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2009 

I was showing one of my listings this afternoon.  It is a two bedroom condo in Naperville.  I had shown the home to a gentleman a few weeks ago while his wife was out of town.  They were hoping to downsize from a bigger home in Naperville they no longer needed... He loved the condo.  He said his ...
08/31/2009
My Chicago Bear's Football Schedules arrived this week.  This is always a fun week for me as an agent.  I love the marketing aspect of the business, and distributing the magents keeps me pretty busy... I have been addressing envelopes this afternoon.  It has been a great opportunity to reconnect ...
08/21/2009
I was golfing with a friend of mine a couple weeks ago.  We were playing in an outing at a beautiful country club named Royal Fox in St. Charles Illinois... The course is fairly new, and like many newer golf courses is built in the middle of a large subdivision.  The subdivision around the Royal ...
08/18/2009
River Bend townhomes, Lisle, Illinois.  One of my favorite subdivisions...  My wife and I spent our first 5 years of marriage there.  B.K.  Before kids...                                                                           -our first home.  6170 River Bend Drive We had a great time in River...
08/09/2009
At the risk of sounding like Debbie Downer,                   I believe homes are still overpriced.       But isn't all real estate local? Well, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) does say all real estate is local, and I don't want to get in trouble with them... So let me just say that th...
08/06/2009
I am a huge fan of Facebook.            I enjoy keeping up with friends and find it an easy way to communicate.  It is certainly a valuable tool for a real estate agent... I created my Facebook profile last September.  I originally assumed it would be a fad, the next "latest thing" (Twitter??).  ...
08/04/2009
It happened this morning. A prospect emailed me canceling an appointment.  After speaking with her family, she had decided against selling her home.  Whew.  What a relief... I am serious.  It is a relief. This must seem like a strange attitude for a Realtor who makes a living going on listing app...
08/03/2009
"I just gotta sell some houses." It's my answer to almost everything. So simple.  So attainable, yet somehow, such a challenge. I say it about three times per day.  My wife laughs at me now... We need a bigger place?  I just gotta sell some houses. Gas prices on the rise?  I just gotta sell some ...
08/01/2009
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