The Power of Three

Have you ever wondered that some days no matter what happens somthing always goes awry. Not only once but sometimes more than once? For me it’s usually 3 times. This can be a positive or a negative.
Yesterday, MLW (my lovely wife) went to Staples to have our Christmas newsletter printed out. She had worked on this for many days and hours formatting and lining things up and it looks great. She gets to Staples and lo and behold their printer is on the fritz and she has to return later in the day to pick it up. That’s 1

Next she goes to Walmart to have our Christmas picture cards printed out and I told her she needs to bring the thumbdrive thumb drivewith the picture on it to print the cards out. Guess what, this Walmart does not have a machine to print out pictures via a thumbdrive. That’s 2.

She arrives back home and tells me what has happened and I laugh and I say to myself what’s next. She says she can upload the photo to Walmarts website and we can p/u the cards at the Epping store 25 minutes away within and hour. The first store is only 5 minutes away and their website directed us to go to the Epping store if we wanted our pictures.

She asks if I want to go with her and I agree, we arrive at Walmart and go directly to the photo department. The girl behind the counter is busy and she finally gets to us after about a ten minute wait. I drift over to the TV department and check out what they have to offer. Ten minutes go by and Monika is still at the counter and I go back to find out they can’t find our pictures. That’s 3

I figure Monika must have messed up sending the photos to their website. Lo and behold they find our cards after another 15 minute wait. Somehow it got stuck in Walmart Cyberspace.

In the meantime Monika receives a voicemail saying that the newsletter at Staples is ready. A Positive

The best part is when the Walmart clerk told us we could probably get the cards free because they weren’t ready within one hour.

Sure enough we got the cards for free. A Positive

We left Walmart happy and went to Staples to pick up our newsletter and it came out great we are very pleased. A Positive

Back in May a friend of ours son got in a motorcycle accident and it happened right down the street from us. Monika drove by the scene and panicked thinking it was her son. Luckily it wasn’t. That’s 1
In July we were out to dinner with friends and when we woke up the next morning we received a voice mail saying that their son in-law was in a tragic motorcycle accident and it was touch and go. That’s 2

I knew three was not too far away after that.

On October 9th this year I received a phone message from Monika that her son Marty was in a motorcycle accident and he had broken his neck at C6 & C7 of his spinal cord. A small pick up truck pulled out in front of him. That’s 3

By the power of prayer all three accident victims are doing very well.

Things just seem to happen in three’s.

As the World Turns

As the world turns….The World

I’ve been thinking about the real estate boom in our area that was. For about the last ten years from 1995 to 2005 Home sales have skyrocketed and so have home prices.sales upward

While this expansion was gaining a full head of steam I noticed many new retail companies had come and gone. Service Merchandise, a Hallmark card shop, a mattress warehouse and a few other smaller stores in this strip mall all gave way to larger corporations like Home Depot, WalMart and Staples.

As homes were being built as quick as you could say new subdivision. Home prices and interest rates were going in opposite directions.

One thing that I have noticed is that Real Estate seems to make the world go round. When people buy homes they buy a lot of other things as well.

It starts when we sell that nice 3 bedroom 2 bath Colonial houseon 2 acres of land to the first time buyer. They are all excited and then they have their parents and friends over after they move in and the guests always seem to bring a nice house warming gift.

Maybe a new coffe maker or another appliance. The new owners go out and they buy a new washer and dryer, refrigerator, new curtains for all the rooms, a new kitchen table, then there is need for a new lawnmower or snow plow. Some people need new dishes to match the kitchen decor. They buy paint, wallpaper new flooring to finish off that room for the in-laws.

When people remodel the homes they buy they hire the plumber, the electrician, the landscaper, the carpenter, roofer, carpet install, hardwood floor installer etc..
So, I hope you get the gist of what I am trying to say because I really don’t like a real long blog.

REAL ESTATE makes the world go round.

Do You Have Gas Pains

Gas Buddy I found a website that helps you find the cheapest gas prices around.I use this often especially as gas prices are starting to rise again. As I travel around different states I am able to look up the cheapest prices posted by “Consumers working together to save on gas”.

This saves time and GAS while traveling in my mobil office.motor home

So take a peek and look up the stations near you. You can join and become one that reports prices as you drive by a gas station on the way to that new listing or that showing you are going to sell.

Maybe you can save a little while you travel to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving.

Gobble Gobble

Affiliates�Are You Taking Advantage of Them??

We have a very active group of Affiliate members and it got me wondering how your local boards and state associations handle their Affiliate members.

In New Hampshire we have Affiliate members who belong both to the local and state associations. They seem to be everywhere, doing all sorts of things and they are always there when you really need them.

They volunteer and most importantly donate a LOT of TIME and Money to the REALTORS�.

Do we as REALTORS� really utilize the SERVICES they offer or do you notice some members or boards just taking advantage of them without giving anything back. What do they get out of what they give? Sponsorships are costly�RESPA is always a concern. I know they hope to get referrals and that is the name of the game.

I know we have a bunch of dedicated affiliate members and are their services under utilized or are we just taking them for granted?

Take Advantage of the knowledge and skills the Affiliate can offer your customers and clients �you might be surprised how valuable that service is.

Have Faxes Sent to Your Email Revisted

 I did a search here on faxes and noticed only a few posts on this topic.

I wanted to update you, in case some of you don’t know about this service that we have been using for about a year now.

It is $3.95 a month with unlimited faxes. Also, if someone signs up and mentions that you have referred them, you each receive a month of service for free.

I am in no way affiliated with this company in anyway. A co-worker shared this with me and we are very pleased with the service.
It’s a great tool because you don’t have to be in the office to receive a fax. I can be in my home office or…

I can be in my motor home.

Why hang around the office waiting for a fax when you can be at your computer anywhere in the world.

Or chance someone in your office forgetting to call you when a fax arrives?
When we were in Aruba last year we were able to approve documents for our sellers and buyers just by signing on to our computer. The fax comes in as a .pdf file that you can save and then re-send out as an email.

Saves time, keeps you connected and doesn’t cost much.

If interested click on the link to Packetel and start receiving faxes.

Thanks Jay

New Hampshire Market Trends

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As we watch how the real estate market has changed here in New Hampshire over the past year a great resource is located at the New Hampshire Association of REALTORS (NHAR) website. Click on MarketTrends in NH and enjoy the hard work created by Peter Francese and his staff.

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