there is an attachment to all deeds upon the sale of property.  If using a resident form, the sell...

Most do this, but for those who don't, include a signature on your e-mails.  Sure, everyone in your address book probably knows you are a realtor, but it never hurts to remind them.  It's easy to do and everytime you send an e-mail, your signature is there!   Imagine if someone gets an e-mail fro...

Sometimes it happens, sometimes it don't....today it did.  We got 2 great opportunities.  One of which, we sold him a home almost 10 years ago and he called us today!  We just felt so good that he remembered us after all this time -- we must have made an impression the first time around!  Our onl...