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Lunch with Hal

Mike — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:13:10 +0000

I had lunch with my Web Guru, Hal Goodtree, yesterday, and we discussed some possible upgrades and changes to this site. Best of all, he picked up the tab. I’m on the hook for next time and hope he doesn’t expect lunch at the Cary version of the Chop House. Oh, whatever. Hal laughs when I think I’ve told a joke. Mega-Props for that. (more…)

705 N Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Mike — Sat, 24 May 2008 03:18:14 +0000

We just reduced the price to $361,000 for this lovely home. (more…)

No photos or bad photos in listings?

Mike — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:48:04 +0000

Too often, homes go up on the MLS with no photos, or with really bad photos. I wonder why? (more…)

Land Ho! Selling Dirt…

Mike — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:45:39 +0000

Some agents avoid land and lot sales. They don’t understand it.

Some agents pursue land and lot sales, because they think it should be “easier.” Dangerous thinking. It isn’t “easier.” (more…)

Business and Best Affordable Suburbs

Mike — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:01:54 +0000

It’s hard to beat.

Forbe’s ranking of the Raleigh/Cary metro area as #1 in the USA for Business and Careers was just the ticket. It comes on the heels of last May’s BusinessWeek.com mention of Cary as one of the Best Affordable Suburbs in the South. (more…)

Raleigh/Cary Metro Area #1!

Mike — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:35:09 +0000

That’s what Forbes magazine says.

We are #1 in the USA in Best Places for Business and Careers. (more…)

A year in photos with Flickr.

Mike — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:04:46 +0000

With over 3,000 photos posted, and over 8,000 views of photos, I have to say I really have enjoyed my first year using Flickr. I have the Flickr Pro account, that offers me unlimited monthly photo posting for only $24.95/year. A bargain, I think.

Flickr has served me many ways: (more…)

Real estate isn’t war. I don’t “Capture” folks. Clients are not prisoners.

Mike — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:10:10 +0000

People are increasingly wary of web sites that require registration, particularly real estate sites that want their personal information as the ticket to searching for homes.

That wariness is warranted. Agents are taught to “capture” visitors; that it is good business to “capture” them to be able to stalk them for business. (more…)

Home shopping without mortgage preapproval is hazardous to your wealth!

Mike — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:03:06 +0000

Mr. and Mrs. Buyer:

That Mortgage Preapproval is good for YOU! To protect YOU! To keep YOU from being hurt.

Too many folks hurt themselves by getting under contract on a home purchase when they can’t actually buy a house. And then the problems start… (more…)

Welcome to my “Journal,” No-Hassle Home Searches and www.MikeJaquish.com.

Mike — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:10:33 +0000

I confess: This website is driven by my Cary, NC real estate business. If you are buying or selling a property in “Wake County and Beyond,” I hope my site will encourage you to consider talking to me. And if I starve to death, the site goes with me. That’s a cold fact of life.

There. I feel better that we have dealt with THAT.

Here’s my approach to avert starvation: (more…)