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2008 

The home is vacant.  It's a nice three bedroom home in the south of Naperville.  Tons of space, two thirds of an acre, a sun room, big windows, walk to Springbrook Forest Preserve...Needs just a bit of updating... I will be putting it on the market this afternoon.  It had previously been listed b...
10/31/2008
I never hold my clients to listing agreements... Look, I know that we do lots of work for our clients and spend money in advertising.  But... That just seems like part of the business. If a client ever wanted to "fire" me?  Well, I was probably pretty sick of him too. So I happily tear up the agr...
10/31/2008
I enjoy taking walks around the neighborhood with my camera.  As a former runner with knee issues, I still enjoy getting out and enjoying the fresh air...Walking is low impact, it can be social, and it doesn't cost anything.  It's just nice getting out of the house...I lived awhile back in the Wh...
10/29/2008
I woke up this morning concerned with some of the issues facing America. Shortly before going to bed, I read a post written by a Realtor here on Active Rain. The gist of the post was this: The writer was going into a restaurant when she passed a homeless man.  As she was eating, she noticed her w...
10/28/2008
I was reading several posts this morning when I came across one written by The Blog Artist-marti garaughty. Today's post made it easy for technology challenged bloggers (like myself) to improve the look of their blogs. Marti has designed two special blog "themes", one for RE/MAX and one for Kelle...
10/27/2008
I wonder how many of us who spend time twittering, tweeting, facebooking, linkedining, blogging, etc., could be clinically diagnosed with a social disorder. I am just scratching the surface with social networking.  I am obviously blogging right now.  I know it's potential and am excited about it....
10/26/2008
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All agents should have a facebook profile. It's that important. It is the most powerful networking tool I have ever seen. So easy.  If you are reading this post, you can have your own profile within 5 minutes. So fun.  So powerful.  A very good combination. First introduced to  by Active Rainer C...
10/24/2008
The weather this morning was damp.  51 degrees and breezy.  Very raw.  A chicken noodle soup type of day... It was also a perfect morning for delivering my newsletters. Today's target was Carrolwood, a subdivision of about 160 townhomes in Naperville Illinois.  The homes are nice and modestly pri...
10/24/2008
I will be showing some condos to a new client tomorrow.  The client is excited to enter the real estate market as a first time buyer.He has done everything right.  Great credit.  Been saving for a downpayment for a few years.  He has spoken with a mortgage broker and gotten preapproved...The real...
10/24/2008
Almost half way through my plan... It was cool and windy today.  Typical for late October. I was delvering more newsletters today. My target was River Bend, one of the best little subdivisions in the suburbs, located in Lisle Illinois.  Just off Route 53 and 59th Street, these homes are an easy 5...
10/23/2008
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