“Blink”

I am going to try to see Malcolm Gladwell speak this evening at the first event of the Virginia Festival of the Book, that is, if my daughter’s soccer practice is canceled. As the coach, I never thought that I would hope for rain, but this is something I have been looking forward to for many weeks…. I am going to try to see Malcolm Gladwell speak this evening at the first event of the Virginia Festival of the Book, that is, if my daughter’s soccer practice is canceled. As the coach, I never thought that I would hope for rain, but this is something I have been looking forward to for many weeks.

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More press for “best place to retire”

We are not mentioned in the story online, but I am sure we will see some activity because of this story/book. What is rarely noted in these stories is the fact that people move to the region for Charlottesville’s amenities, but frequently move to one of the surrounding counties and drive to C’Ville when they want/need to.

Blogging for almost two months now

The ways by which people google to my site are wide and varied. People are searching for real estate trends virginia, eminent domain blog and charlottesville (sic) va real estate statistics…. When I see searches such as realtor fluff and good realtor, I know that for those people my reputation is already in the hole a bit and I have to work that much harder…

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Open house blogging today

I will be blogging from my open house this morning in the Highlands. I received a call from another agent yesterday regarding this property. I put it in the MLS late Sunday night and said that no showings were permitted until this morning…. Her clients were beaten out of another property a few weeks ago because the Realtor was not honest about her request that…

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We may not be Number One …

But we are up there. For better or worse.Charlottesville is now ranked as one of the best places to retire. Should want to know more, check out Retire in Style : 60 Outstanding Places Across the USA and Canada. Robert J. Bruss with Inman News says that If the book has a bias, it seems to be toward college towns as retirement destinations. Included on...

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