February 2007 
There are 2 blog entries for February 2007.
Sellers, Don't Say "No" To Showings
Friday, February 23rd, 2007 at 9:09am. 394 Views, 0 Comments.
It always amazes me at how many sellers will not confirm an appointment to show their home. I realize we all have a 
life and sometimes a showing is not convenient, like when you're very sick or you're having a party (or maybe the morning after the party), etc.
I tried setting several appointments for today (Friday) and tomorrow during the day. On each day, one seller said no. Then the receptionist asked if I could make it at a different time. My answer is always, "We're out looking at that time. If my buyers don't find something we might reschedule at a later date."
Most sellers allow the use of a lockbox which makes it very easy and comfortable to show their property, which is the only way it's going to get sold. Yet many sellers
…Valentine's Day in Southwest Chicago Suburbs
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 at 3:16pm. 380 Views, 0 Comments.
I don't associate Valentine's Day with snow. We didn't have a white Christmas but we are having a white Valentine's Day. That's to be expected in Chicago and the southwest suburbs. Of course, we're not the only state that was hit hard with the blizzard yesterday. At least it's warmer out than it has been.
I can't beat last year's Valentine's Day post about celebrating at White Castle. So I decided to search for a good story.
The following is quoted from MSNBC and is appropriate for a real estate blog: "Last year, my wife and I wanted a simple Valentine's day. Nothing out of the ordinary is what we had agreed to. After all, it was only days before when we were told that our mortgage for our very first house was acccepted and a
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