Albemarle County’s School Budget Request
One of the reasons people choose to relocate to (and stay within) Albemarle County is that our school systems are generally regarded as being quite good. Now that the Albemarle County Schools' Budget/Funding request has been released, we need to do our part and see…
Realtor Alphabet Soup – Valuable?
GRI, ABR, CRS, EPRO, SRES, ALC, GAA, SIOR, RSPS ... The above are some of the many designations Realtors can earn (with the accompanying annual fees) ... the education provided by the courses can be valuable, but cluttering up a business card? Why? Consumers…
I’m an Associate Broker in Virginia. So What?
It's been just over eight years since I received my Commonwealth of Virginia real estate license. So now I'm an Associate Broker. No longer "just a Realtor" (and yes, brokers would look at me with disdain when I would say that I was not a…
“Everything’s on the Table” – Albemarle County Schools Budget
Everything's been on the table for non-government people for years. Next year is going to be an interesting budgetary year. Brandon Shulletta writes in today's Daily Progress: School division leaders drafting budget requests are also wondering whether next year's supervisors are more likely to maintain…
Real Estate Brokers can Stop Learning After 15 Years
This bill in the General Assembly makes no sense. Or ... get away with it for fifteen years and you're good to go. Or ... after fifteen years, there's nothing left to learn. Can't teach old dogs new tricks? I've been assured that the Virginia…
If the public doesn’t speak, don’t complain
From today's Daily Progress: A public hearing on Charlottesville Superintendent Rosa Atkins' proposed $58.1 million budget for fiscal 2008-09 was as over as soon as it started at Thursday's School Board meeting. Though no one spoke Thursday, the public will have another chance to comment…
Collaborating in real time
Remember when you worked on a document or presentation with somebody and you would email it back and forth with the changes? That is so last month. In working on this presentation on blogging for the past week or ten days, we used Google's Presentation…
Image is not “everything”
I may have the opportunity to contribute to a discussion (a Virginia Association of Realtors "workgroup") regarding how to improve Realtors' image. I try to enter everything with an open mind; that said, my first thought is a simple one - improve the product. I…
School closings?
Our area is expecting a little bit of snow today and this evening. For the most up to date info, I have found that NBC29 tends to have the most accurate info. Albemarle's school closing link is a dead link to NBC29. We tend to…
Where is Albemarle Growing?
All over. From Brian Wheeler's SchoolMatters: Where is Albemarle Growing?: I recently updated my analysis of the Albemarle County building reports from the past two years which document each quarter where new building permits are being issued in the County. These do not reflect newly…