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Agents that own homes should read this.

                                            RULES TO FOLLOW

   There are certain things I just cannot figure out and maybe I can shed some light on this for you that own property that just does not seem to sell.

          What you are about to read is a true accounting of the past two weeks.

My client calls me and says I would like to look at this particular home as it fits her search perfectly. Can you call and get us in this Sunday. I look at the listing, see that it requires 24 hr notice and with 48 hrs in hand call the listing broker,

                  who happens to also be the owner....... 

                                                                      .

    After no response to my voice mail I call the office number and leave a message on Saturday (was told by the office they would get in touch with her at home) hoping to see it on Sunday.

Well after a few showings on Sunday I get a call on Thursday from................you guessed it the listing agent broker telling me my message went into her spam folder and she did not get the office message till Wednesday night.

                               That alone is funny because I did not send an e-mail I called .....twice.

Regardless we tried to set up an appointment for the up coming weekend set the day and time and then I heard the following, call me to remind me as there are workers there getting the house ready and they will need to be gone by then.

                             Let's see if I can get this straight,

                                                     You did not return my phone call's all weekend

                                               Waited till Thursday to call me back and in a nutshell lied

                                              I am suppose to call you to remind you that we are coming.

                   YOU OWN THE HOME, YOU SHOULD BE CALLING ME WITH A BOX OF CANDY AT THIS POINT

May I remind you your home has been on the market for 265 days, is slightly over priced and should be ready for show.

                                          SO FOR THOSE AGENTS THAT OWN PROPERTY

                                    Call agents back that actually wish to show your property

                                    Have it show ready the day you list it, after all it is yours

                                    Have the home available for showings

         Now these are basically the same rules that apply to every listing ....................but if you are the owner / broker

           do me a favor.........................

                                         DON'T CALL ME BACK you deserve to have your home sit there.

Motivational Monday: Theodore Roosevelt 

                       When you read this great quote read it carefully and you will learn that in the end it is you that must be happy with you and your actions,

                   and it is you alone that the results will come from............if you chose

        " It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
 
                                                                      - Theodore Roosevelt   

Sunset over Mass

        Well for those of you who were in Mass yesterday it was an up and down roller coaster of wind, sun and clouds.

                                          A break in the sky gave hope for a great night.

                                 And as the adage goes, if you don't like the weather just wait.

                           The snow started falling around midnight depending on where you were.

          You, Me, and Heinz can make a difference.

        Did you know that Heinz ( the ketchup people ) are donating .57 cents for every like on Facebook they get to the Wounded Warrior Project.

       Now I don't know what most of you have planned for the day but I am quite sure that one click of a button will certainly help someone in need without reaching into your pocket.

And the same goes for every “Thank You” postcard sent to a veteran or active service member Heinz will donate 57 cents* in support of Wounded Warrior Project™.

           THEY ALREADY HAVE DIGITAL POSTCARDS WAITING FOR YOU..............NO STAMP NEEDED

                                         It’s our turn to serve.
                                        We hope you’ll join us.

                                                        JUST CLICK ON THE BIG RED BOTTLE

                      So lets go all of you, yes you.......It starts in the Rain, spread the word

                            And to find out more and other ways you can help go to

                                           http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

          *Heinz will donate up to $200,000

Condo for sale in Franklin, Mass 142 Highwood Just Listed 2 Bedrooms $ 194,900

                         If your looking to move to desirable Franklin, Mass we just listed a 2 bedroom , 1 1/2 bath condo with a deck / balcony.

          To schedule a showing, take a ride around Franklin or to learn why this condo is the  perfect fit if your just starting out or down sizing from your existing home.

                            Give us a call @ 508-523-8686 or go to www.simolarimaclean.com

                                      for more details and pictures of your future home

                                       Close to 495, Dean College, and so much more.

Sunsets and Sunrises in Mass, Taking a Moment

                            LOL Lady G seems to have caught on to the (attempted) daily picture taking of outstanding sunsets and sunrises.

          I was poking through the camera yesterday when she asked me if I noticed the newest addition to the sunsets that she had taken.

                      It's apparent we BOTH need work on our photography skills and a better camera.

              But regardless the fact that she took the time to see the sunset is what it's all about in life,

                                            TAKING A MOMENT

Sunsets over Mass, we all have a different view.

          I don't know why but lately I have been more and more fascinated with the sunsets and sunrises.

             I started playing a game with the youngest kids, you know the one where you try to see something in the cloud formations and hope others see it too lol 

                                         See the dinosaur in the formation above, the dark one

                                      May all your days be filled with great sunrises and sunsets

Motivational Monday: Edward Everett Hale, Do what you can do. Do SOMETHING,

           As we all know in life there are tasks, jobs and daily things that we face that we either say cannot be done or I cannot do that.

        But you can, keep an open mind and start, what comes next may just surprise you.

The fact that you started will actually open your mind to ways and other avenues to get it done, to pass it to the next who can go from there and eventually get it done.

  You do not need to always be the one to finish something but never pass on the opportunity to be the starter of something.

       Just remember if it never gets started it will always be a thought.

                                                         I am only one,
                                                      But still I am one.
                                                I cannot do everything,
                                            But still I can do something;
                                     And because I cannot do everything
                          I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
             

                                                                                                - Edward Everett Hale