I used to be a talk radio junkie. Every single day I'd listen, on the drive in to work and on the drive home. Now, not so much. But yesterday morning I turned to the local talk radio and heard a real estate radio show that I've heard before. I ...

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Every so often, you hear about a wacky marketing ploy in the news. The latest? A woman selling her house and her heart. Some people will think she's insane, others - genius. I don't know if she's either, but she sounds like a woman with imagination. Of course, my imagination just runs ...

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In all the years I've been involved in real estate, there has been a common thread: people like to talk about their experiences. Especially the bad ones. I heard a bad one last night and it just reinforced the opinion of the greater population that real estate agents and builders are ...

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I came across this article in the Careerbuilder area of MSN.com about working from home. It reminded me of a former supervisor who believed that telecommuting was a complete farce. While upper management was encouraging one telecommute day per week, my supervisor was trying his damndest to stop or at least ...

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One of my favorite freelance sites, FreelanceSwitch, has an interesting article. It discusses the pros and cons of being a generalist versus a specialist in regards to your freelance business. I've been thinking about this very subject a lot lately. Over the years, I've written on a variety of subjects and ...

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Did you know that June is National Homeownership Month? You can read the proclamation by President Bush and see what you think. The theme this year is Back to Basics. I'm wondering how much the Back to Basics program really helped people. Over at HUD there are so many resources for those ...

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I'm a pretty detailed person. I try to keep my eye on the little stuff. I read my work out loud a lot of times just to make sure it's right. I read and re-read sentences and I can swear that a simple "the" or "and" looks misspelled. When reading blogs or ...

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You read it right. Not "nerdy." NEEDY. Think about it: Whether you're dating someone or courting a business, neediness is BAD. Think about the guy or girl you dated way back when (or maybe right now!) who called too much. Maybe sounded a little desperate. A complete turn-off, right? What company will want to use ...

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Interestingly enough, the priest at Mass today spoke about fear. This has been a topic of much discussion in my household for months now. Before I made the leap to FT freelance, I had a lot of fear. LOTS. I've been moonlighting, working PT, whatever the hell you want to call ...

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My mom had an ant problem this week. She was headed out to the store to pick up some ant spray and I told her about some sort of bait gel that ants will track through and take back to the colony to kill off all the other ants. As ...

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