From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Big Changes Coming for The Zebra

December 27, 2007

I’m going to be making some pretty big changes here at www.RealEstateZebra.com over the next few days. Since I am likely to be up to my neck in code, I won’t be writing any new posts until calendar turns to 2008. Not to worry, things may look a little different by then, but the content [...]

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The Dangers of Blogging in Black and White

December 21, 2007

Okay, so yesterday I posted the first episode of “Real Estate in Black and White.” Over all, I think people liked it. I am working on some new episodes for the future. When I first showed it to my wife, Kari (also a REALTOR), she loved it. Actually, the idea for using “The Girl from [...]

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How To Sell Your Home in Black and White

December 20, 2007

I am pleased to present the first episode of “Real Estate in Black & White.” Episode #1– How to Sell Your Home I hope you like it. If you do, I encourage you to share it with everyone you know.

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Real Estate In Black and White

December 20, 2007

I am going to start doing what I hope will be a regular series of video posts entitled, “Real Estate In Black & White.” Why, “Real Estate in Black & White?” Well, I’m glad you asked– 1) There are some issues in real estate that are black and white. They really are that simple. I [...]

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The Zebra Roams the Streets of the Big Apple at InmanConnect NYC

December 18, 2007

I didn’t get a chance to go to InmanConnect in San Francisco earlier this year, so I went to the NAR convention instead. I didn’t want to miss the next Inman Real Estate Connect in New York City in January, so I committed myself to attending. As luck would have it, I was lucky enough [...]

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CVS Pharmacy Coming to Fluvanna (Video Proof)

December 14, 2007

There has been a lot of talk recently about the CVS pharmacy that was rumored to be coming to Fluvanna County. I believe that I first heard the rumor about two years ago. As things got closer, there were numerous county meetings, and even a bit of a flap over what Fluvanna is going to [...]

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What Do You Want to Know About Video and Real Estate?

December 12, 2007

Jeff Turner is moderating a panel at the InmanConnect NYC in January about the power of video blogging. Here is a question he posed to the community at Seesmic (a video-blogging site): I found the post interesting, since I am sitting on the panel. Here are my thoughts: As many of you are aware, I [...]

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Facebook Groups Offer Insight Into REALTOR Psychology

December 12, 2007

When I first joined Facebook a few months ago, I created two groups in my local geographic network (Charlottesville, VA). I titled them “Charlottesville Area Home Buyers,” and “Charlottesville Area Home Sellers.” The purpose of the groups is to give people who fit into those two categories a place to go where they can share [...]

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Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Makes a Stop in Fluvanna county

December 11, 2007

Governor Tim Kaine visited Palmyra this morning to attend a dedication ceremony for the newly-constructed Pembroke-Pettit bridge across the Rivanna River. The bridge opened in October, and the old bridge has now been completely removed. The ceremony was well attended by Fluvanna County residents and members of the Fluvanna County Government. There was a definite [...]

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2007 Fluvanna County Toy Lift

December 8, 2007

Today was the day for the 2007 Fluvanna County Toy Lift. The toy lift was coordinated by Dr. Ed and Denise Lauterbach. The Toy Lift took place at the Food Lion shopping center just outside Lake Monticello. The weather may have been chilly, but Ed, Denise and all of the volunteers made sure that the [...]

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