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O' FOR THE INOCENCE OF MY YOUTH...  I went to watch my six year old grandson play baseball tonight, and found myself reflecting on "days gone by." My grandson has proven to be a very good ball player, and several of his team-mates have as well.  Tonight, they couldn't buy a hit at a moldy-oldies ...
08/26/2010
INFANT CAR SEAT ON THE SIDE OF ROAD...STOP!!!  But, BEFORE YOU DO, READ THIS: I received the following warning through the EMTAR (Easter Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS®) and had heard an independent account of a similar act.  I know too many women that would have to stop and check on an...
08/06/2010
WHY I VALUE THE REALTOR® BRAND Earlier this evening I was reading a post by Jim Lee, REALTOR®, Knoxville, Tennessee.  Check out his post: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1783053/using-the-realtor-word-correctly   I will not go back over his points--you can do that. What struck me and drove me to ...
08/06/2010
LITTLE GIRL IN PIG TAILS: WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT.  That was my first assessment when I met her. It was 1983, and I was relatively new mortgage loan officer taking calls in the office.  This business man is inquiring about financing on a condo development I was working with.  After answering ...
08/04/2010
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"Y'ALL COME!" is a down-home expression equated with those of us fortunate to have been born and reared in the Southeastern region of the United States; but no where more so than in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.  Home of the Grand Ole Opry and probably the "Guitar Capital of the World", Music City, USA i...
08/04/2010
A Local Real Estate Expert--Not Zillow Ever so often I read something that I know others need to read as well.  The following post by Leesa Finley, Circa Properties, in Wake Forest, NC is such a post.  People need to know and understand that Zillow is part of our landscape today, but it is NOT LA...
07/31/2010
FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS BENEFIT FROM THDA AND EXPERIENCED REALTORS® such as myself.  If looking to purchase your first home, you should look at the THDA FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS, and find a REALTOR® who knows the THDA loan programs. THDA [Tennessee Housing Development Agency] does not endors...
07/31/2010
NEW RULES FOR DEBT RELIEF COMPANIES LONG OVER DUE, but should help consumers (at least until the rules get watered down).  The FTC has issued final rulings for Debt Relief Telemarketers, and there are several benefits to consumers.  The rules go into effect September 27, 2010, except the prohibit...
07/31/2010
Discovering the Greatest Thing in the World is essential to our true success. Tonight, as I perused the day's posts, I came across a fellow REALTOR® who recently lost his wife, and another REALTOR® who recently lost her mother: my thought went immediately to the age-old question of "What is reall...
07/29/2010
THINGS THAT IRRITATE THE CLIENT is a complimentary list to "Things Clients Love" Clients tend to tolerate our short-comings--within reason.  However, we do ourselves harm when we do not reflect on the things that irritate us.  The same things irritate the client.  This list began for me with the ...
07/27/2010
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