How great is THIS! Although I do NOT like the episode title of "Poor and Stupid", I do like that NASCAR is encouraging and BRANDING it's sport for the world. NASCAR has its OWN media and relations division that cooperates and encourages entertainment coverage and actually creates video, shows a
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10/07/2010
Media/Celeb websites are up "on their toes with their elbows out" because Kurt Warner has asked John McCain to tweet to his followers to vote for Kurt in the latest DWTS competition * meanwhile, back at the "ranch" McCain's 2008 VP's daughter, Bristol Palin, who is also on DWTS is improving an
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10/06/2010
I suspect that many who have given up their homes (and mortgage interest/real property tax deductions) have not INCREASED their payroll deductions and will get NASTY surprises next April 15th!!! Here is the latest from my fellow personal finance blogger Eva Rosenberg: Recently, I visited my f
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10/06/2010
Great reminders for DIY landlords * I L♥VE Craigslist * I blog often about how to make it work for rental properties and I am really pleased when I get client referrals in areas where I have listed my rental properties!! This is the third installment for people wanting to get involved in the
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10/05/2010
YES * real estate professionalls need to be involved in politics! All politics is LOCAL and real estate agents need to get involved LOCALLY with their city council and board of supervisors elections as well as school board and any other election held locally. I am doing my part by advising pr
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10/05/2010
Obama has the residence requirements to run for mayor of Chicago because he maintains a home he owns and has NOT rented it out. Rahm Emanuel, however, may not be so LEGALLY lucky since the tenants in his home had their lease renewed for another year only 6 days before the current Mayor announced
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10/04/2010
The National Association of REALTORS® has endorsed incumbent Congressman Tom Perriello (D-Ivy) in Virginia’s Fifth District congressional race. In making its decision, NAR considered the freshman Congressman’s voting record and his position on REALTOR® issues. The endorsement included $10,000 of
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10/04/2010
One of the HARDEST parts of property management is finding EX-residents who may owe money. While many who expect their security deposit back may provide their landlord with their forwarding address, some who have done damage, are being evicted OR who want to just "disappear" may just leave prope
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10/04/2010
We need to be careful that the ENTIRE real estate industry is not painted with this VERY BROAD and VERY DARK brush in this information and in promulgating it. Bear Sterns is GONE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Stearns and Chris Dodd is not running for re-election. Racial predatory loans
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10/04/2010
For real estate agents to do this could be considered RED LINING if we discuss this CRIME information with our real estate prospects.....and now that this information readily available online, I wonder if we can point prospects to this data indirectly? When prospects ask about areas that are "saf
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10/04/2010
