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October’s Note – Contrasting buyer experiences, neighborhoods, Nest party and what happened on the blogs

in General Real Estate Shameless Self Promotion on October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013

My once-a-month note is 99% ready and I’ll be sending it out today. If you’re interested in stuff I don’t publish elsewhere or if the posting schedule of my blog is too frequent, this could be just the read you’re looking for (and don’t know you’re missing!)

The only consistent feature is a quick market roundup; everything else is varied – some real estate, some not.

If you’re interested, you can subscribe here. (remember – it’s a two-step process)

Update: It’s done. If you’re interested, sign up and I’ll send it to you asap.

September’s Monthly Note – Google Glass, Negligence and a Recap

in Shameless Self Promotion on September 5, 2013 September 5, 2013

Choosing to not publish archives in my monthly notes is one of the more difficult decisions I’ve made this year.

I wanted to focus on the moment, the content and the reader. Not being able to link back to last month’s note forces me to focus on writing right now and to write more descriptively and concisely; I don’t have “see last month” or ” â€¦ in February I noted” as a literary crutch.

That said, I’ve found great enjoyment in writing these monthly notes – target audience being my readers here, consumers, and admittedly other real estate professionals (but I have yet to think about writing for that segment other than, “I better not write that – other Realtors read this.”

If you find subscribing to near-daily emails from my real estate blog too much (I probably would) you might find that my monthly notes, including a summary of the more notable posts of the previous month, valuable.

If you’re inclined, you can subscribe to my monthly notes here (it’s a two-step process).

Brief outline of September’s note:

– Market Update (a monthly feature)

– Lead and septic

– Nest Party

– Recap of August on my blogs

– a couple other things

July’s Monthly Note – Bicycling, The Market and Other Exclusive Insight

in General Real Estate Shameless Self Promotion on July 8, 2013 July 8, 2013

Once a month, I publish some of the best stuff I write. I talk about the market, the area, and provide insight that I don’t provide anywhere else – and I don’t publish the notes’ archives either – so this is a unique audience and note.

I’ll be publishing the July note tomorrow and some of the subjects I’ll probably be writing about are:

– The state of the Charlottesville real estate market
– Recapping June on RealCentralVA (and maybe RealCrozetVA) – I know that many don’t want to read ~15 posts a month, but one note a month is just right. 🙂
– How a Facebook post almost got out of hand (and how I couldn’t and haven’t figured out how to close comments on a Facebook post)
– Shifting to bicycling – reasons and consequences
– A buyer’s recounting of the process
– Hoodies followup

There are a few other things I’m debating including, and I strive to keep these notes efficient – no more and 5 topics and less than 1,000 or so words.

If you’re interested, I’d greatly appreciate your registering.

June’s Note – Coming This Week

in Charlottesville General Real Estate Shameless Self Promotion on June 2, 2013 June 3, 2013

This month’s note is going to be a fun one. I’m going to be talking about an ethical challenge I’ve been teasing for a few months (keyword: “hoodie”) , a brief update on what’s been happening in the Charlottesville real estate market, a “wish list” for GIS applications for real estate research, and a bit more insight into the results from last week’s post about what buyers look for in neighborhoods.

If you’re interested, I’m inviting you to subscribe to one email a month.

In Which I ask For your Vote (for Best of)

in Shameless Self Promotion on May 23, 2013 May 23, 2013

I don’t ask for much from the few of you who read this little real estate blog â€¦ but â€¦ if you have a few moments, I’d greatly appreciate your voting for me as “best real estate agent” in Charlottesville in the C-Ville Weekly “Best of” Primaries.

That is all, and thank you.

Jim’s May Monthly Note – Coming this Week

in Shameless Self Promotion on May 6, 2013 May 6, 2013

If you’re interested in reading what I never publish here, I’ll be publishing my monthly note this week; this note is a bit more personal as it’s to a deliberately limited audience. I write about real estate, ethics, insight I don’t publish here (or anywhere else).

I’m having a lot of fun writing this note, have received some of the most thoughtful replies I’ve ever received, and I’m truly grateful for the growth in readers every month. If you sign up today (or tomorrow) I’ll send you last month’s note.

April’s Monthly Note

in Shameless Self Promotion on April 1, 2013 April 2, 2013

I love writing this blog; I have for the past eight years. This year, I’ve started writing a monthly note, or essay, to a few of you. The first month, there were a few, the second month, a handful, I’m hoping April a few more of you will choose to subscribe. I try to keep these notes brief – usually about 1,000 words or so (no, it’s not an email with just a picture â€¦ but if it was just one picture, it’d probably be something from the Charlottesville flickr pool )

This month’s outline looks like I’ll be addressing a couple things –

– Evaluating the A-Team

– The impact one agent can have on the entire real estate industry

– A brief market update (summary: It’s weird and inconsistent)

– The value of emotional detachment in real estate (and some of the associated challenges)

– I’m going to pull one or more things out of my story file.

If you’re so inclined, I’d really appreciate your choosing to subscribe and read.

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