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Copycat Canes

Wednesdays Unplugged – copycat Canes chicken tenders and sauce

” Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald OTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home, enjoy...
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Great Home Inspection Report

What a great home inspection report looks like

I recently had another home inspection company owner ask me what an ideal home inspection report should look like. I gave him a fairly lengthy answer via text message, but...
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Showing Stats 2025 10 01

Weekly real estate market update 10/3/25… showings strongest in 5 years

Year-over-year showing activity this week surpassed previous years for the first time this year… higher than the last four years. It appears buyers are eagerly searching for homes to buy,...
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Can you buy before you sell?

In a competitive housing market, homes can be on sale one day and there can be a sold sign out front the next day! So if you find a home...
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House Key8

Best week to buy a home in 2025 is almost here

I have long felt that October is a great time to buy a home and Realtor.com recently predicted that the week of October 12-18 is the national sweet spot for...
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Baked Ziti

Wednesdays Unplugged – Baked Ziti

“Words have the power to change the world.” ~ Amanda Gorman, Youth Poet Laureate of the United States NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It’s my day to stay home,...
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Co Alarm

Your carbon monoxide alarm is useless for low levels of CO

Low levels of carbon monoxide will not set off UL listed CO alarms You read the headline correctly. If you have a low level of carbon monoxide in your home,...
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Downsizing… gateway to a positive new beginning

There comes a point when the walls of a home feel heavier than they should, when every room you pass through reminds you of responsibilities that no longer fit the...
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Weekly real estate market update 9/26/25… affordability may be improving

New listings have been trending higher than in 2024 all year, but this week they fell more than last year at this time. Next week will tell whether they pop...
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Mortgage rates? up or down?

Last week we saw the Fed drop the Fed rate by a .25 point. How many expected mortgage rates to drop? I always get a lot of phone calls when...
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