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RECENT BLOG POSTS
On the advice of Jeff Turner, I recently purchased a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX35 to replace my no-longer-trusty-old Kodak V705. While I loved my Kodak, it's recently started to act up and I figured that since it's discontinued, it made more sense to purchase rather than repair. I've used my new came...
06/11/2008
I first joined RE/MAX back in 2000 and worked there until 2003. Went out on my own, then took a 2-year sabbatical and am now back at RE/MAX. I like the company a lot, especially my office, which has incredible energy and enthusiasm... without being Rah Rah or oppressive. Anyway, I met with my fra...
06/05/2008
Okay, so this blog has nothing to do with real estate or even Charming Old Denver. But I just wanted to share my delight in a Day All to Myself... I had an appointment at 11:00 this morning - an interview of sorts - and it just got canceled. Was I dreading the interview? Oh, no, not at all! I was...
06/05/2008
Dear Denver Homebuyer, If you've been searching for just the right real estate agent to help you find your Charming Old Denver home, I'd like to apply for the job. But first, let's talk about, egads, BUYER AGENCY. In case you aren't familiar with the term "Buyer Agency" here's what it means. When...
05/27/2008
On Sunday morning, I met some friends for a little bike ride from Highlands to Confluence Park, and up & down the Platte River Bike Path. Perfect temperature, just a slight breeze, sky so blue it was almost purple. It was my first venture across the new pedestrian bridgeconnecting Northwest Denve...
05/27/2008
Writing the book was the easy part...It's all the details to manage after you've PUT your words on paper until you SEE those words on paper where you really earn your money. (Kinda like GETTING a listing is only the first step toward SEEING a paycheck from that listing!) But... it's DONE and out ...
05/26/2008
I attended an excellent CE class this week taught by the wonderful Oliver Frascona. I always come away from his classes with a brain-full of blog topics – Thanks Oliver! Okay, so here’s the exciting thing I learned from the class on Listing and Buyer Agent Issues… (FOREWARNING – many of you won’t...
05/22/2008
I have a new investor client who buys homes at auction and then either flips them or rents them. Yesterday he took me on a tour of his recent purchases. The first house we went into had a wicked smell that permeated my brain and even my teeth. For the rest of the day, I could still "feel" the sme...
05/22/2008
At the risk of destroying my reputation as a happy-go-lucky, always smiling, always cheerful, with never a harsh word to say (tee hee), allow me to say (shout) "I HATE SPRINGTIME IN DENVER!!!" The rest of the world is enjoying mild temperatures, flowers in bloom and soft green grass. Snow? No, th...
05/15/2008
So… according to this morning’s Rocky Mountain News, my little piece of paradise here in Northwest Denver is the second strongest zip code in the city with an annual appreciate rate of… get this… 18.5%!!!! Go, us! What’s interesting is just yesterday I was doing an analysis of the number of Lend...
05/08/2008
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