I want to start a publicaiton like For RENT or THE REAL ESTATE BOOK, or some type of home sales advertising booklet.

It made me smile becuase the person who advertised, even though a broker, is ready to do something which he probably might have laughed at during the housing boom.

we've got tickets to go to Oprah tomorrow, and I'm gonna wear the pants she's advertising....I'm gonna wear the blouse and bra that she advertises...yeap, thanx to Oprah, I'm my own woman".

I agree with everything Rich said, except the guns.The government is spending literally MILLIONS of dollars to advertise to the masses that they should be prepared with food, water, an emergency radio, etc.

I am working on building my database of sellers and investors. Before I buy database software, I wanted to see what the pro's are using. I was thinking about ACT! but wanted some opinions on other software out ther...

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You know, it might be a notice from the bank or it might be some sort of advertising scam (Homeowners Hope Hotline?

When listed in the MLS, what should I put for the advertised price?

If zoning change needed, city will have to advertise it and public opinion and comments by neighbors would com into play..... again, you could approach the neighbors up front and see if they would offer support, especially if it would be freeing up off-street parking for them....Just food for thought.... :-) 

I'm not familiar with the area too much, so forgive my ignorance, but 100K/unit seems higher than many buildings I've seen advertised, both on this site and others.