Rose's Blog

We're not getting a bailout here in the Mt. Washington Valley in northern New Hampshire.  We are offering lots of ski deals to vacationers though; in the hopes that enticements not bailouts will work. Cranmore Mountain is offering two-for-one lift tickets from Monday to Thursday (no holidays).  T...

The Mt. Washington Valley comes alive in the winter months, as the mountainsides are dotted with happy skiers and snowboarding, ice skaters out of a Victorian painting, and vacation fun is at its peak! With the backdrop of the Presidential mountains, many of our local scenery is right out of a Cu...

We have an agent in our office that is the local Fannie Mae representative.  Fannie Mae listings are now flowing into the agency on a weekly basis.  They range from affordable housing such as mobile homes, to luxury homes that command your attention.  All of them at bargain-hunter prices! My pers...

Many options exist that allow you to use your IRA to purchase property, even for a vacation home. If you have enough funds in your IRA to purchase property outright, these are the steps to take: 1.  Roll-over the IRA into a "self-directed IRA".  You need to use a custodian to manage the IRA; ther...

This is a money-making idea for 2009.  One of my partners in the Coldwell Banker office reminded me this week of an idea that really works.  I am already doing this, but frankly I had forgotten all about it.  Thanks Lindsey Maihos for memory-jog. Ever hear of IRA's? Most of us have one. Two years...

My previous blog "The Wave is Coming" delienated the social media wave that has rushed into our lives (whether we want to or not).  The future is anybody's guess; however, I will make a few predictions here (these are NOT in any particular order): 1.  Twitter - Twitter will far outshadow any othe...

The people who in 2008 made us wish we were smarter, brighter, and certainly more internet-savy. I've copied this content courtesy of  AdvertisingAge:  (check them out-great source of information!) Digital A-List 2008: No.1, Unilever Digital Marketer of the Year Scores by Making Web Tactics Part ...

and if you are not prepared it WILL KNOCK YOU OVER!  I'm referring to the social media wave that has been building momentum for the past 2 years or so and now is ready to reach critical mass proportions.  Not even a year ago, and I was not aware of Activerain, Twitter, etc...now everyone that I a...

In doing some trend research, I came across statistics that had me wondering if we are missing the boat when it comes to the "over 50" consumer (of which I am one!).  We are the so-called "Baby Boomers".  To give you a bit of historical perspective...here are some Boomer Stats: The United States ...

Ever have one of those mornings (especially after a party or extremely hectic week) where all you wanted to do was crawl back into bed and sleep some more? This morning I woke up to a grey, drizzly and cold day; my mood was identical!  Looking around, I saw more of the same... On the tube, media ...