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Thanks to Daniel (archived: 2008) and Noah (archived: 2013).

1. I have been fired twice, both times because I stood up to a boss for what I believed in.
2. I am grateful that I was fired.
3. I am overwhelmed by many of the new technologies that are emerging, and wake up every day with a (hopefully healthy) fear of being left behind.
4. I never intended to get into real estate, but, being a third generation real estate agent, the business is in my blood. The passion with which I awaken every day is kindled by my desire to help others and to earn to support my family. I debate
5. My wife and I were married in St. John, in the US Virgin Islands.

How is this not, in some fashion, like a chain letter? Either way, lest the real estate blog gods frown upon me, I’m passing it on (no longer available). 🙂

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5 Real Estate What If’s That Make Me Lose Sleep

What if: 1 - The government forces all delinquent/underwater mortgages to be modified? Those of us who do pay our mortgages look like suckers. 2 - Retirees cannot retire. 3 - The 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage goes away? 4a - QRM becomes law -…

Unbelievable.

“Effective immediately FannieMae will no longer accept electronic signatures.” Why? Why???? This is the sort of thing I'd like to see Congress and the National Association of Realtors address. The inefficiencies created by needing wet signatures are tremendous. Printing, signing, scanning/faxing. Only to be told…

The “No-Spam” Policy for RealCentralVA.com

Search for homes to your heart's content. I'll never spam you. For real. Simple. I don't spam. Never have. But some people still use bogus names when registering for the home search tool on RealCentralVA.com. And then someone said to me - you know what…

Taking Vacation. And Stock.

I'm taking a vacation soon. I tell my clients that I am "grudgingly" going; but ... after reading my friends' Kris' and Jay's posts, I'm striving to readjust my priorities. I have systems in place, an extraordinarily competent agent poised to cover for me while…

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