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Fish Balls the iPhone Game is now in the app store!
I just released my first casual strategy game for the iPhone and I need your help! Fish Balls was just accepted for distribution in Apple's app store Friday and I need some feedback from people! If you have an iPhone or iPad, please take a moment to download my free game. It's a FREE casual strategy game that is a billiards style brick ...
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Ten ways to use QR-Codes (bar codes) for your real estate business.
QR-Codes, those cute little square bar codes, seem to be popping up everywhere. Businesses can use them to link real world places and objects to online content. You can communicate all sorts of information in the codes which allow for a wide variety of creative uses. I recently started putting together a plan to incorporate these into my ...
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Denver adopts a new Denver Zoning Code
Denver just adopted a new zoning code. For next six months, both the old and new code will overlap so if you have something in the works, you should check to see if the changes affect your property. The new code brings together the ideas from Denver's comprehensive plan, BluePrint Denver and feedback from neighborhood meetings. The code itself ...
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The cause of all your real estate problems…
It was me. My deepest apologies for bringing down the neighborhood with this preforeclosure listing but the truth is, I got the job done for my clients in a difficult market. Not to mention my sales in the neighborhood remain the highest priced non-builder resales. But it begs the question, How much responsibility does an agent bear when it ...
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To the agent that just sent me a low-ball offer for the home I just listed,
Thank you for your very low offer. As you know we just listed this spectacularly remodeled home for $169,900 on Monday. Today is Wednesday. This speaks to just how prompt you are as a buyer's agent. Thank you also for excitedly calling me from the property to let me know you were putting together an offer and that you will need ...
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Selling your home? Better Photo’s = Faster sales…
Perhaps even a better price... I've always tried to take the best photos possible for my listings. Sometimes it means making multiple trips to the listing just to get the right lighting. Recently though, I began employing new HDR (high dynamic range) photography techniques using my digital SLR camera that have significantly improved both quality ...
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Fish Balls the iPhone Game is now in the app store!
I just released my first casual strategy game for the iPhone and I need your help!
Fish Balls was just accepted for distribution in Apple's app store Friday and I need some feedback from people! If you have an iPhone or iPad, please take a moment to download my free game. It's a FREE casual strategy game that is a billiards style brick breaker designed to be simple to learn but challenging to master.
You can find out more about my game at the new website for ...
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How do you value your time?
Do you value your time? Harlan Ellison, a Hollywood writer, had this incredibily irreverent rant that resonated with me. It resonates with me because people often ask me to give my work away for free.
Plumbers and electricians often get paid just to show up. Appraisers get paid to show up. Inspectors get paid when they show up. Real estate agents on the other hand, are often expected to give their opinions for free before they have even been hired. An experienced agents opinion ...
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A little about me…
I’m a Realtor for FlatGrass Realty and entrepreneur in sunny Denver, Colorado. I love research and design of business strategies. I study business, finance and real estate to find what works and what doesn’t.
I love real estate and enjoy working with investors and anyone interested in maximizing the value in their home. I love to help the public and other Realtors learn from my experience, good and bad.
I’ve been developing software since I was a child and enjoy web development. My latest project include developing applications for iPhone, iPad and Android.
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