Roots2RealEstate

This Valentine’s day I received something extra sweet. 

I decided that it had been long enough since my husband and I moved into our Ponderosa pad, that it was time to connect heart to heart with my neighbors. 

I’ve been watching (and walking my neighborhood; PS: down 18 pounds! To those who are my past readers & RSS Feed fans), all year long.  Out on my adventures, I’ve contemplated the work it takes into maintaining a happy home.  I decided I wanted to show my appreciation this past Valentines day to my neighbors as I delivered handmade chocolate tools to those folks who have made the neighborhood a better place to live.   

As I see it, these neighbors all deserve a job well done for helping me out.  I’m thankful and appreciative by their efforts of upgrading their exterior and property.  Their upgrades helped me retain a better value for my property. Their purchases really do say a lot about a neighborhood.  Any great agent will illustrate many key factors to look for when shopping neighborhoods.  Looking at what the “Jones are doing” i.e. the neighbors, is one of them.  

I also now know from being a homeowner for 5 years, it’s not easy to be a homeowner and have to make some big and sometimes quick decisions.  That maintenance and  care are just one of the many elements that goes into being a property owner.  It’s a lot of work to pay for, choose, and go through such remodeling efforts.  So I wanted to let these folks who have taken a step to improve their properties a big sweet thank-you.

There was no strings attached, no call me note.  Just real thoughtful appreciation.  And to all those folks who did get my note, I appreciate the invite in and showing me around at your home’s interior upgrades too.  These days not everyone takes the time to get to know the neighbors.  I’m glad I did, that was the biggest reward I could ask for.

In my search for the truth to find out if it was true or not that a cancelled postcard with today’s once in a blue moon date stamped on it is a collector’s item.  I find my fellow bloggers with some more interesting data that’s worth channeling. 

Pam’s research embarks that’s there is more to this day than just marriage proposals and babies.

 http://www.pamwinterbauer.net/blogs/pam_winterbauer/archive/2008/02/19/trivia-fun-facts-about-leap-year.aspx

Also, this author found a math calculation error and explains how to fix this connundrum about Leap Year on Microsoft’s Open cal program.  By determining the date in which leap year occurs, and no it’s not every four years - read on! Just another tid bit of knowledge I was unaware of that the Internet was so kind to share.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214019

Hey, but I never did find out about the post office collector’s piece - anybody know the answer.  O’well, I’m off to mail out my campaign to my sphere of influence anyway.