The Lounge is OPEN…again!

Greetings! Back in 2010 the Resource Lounge was just an idea, it then became a gathering for collaboration. The NEW & IMPROVED Resource Lounge is topic oriented with you and your mission, business and passion in mind! Hope to see you on the 24th! Storytelling is one of the world’s most powerful tools for achieving…

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For 2016

Awareness, let this be #1 for a lifetime of understanding. Cooperating agents please educate yourselves daily so that you are not viewed as incompetent and cause other agents to say  “shit, no not that agent” . Food wizard keep up the good work, the local Hudson Valley scene is quite abundant and #1 reason for…

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The Week Before Christmas…

  ‘Twas the week before Christmas and all thru the house, Every creature was stirring, even the mouse! Commitments were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that TRID soon would be here. Buyers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of closings danced in their heads. And Carol in her kerchief…

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RE-POST Personal Finance and Real Estate

Walter Sadowski is the author of this blog that was posted on the Credit Sesame website.  Check out The Real Estate Expert and the intersection of real estate and personal finance. http://www.creditsesame.com/real-estate-opinion/real-estate-investing-visionary-approach/ Cafe Realty is a real estate brokerage, consulting and valuation services company, educating for options, advocating for community and representing sellers, buyers and…

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Of Competence and Real Estate…Creating a Brew

My experience as a Realtor, negotiator, marketer, maximizer, researcher, communicator, advocate, educator has taken me from salesperson to Co-owner/Co-Founder of Café Realty. A 27 year journey through many moments of innovation, creativity and discovery. A journey through relationships, experiences, business, and psychology. I have studied the psychology of real estate as well as the practical…

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Relative Value or Absolute Value?

There comes a time in a realtor’s career when the standard CMA just does not suffice. In an area where homes are very similar in most attributes and can easily compare then a relative value applies. In a situation where it is difficult to compare and a property is more of a contrast to those…

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