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Do you even have a title?  If you have one, do you use it everywhere your name is printed?I received an email from another Realtor yesterday who used the titleMaster Sales ProfessionalI sometimes use Realtor or Full Time Professional Realtor or maybe even a Marketing or Sales Consultant from time...

This ran in a Dear Abbey type of Real Estate Column Recently and I couldn't agree more with the answer to the question . . . . When in doubt, DISCLOSE!  Not so much because you're afraid of being sued, but because it's the right thing to do.  If you're selling your home, chances are you may be bu...

Monday, 29 January 2007 I say bring it on.  This debate will go on for years I'm sure and, if we're all lucky, it will end in some government entity or another pulling some money out of their reserves to get them done.  I don't think all 12 caps will be built during the I-70-71 re-construction, b...

Friday, 26 January 2007 2006 Local housing market equaled Lots of supply, not enough demand   It's good to know what the statistics are for last year but it's extremely important to understand those numbers in an historic context.  Yes, many homes seemed to sit on the market last year as inventor...

Considering remodeling or selling your home?  Is it better to have a shower or bathtub in the bathroom?  It's a fairly common concern from Sellers on a resale angle and from buyers on a preference angle.  The long and short of it is that the most important thing to buyers is that it's there at al...

In the overall scheme of things, does this monthly statistical salad of home sales and comparisons mean anything to you, the buyer or seller, right now?  Well, maybe if you're a seller and taking solace in other people's higher days on market and lower sales prices makes you feel better about you...

YES, it's OK to write an offer on the first house you see."I told them that most people "just know" when the right house comes along . ." The other day I met with a great couple who were getting ready to buy their first home in the Clintonville area.  They were referred to me by their friends who...

Welcome to my ancillary blog which will pretty much be an exact duplicate of my real life blog (see link to the right).  I'm not sure how I'll run things here but probably I will be doing some cutting and pasting with some potential for bonus blogging on my Active Rain Site.While I have been acti...