An agent recently posted this gem for a newly listed property in our MLS database: PERFECT UNIT FOR A SINGLE LADY OF ANY AGE; ABSOLUTLY A 24/7 SECURE BUILDING. The caps and typos are their own, not mine. My first question is, what if this single lady had a gentleman caller? Would she still find this to be the perfect unit? And just what is wrong with this agent’s statement? Per state law, we are
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This bird startled me as I was showing a house. It, and its cage, were hanging about 9 feet off the ground near the door connecting the finished and unfinished portions of a basement. I didn’t see it the first time I walked past since it was well above my head. But on the way out it was difficult to miss. Thankfully, the home’s owner did not have the electronic base on. It appears as
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This updated end unit condominium in the Silver Ridge community is a comfortable and inviting home with 2+ bedrooms, 2.1 baths and 2,110 of finished square feet. Enter into the open main living area, complete with hardwood floors, a gas fireplace and cathedral ceiling. The combined living room and dining room lead into the eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Sliders access a courtyard which brightens up the space
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This past Saturday Paul Spirito put on the first ever Hartford Art Sled Derby in Elizabeth Park. It was part art, part engineering, part theatrics, and all fun. Various sites have photos and commentary on the festivities, with the best sources that I have seen being the official Facebook event page and the Real Hartford photo recap, and the FOX61 News Report. I was most interested in the actual sliding capabilities of the art sleds,
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Great, thanks for meeting me at this house, I’m glad we were able to take the tour. Now that I showed you the house, you have to sign this contract. It says that I’m your real estate agent, that we’re going to be working together to find you a home. Go ahead and sign it now. You’re mine. An FYI to buyers … just because a real estate agent tries to get you to sign
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