Karol

Online dating is more popular than any other way of finding that right person.  My very first experience was about 5 years ago on Match.com.  I found MR.Right!!!   The emailing went on for quite some time.  Slowly he started a scenario that ended up asking me for money.  This is the African online dating...
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Well,  school is looming before me.  I have learned so much and I wanted to share with you things you may not know and could be holding you back from considering school. I have seen my counselor two times.  I did not know that college credits transfer forever!!  I went to Central MU for...
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I am going to wrap up this series with the biggest misconception of all – how much does a Realtor make??????? Let’s start with the seller.  I am going to use 3% of the sale as the average.  When all is being decided about prices and amenities of the house, eventually it is time...
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I have tried to give you a peek into the job of a Realtor.  They work so hard and being a Realtor costs a lot of money.  They get a 1099 at the end of the year so there is no company paying 1/2 of their taxes.  We pay for everything.  However, being with...
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When contact is made and your new client wants to sell their home, the Realtor makes the appointment hopefully about 2 days later.  I would want to do a thorough market analysis before I met the seller.  Some analysis take hours to do if it is not a cookie cutter house in a subdivision....
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This is probably the most difficult time of waiting for the buyer.  So many things can go wrong.  I make sure the mortgage rep feels good about the upcoming closing.  Then we choose an inspector.  EVERY buyer should hire a certified  inspector.  I had an awesome inspector.  And he was so great to point...
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In my last blog we had just arrived at the time to write the Purchase Agreement.  Let me just back up a little and bring on board the “relocation buyer”.  Most realty companies have major companies that use them to assist in the relocation of their employees.  What this means is the buyers are...
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I was a Realtor for 6 years.  I realized that most people have no idea what we really do behind the scenes.  So many have the misconceptions that we drive big cars, sell houses and get rich.  Well, I am here to tell you the reality of a Realtor.  This is the first of...
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I’m 57 years old and have 2 adult children with degrees.  I was insistent that they pursue the degree of their choice.  I remember telling them (as a single parent) “you don’t want to live my life struggling constantly to make ends meet”.  When I attended their college graduations I saw students obtaining their...
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I think the general public feels that the men on the hill are unapproachable.  We must stop and remember that we put them in office and their job is to address the inquiries and concerns of the people.  I would like to share a story of how my congressman helped me with a major...
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