Dawn's Down Home In Denver Blog

~ Could You Be Guilty? ~ Sometimes we have to take a step back and look at our business.  Are we doing everything we can do?  Would you consider your business a success, failure or break-even?  There are many types and levels of success.  There is monetary success where you actually meet a goal b...

    ~ Photo Friday ~ My little friend didn't move when I told him to smile for the camera.  I guess he wasn't in a cheerful mood!  I think he may have been dreading the colder weather that will be arriving shortly.  I am too.  I love the crisp air.  The perfect temperature, for me, would be in th...

Kat Palmiotti wrote this terrific post comparing driving styles to personality styles.  I think she hit the nail on the head!  I am going to disable comments.  If you would like to leave one, click on the link to Kat's post.  And read the wonderful comments from others who have read her post.  Wh...

~ How Do You Handle the Emotional Roller Coaster? ~ In our business of real estate, we can go through a gamut of emotions, happiness, sadness, frustration, joy, disappointment, relief, rejection, fear (yes, fear) and sometimes nervousness all within a short time span, sometimes even within a matt...

~ I'm a Pizza Connoisseur ~ I love pizza.  I think I could eat it everyday.  But I am a pizza snob.  If I am going to pay for a pizza, I want to know that it is good pizza.  Not just something to fill the belly.  But something that actually smells and tastes good, and knowing that I am just too f...

I had to re-blog this post by Tom Arstingstall.  We have all encountered the customer/client that hovers over our every move and word.  Tom's analogy and how we can present ourselves was wonderful, with enough of a sense of humor that no one would take offense.        You wanna hire me as your co...

 ~Saturday Silly ~ It's been awhile since I have posted one of my friend, Bob's joke.  But it did it again.  He had me smiling ear to ear and shaking my head.  I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. A little girl asked her Mom,       'Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around the block?'    ...

~ Smooth Sailing ~ Nowadays real estate transactions seem to take longer (due to so many bank owned and short sale properties), require more work, less pay and a lot more time.  I mean a lot more time! Recently, I was on floor/desk duty and received a call from a couple moving with a job transfer...

~ Tower Ridge Townhome in Aurora, Colorado for Sale ~ This is a fabulous ranch style end unit town home with 1290 sq ft plus a finished walkout basement for a total of over 2100 sq ft of finished living space.  This unit offers 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms and a 2 car attached garage.  For $180,0...

~ Searching for an Agent ~ I will be selling my mom's place in Beach Park, Illinois, which is a northern suburb of Chicago, in Lake County, just a few miles south of the Wisconsin boarder.  I have searched here on ActiveRain, not finding any members.  I would like to interview a few agents while ...