We Are Waiting to Close and The Home Owner Dies I tell my Title Company gal, if a closing goes smooth…it probably isn’t one of mine. I have run into more things in my career. This is just another one to add to my list. I have a listing that went under contract. During the option period, the own
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02/27/2013
I can't believe we are being shorted again.. I remember a year ago reporting that toilet paper rolls were being cut about a half inch shorter. Not so much that anyone probably noticed. Well they are doing it again. Notice that they are still double rolls and even says more sheets....but how can
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02/12/2013
This is great advise for anyone with a septic system in any state. It is sometimes the things you never think about that end up being a costly mistake to correct. So please, read and share the information to anyone you know who has a septic system. Sherry Scales, REALTOR® HomeNet Realty
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02/02/2013
Zero Separation- A Billionaire Pilot with a Secret- A Must Read I am so happy to announce the release of my friends latest novel, Zero Separation. I was fortunate to be one of the select few to receive an advanced copy. I opened the package, started readying and didn’t want to put it down. It is
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01/31/2013
2013 Is Make Someone Happy This year it is my personal goal to make someone happy every day. We may not be able to find a dream home for someone every day. Or do whatever we need to do in the business we are in. So, whether it is mailing out a card, a phone call, giving a gift, or as small as
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01/29/2013
Emerald Green was named Color of the Year 2013 by Pantone. And who would know better about color? Who doesn’t love the color of money…or a trip to the Emerald City…or a piece of Emerald jewelry. It was described as “Lively, Radiant and Lush…A color of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense
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01/29/2013
Furniture Medic I recently had a recliner break. The frame broke. I knew the frame is under warranty, but labor to fix it isn’t. No problem. So loaded it up and took it back to the La-Z-Boy store to have it repaired. To my shock….no one answered the warehouse doorbell. So had to go in to fin
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01/22/2013
You Can Get the Look for Less Granite countertops are beautiful. But they are very expensive. Laminate is the answer if you can’t afford granite…but want the look. The cost can be a quarter to half of what granite can be, and doesn’t require sealing like granite does. Remember granite is still a
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01/22/2013
Men don’t automatically know about plumbing and electrical and woodwork. I have sold a lot of first time buyer homes and one of the things I am always amazed at is the newlywed wife and husband seeing all the things they would like to do to a resale home…only to find out the husband doesn’t know
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01/21/2013
Ever show homes to families with kids? Kids behave or run all over the house? Parents telling them to not touch anything…and they are into everything? My daughter recently said that she couldn’t understand how some kids my grand-daughters age (Junior High age) were such little “a-holes”… “Disresp
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01/21/2013