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Someone I know personally posted a comment on Tampa, FL homebuilder, Inland Home's Facebook buisiness page regarding a problem they have with mold growth on wood fascia board. The home was built by Inland Homes in 2005 but for the past few years the homeowner has had to continually scrub off the ...

This article is from a real estate column I am running in my June 2010 newsletter, “Wizard’z Wordz”.Sign-up here for my quarterly newsletter featuring free software tools, blogging tips, real estate interviews, coaching tips; "Charming News from a Virtual Assistant's Universe"   An Interview with...

I read an article in Realtor.org magazine entitled, "10 Home Features Buyers Want" as listed here: 1. Large kitchens with islands 2. Energy efficiency, including energy-efficient appliances, super insulation, and high-efficiency windows. 3. Home offices 4. Main-floor master suite 5. Outdoor livin...

  Last evening I was watching an HGTV homebuyer’s show and I noticed that the agent was using what I term as ‘dubious’ language to show the home.   In search of new real estate, the buyers desired a large master bedroom and the option to build a swimming pool.  During a tour of one particular hom...

One of the services I offer as a real estate virtual assistant is blogging and article marketing. It is a valuable resource that is in great demand in our virtual industry as more clients understand the potential for good SEO.  As article marketing increases online presence it also helps to class...

Here's another great safety tip article for agents as featured from this article in Realtor Magazine, September 18, 2009.  When you're showing an empty property, you can take these simple steps to empower yourself against attack or theft. Be sure to use the lockbox property-key procedure that has...

Every month I receive a newsletter from a local real estate agent who sends stats on sales of homes in the area. I live in the gulf coast of Florida where foreclosures are a-plenty and the market is still really struggling to hang on.  When I see these fairly dismal stats month-after-month, I wo...

This is an interesting article from Realtor Magazine, September 16, 2009 If you're like most real estate practitioners, you put a great deal of thought and effort into your marketing materials, including advertisements, signs and business cards. You want to make every dollar count-but how much co...

After recently receiving a slew of what are known as ‘Nigerian 419 Scam' emails in my inbox recently, I asked myself, ‘Who are these people who do this? And who are the people who respond to these fraudulent emails?"  Poking around the ‘net, I found an in-depth Washington Post article, by  Karin...

While I have posted on my website about the importance of taking good real estate photos, a good article appeared in the Realtor.org magazine today which included a quick list of tips for taking good pictures (copied below).  There was one suggestion I had not thought of previously:  Edit discree...