Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 10. Jul, 2011
Buyers didn’t always have it so good in real estate. Prior to 1994, when real estate laws changed to help buyers as well as sellers, real estate agents worked solely for the sellers. Caveat emptor, latin for “let the buyer beware”, a principle in commerce: with [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 09. Jul, 2011
The statistics keep increasing, but currently approximately 90% of home buyers are searching online first and one of the main thing these buyers want to see is photos and the more the better. Home buyers are savvier these days and like to do a lot of research on their [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 13. Mar, 2011
I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to get an inspection when purchasing your home. I have had quite a few clients balk at the fact that they had to pay for an inspection. I stress over and over again that even if the deal doesn’t end [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Drinks & Dining, Night Life on 28. Nov, 2010
Normally I stick to writing about restaurants in Bloomington, however occasionally I come upon a fabulous find elsewhere that warrants mention. A was recently up in Indy for training & had a couple evenings to myself, which doesn’t happen that often…so, of course I had to take advantage of [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Drinks & Dining on 27. Oct, 2010
I have to say I have a new favorite restaurant in Bloomington…Turkuaz Café on 3rd St. across from Rachel’s. It is really amazing for many reasons, but the atmosphere, authentic flavorful food & excellent service are key.
You walk in the restaurant and instantly feel transported to the Mediterranean. There is Turkish [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Buying a Home on 10. Sep, 2010
Twice recently I had what I consider a friend, someone I would occasionally see or hang out with, tell me they thought about hiring me but they didn’t want to risk the friendship. In both cases, they said their working relationship had put a strain on their friendship and had made it awkward there [...]
Posted in About B-Town on 20. May, 2010
Now, not to make a bunch of Bloomingtonians mad…but my favorite Mexican restaurant is not in Bloomington, IN. It is in Brownstown, IN a far cry from Mexico, but WOW what a find. Growing up in CA, taking many family vacations all over Mexico and going to college in San Diego, spending a [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Art & Culture on 10. May, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I am so excited about His Holiness The Dalai Lama arriving this week in Bloomington, IN. How lucky are we? What a spiritual icon! I’ve wanted to see him for years and it has never worked out so I am just [...]
Posted in About B-Town on 10. May, 2010
After first moving to Southern Indiana, I decided I needed to know what attractions, sites, events, restaurants, cultural happenings, natural phenomena existed to explore in the area. I started researching various books, magazines & visitors bureaus along with inquiring amongst the locals about what to check out…”must do’s for a newcomer”.
These are [...]
Posted in About B-Town, Night Life on 25. Mar, 2010
Lakeview’s First Annual Spring Auction last year was a HUGE success! People were raving about it for months it was so much fun and for a such wonderful cause. The Auction last year boasted over 120 items to choose from, raffles, games, incredible food from 12 local restaurants [...]
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