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How to Get a Human

It's so frustrating to make a phone call and find yourself in Automated Hell. None of their choices of "departments" sound like the one you want, and you can't go backwards so you have to go back and or call in again and start through the choices all over again. Sorry, no last option of Speak to the Operator. The worst automated phone system I ever experienced was the US Department of Immigration - it's a wonder any non-citizen would want to come to this country after dealing with that (and we have problems when English is our native language).

I read about a web site that seems very useful, though I haven't tried many of the numbers. It's called

www.GetHuman.com

The site lets you search by company and get instructions on how to reach a human - i.e., which buttons to push or not push. 

New real estate terms
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There have been many posts about abbreviations Why we shouldn't use them in ads or in posts Definitions of terms If we don't know what a wbfp or eik or siso is, how do we expect customers to? I'd also like to compile new terms that I see… more
Ask not what the broker pays you; ask what YOU pay the broker.
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Jon Washburn posted a broker/agent query and Cheryl Johnson posted a followup Here's yet another folllowup: To me the commission split has never been about what the broker pays the agent, it's been about what the agent pays the broker… more
Big problem coming: No original mortgage note? Perhaps no foreclosure.
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As mortgage loans went from local banks to securitized "securities", determining the actual owner of an individual mortgage has become more difficult. Worse, as the mortgage loan passed from owner to owner, ultimately to bundling huge… more
Who's tracking you? Set your security to ask you before it sets any…
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Just to see what's happening, change your settings to deny any cookies - i. e., to ask you each time a site wants to set a cookie. You'll be amazed at how many cookies are set. Even some of the widgets that are on the side of blog posts set… more
Ooze and Schmooze - St Petersburg Florida Restaurant Scene
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Ooze and Schmooze is a new restaurant planned for 400 Beach in downtown St Petersburg. Combining the instant success of Parkshore Grille, a block away, and the renown of Ooze's owner Sir Robert Irvine of the Food Network this seemed destined… more
Broadwater Waterfront Homes - St Petersburg Florida - Market Update 2…
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Broadwater Waterfront Homes, St Petersburg, Florida Broadwater is a wonderful neighborhood of mostly waterfront homes, located in southwest St Petersburg. West of I-275 it is bounded on the south by the main channel leading into Maximo Marina, and… more
Parkshore Plaza Condos - Downtown St. Petersburg - Market Update 2-17…
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Parkshore Plaza on Beach Drive in downtown St Petersburg is a luxury condo completed in 2006 with 97 units and 29 stories. On the ground floor is Parkshore Grille, with indoor and outdoor dining, as well as various shops. Currently there are 16… more
The NOOD races in St Petersburg, Florida
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When you talk about this to someone, eyebrows raise, and sometimes men will leer just a bit - they're thinking NUDE sailboat races instead of NOOD (National Offshore One-Design) sailboat races. Three days of NOOD regattas are taking place in St… more
The Luxury Diva speaks
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Laurie Moore-Moore has begun a series of videologs. Her first one talks about Sharing - the same concept of "Everything I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten" applied to luxury real estate. Luxury Diva: Sharing After you've… more