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Just The Way You Are — A Shout Out to My AR Peeps I've Come To Know!

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Just The Way You Are — A Shout Out to My AR Peeps I’ve Come To Know!

I still have never figured out exactly HOW I found Active Rain. It’s a website where I have another real estate blog that you may have found as well. If not, checkout RealtorThom on Active Rain!

I just know the two very significant dates.

Activated My Profile – August 18, 2007

My First Blog Post – August 25, 2007

You ask, “What do we, your readers, care about this place called Active Rain?” Well, it’s made me a better real estate broker by teaching me many of the things I use to day in marketing YOUR home or condominium For Sale, or tips I’ve learned when negotiating on your behalf to purchase your next home! It’s some pretty good stuff!

WOW! Since that time, I’ve come a long way baby! My blogs have gone from simple to complex and multi-part.

Pictures and graphs and links and kinks….

I’ve learned about everything from SEO to Animoto.

But above all else, the technology, the tips and heck ya even real life LEADS and CLOSINGS…..

My Midtown Mojo Blogging Inspiration

It’s the people I’ve met, and the friendships I’ve formed that have truly made Active Rain and awesome and wonderful place to spend the countless hours that I spend.

Many of you I’ve met in person, and many I have not.

If we met in person, that first meeting was like two old friends catching up after months, or years apart.

It felt like we knew each other already!

If we haven’t met in person, I look forward to that day when we too will share that same feeling.

I won’t mention names for fear I could miss someone.

You know who you are.

You know where you are.

And I Thank you….Just The Way You Are!

Winter Driving Tips

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Winter Driving Tips

Car on road in winter.

In the next week or so, many will take to the highways for the holidays. Off to visit family and friends, people will choose to drive so they can get all those holiday presents to their destination, along with the family. But driving during this time of year means taking extra steps in a majority of the U.S. states.

The American Automobile Association has some winter driving tips:

  • Pack your cell phone with your local AAA’s telephone number plus the number of people you are planning to visit, plus blankets, gloves, hats, food, water and any needed medication in your vehicle. Keep your cell phone connected to it’s car charger to keep it fully charged in case you no longer have power in your car!
  • If you become stuck, stay with your vehicle. It provides temporary shelter and makes it easier for rescuers to locate you. Don’t try to walk in a severe storm. It’s easy to lose sight of your vehicle in blowing snow and become lost.
  • Pack a cellular telephone with your local AAA’s telephone number, plus blankets, gloves, hats, food, water and any needed medication in your vehicle.

You can read more of their tips at AAA Exchange, Winter Driving Tips.

Also, during this time of year, things are hectic for everyone. Rushing to get shopping and holiday preparations done, holiday parties, and of course, the long distance trip we talked about above. Remember these other important tips:

  • Keep your eyes on the road. Dialing your phone, programming a GPS, etc all take away from your primary function when driving….paying attention to the road. Remember, texting and driving in Georgia is against the law!
  • Leave some space between you and the car in front of you. You might be paying attention, but maybe they are not. In fact, try to “look through the car in front of you” for what may be happening in front of them…like brake lights!

Thomas Ramon Realty wishes you and yours the safest of travels this holiday season. In fact, we will be on the road to New York City and will be keeping these winter driving tips in mind as we hit the road!

For The Love of A Dog

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August 8, 2016 —

I’m going through some old posts on my site. Ironically, this one was published by me this very month, only SIX years ago. Simply amazing how the story is still just as strong now as it was then.

For The Love of a Dog

If ONLY people could have this kind of unconditional love and respect for one another.

Makes me think of the person on the other end of the phone when you call a lender and they

deny your short sale or tell you your home is on it’s way to foreclosure…..

But more than that, it’s just about unconditional love….

Nero...a.k.a "PCP" and "King Pooh Head"
Nero…a.k.a “PCP” and “King Pooh Head”

 

We were given:

Two hands to hold.

To legs to walk.

Two eyes to see.

Two ears to listen.

But why only one heart?

Because the other was given to someone else.

For us to find.


Thom Abbott

Associate Broker, REALTOR(R)
905 Juniper Street, NE Suite 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770.713.1505 Direct
404.876.4901 Office

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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