Journal » Uncategorized http://blog.mikejaquish.com Wake County And Beyond! Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Hurricane Earl, will you come a-knocking? http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2010/08/30/hurricane-earl-will-you-come-a-knocking/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2010/08/30/hurricane-earl-will-you-come-a-knocking/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:44:24 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2010/08/30/hurricane-earl-will-you-come-a-knocking/ All the NOAA tracks show Hurricane Earl approaching land much closer than Danielle did.

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]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2010/08/30/hurricane-earl-will-you-come-a-knocking/feed/ Gary Hayes’ Social Media Count http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/10/27/gary/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/10/27/gary/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:38:53 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/10/27/gary/ People ask me why I stress the importance of a blog in the real estate business.
And I’m still trying to figure out Twitter and Facebook. When I do, that will likely be the clue that their time has passed. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/10/27/gary/feed/ GreenNC Tradeshow, Raleigh, NC, September 9, 9 to 5 http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/31/greennc-tradeshow-raleigh-nc-september-9-9-to-5/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/31/greennc-tradeshow-raleigh-nc-september-9-9-to-5/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:10:47 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/31/greennc-tradeshow-raleigh-nc-september-9-9-to-5/ Under the auspices of the Triangle, Piedmont Triad and Charlotte, North Carolina Chapters of the US Green Building Council, and presented by NC State University’s Solar Center, the Raleigh Convention Center will be the home of the 5th Annual Green Building Trade Show for North Carolina. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/31/greennc-tradeshow-raleigh-nc-september-9-9-to-5/feed/ “Screwed by the Town of Cary” http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/20/screwed-by-the-town-of-cary/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/20/screwed-by-the-town-of-cary/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:12:22 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/20/screwed-by-the-town-of-cary/ Just the  sort of thing to make your heart sink a little, this story has made a splash. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/08/20/screwed-by-the-town-of-cary/feed/ Funding for NC-540, the Western Wake Expressway is imminent! http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/07/15/funding-for-nc-540-the-western-wake-expressway-is-imminent/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/07/15/funding-for-nc-540-the-western-wake-expressway-is-imminent/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:56:28 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/07/15/funding-for-nc-540-the-western-wake-expressway-is-imminent/ Good news, on a couple of levels. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/07/15/funding-for-nc-540-the-western-wake-expressway-is-imminent/feed/ $8,000 Tax Credit will NOT cover a $40,000 mistake! http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/30/8000-tax-credit-will-not-cover-a-40000-mistake/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/30/8000-tax-credit-will-not-cover-a-40000-mistake/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:09:41 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/30/8000-tax-credit-will-not-cover-a-40000-mistake/ So, every agent in Cary and Raleigh and Wake County is trumpeting the $8,000 first-time HomeBuyer’s Tax Credit.  We are all reaching out to first-time buyers to help them. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/30/8000-tax-credit-will-not-cover-a-40000-mistake/feed/ Cary, NC: Spring is busting out! http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/29/cary-nc-spring-is-busting-out/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/29/cary-nc-spring-is-busting-out/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:14:03 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/29/cary-nc-spring-is-busting-out/ Spring, 2008 065 Azaleas 021

It’s Azalea time in Cary! (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/03/29/cary-nc-spring-is-busting-out/feed/ Keller Williams Cary, NC, Office Location Map http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/01/31/keller-williams-cary-nc-office-location-map/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/01/31/keller-williams-cary-nc-office-location-map/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:30:56 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/01/31/keller-williams-cary-nc-office-location-map/ I just gave directions to the Keller Williams office in Cary. It seems a good time to post a map to the office, to make it easy to point folks in the right direction… (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2009/01/31/keller-williams-cary-nc-office-location-map/feed/ For Rent: Garner, NC, 3BR/2BA, Great Location in quiet neighborhood. http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/12/05/for-rent-garner-nc-3br2ba-great-location-in-quiet-neighborhood/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/12/05/for-rent-garner-nc-3br2ba-great-location-in-quiet-neighborhood/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:16:06 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/12/05/for-rent-garner-nc-3br2ba-great-location-in-quiet-neighborhood/ My friend Kim has this house available to rent, and if you need a great place in Garner, you should contact her directly. (more…)

]]> http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/12/05/for-rent-garner-nc-3br2ba-great-location-in-quiet-neighborhood/feed/ A flowery diversion from real estate http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/21/a-flowery-diversion-from-real-estate/ http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/21/a-flowery-diversion-from-real-estate/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:18:17 +0000 Mike http://blog.mikejaquish.com/2008/06/21/a-flowery-diversion-from-real-estate/ I have taken to shooting photos of typical NC flowers as they come into bloom.  Great fun, it is, trying to get a blossom on a long stem to hold still in the breeze.  I might have to get a tripod, too. I see quite a few opportunities as I pass through neighborhoods while stalking houses.
This one is a gladiolus outside our front door in Cary.

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And some poppies along I-40 near Lake Wheeler Road, on the south side of Raleigh:

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We had a great spring azalea season:

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