Author Archive

Communication

August 10th, 2010 \\ Newsroom

In today’s world of emails, texts, and tweets, is communication just disseminating information, or is communication a two way street where a need for exchange occurs?  I suspect it is both.  But in a world of high tech one must wonder if we are losing our ability to communicate on a level for common ground. If communication [...]

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The Mood of the Move

January 11th, 2010 \\ Newsroom

Tom Hopkins is a renowned international speaker and sales trainer.  In my early career days, Tommy was my hero and mentor.  New in the business of real estate, I was hungry to learn how to sell.  Mr. Hopkins taught me more. Today, more than ever, knowing why someone is moving, or wants to move, is far more important [...]

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When to Buy and When to Sell

October 3rd, 2009 \\ Newsroom

30 years ago I had the privilege of visiting with a seasoned gentleman who spent the majority of his years in farming. He was well off and enjoyed the art of storytelling and had a passion for philosophy. As a young man I was eager for knowledge and wisdom. One statement from this statesman settled [...]

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Freedom

July 4th, 2009 \\ Newsroom

Independence Day should be a celebration of our liberty and a day to express gratitude for perhaps the greatest society ever established. Given the present state of the union, this may be a good time to revisit The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and even The Federalists Papers or biographies of [...]

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Words of Wisdom

January 8th, 2009 \\ Newsroom

On Sunday, December 14th in the World Section of the Argus Leader, Dennis Cauchon wrote an article “Recovery could take decades.” The title doesn’t necessarily reflect what I received from the information. In case someone missed it, a review of the full article would be a good idea. I found Dennis’ final thought about often [...]

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The Dream Home Vision Process

October 21st, 2007 \\ Newsroom

More than a year ago, we decided there had to be a better way to plan for buying or selling a house. It was so easy for so long. Suddenly, we began to see houses not selling as fast, or for as much money. The problem we saw was really more about finding a solution [...]

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