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A few weeks ago I responded to a referral posted on Active Rain by Jenn Beilmann, (a REALTOR in the St. Louis, MO). She and I worked out the referral detailsand she gave the the couple's name who were moving to KY and contact information. I immediately called and introduced myself. Mr. P and I he...
11/11/2008
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First I want to say thanks to any agent who shows one of my listings and then provides feedback in a timely manner. Like the agent who showed one of my listings yesterday at 4:00 and emailed feedback at 11:00 pm last night. I appreciate that type of response. I called her this morning and told he...
10/17/2008
I am not complaining but, this has been one tough summer. I am the type who hates to lose. Always thought "If you show me a good loser, the I'll show you a loser". I believe when I get a listing appointment, I will get the listing; if I get a buyer, I'll find what they want. But the real estate b...
08/27/2008
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I broke my faithful TREO a couple of weeks ago, and decided to try a Blackberry Curve from Sprint. My question to you BB users is this: What features do you like that helps you in your real estate business? I already have a couple of favorites. First is the GPS and I also like the ability to use ...
08/11/2008
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This is not a subject I particularly like, but just one simple question: When did you have your last colonoscopy? A good friend had a colonoscopy 3-4 years ago, recently had another, and sure enough they found a pre-cancerous mass. Much of his colon was removed and he is now back to work and a no...
07/02/2008
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Here's the situation. I was born and raised in Louisville, but left there in 1976 and moved to Northern Kentucky (about 90 miles away). I am the principal broker and co-owner of Option One Realty in Florence, KY. I have dozens of family members in Louisville. I considered joining the Louisville M...
06/27/2008
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I just didn't want to come to the office today. And that's not good when you are the broker of the company. But here I am. The temperature today will be in the lower 80's and beautiful sunshine. My pool looks better than my desk. When you can't get your mind on what you're doing, how do you jump...
06/24/2008
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Anyone one in the Northern Kentucky or Cincinnati, Ohio area want a free lunch. Farm Bureau Insurance at the corner of US 42 and KY 237 on Haines Drive is providing free lunch today and we (Option One Realty) will be doing free analysis of sold properties in any Northern KY neighborhood. Come and...
06/20/2008
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Until 2001, I owned and operated a fine jewelry store. At that time I closed my store, went to real estate school and converted my jewelry business into a jewelry appraisal business. Needing some jewelry appraisals, previous jewelry client knew I was in real estate and tracked me down using Activ...
06/19/2008
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Serveral times a week my office receives calls from individuals wanting information on one of our listings. We are happy to provide this information. We also ask if we can assist them in finding a home. Usually we hear, "I already have a agent". Which makes me wonder if their agent is doing his o...
06/19/2008