Joseph J. Chang's (realtynj) Blog

A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was proc...

Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round? Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...bu...

In the supreme wisdom of those at the Real Estate commission in Colorado and because of the significant decline of real estate agents in this state. The state decided they would double and triple our licensing fees to make up the difference. I wonder if there was any thought of maybe laying some ...

Two South Florida tax preparers taken to court; DOJ says they claimed tax credit for clients who didn't deserve it. Read more.

The New 2010 Home Purchase Contract   They are at it AGAIN! Those California Assoc. of Realtors (CAR) Lawyers are tireless!The contract to make an offer to purchase a home just went through another round of modifications. We can't believe it but they managed to add stuff without actually making t...

It's March 1, 2010, the start of a new month, and the end of an old month. That means that in addition to analyzing February to see how we're doing in getting to our 2010 first quarter goals, it's also time for my monthly list of ActiveRain newbies. These were the qualifications to make my list:...

I received a call from an ad I had placed in the Chinese version of Home and Land. The lady sounded older and had broken english and said she was interviewing agents to sell her 3 unit building and purchase a high end condo in the $1M range. When I followed up from our first call, I had the comps...

The USPS, otherwise known as the Post Office, is losing money at a faster pace than ever before. It likely is a lost cause if it continues on its current course. The Postmaster General (how many know the Ben Franklin was the original Postmaster general?) blames it on their inability to anticipate...

Congratulations to A & A Cleaning Service For Being Nominated to Receive The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Community Excellence Award!   A & A Cleaning Services has been selected as one of the top 75 small businesses chosen from around the country to receive the Small Business Summit Award from the ...

Great European Cafe and Bakery in Naples Florida 71 9th Street South Naples FL 34102 239-263-0096 SEE A VIDEO OF OWNERS MARTA AND HUBERT Visiting Naples Florida?  Try this wonderful bakery and cafe located on Rt 41 close to 5th ave , downtown Naples FL.  Marta and Hubert own the cafe and everythi...