Rogers, AR

I had a rough time with deer eating my roses this past year. I've ordered a "deer-proof" garden from Jackson and Perkins - one that is "gardening by the numbers" and specifically for sun exposure and deer repellent. Has anyone out there tried this type of gardening in N.W. Arkansas?

The soil where I live, (near Beaver Lake) is full of rock and clay, so digging presents a challenge. I normally use an "Arkansas pick" to break up the rock enough to put some topsoil in.

Aside from the J&P preplanned garden, I will be putting in wave petunias at my curbside flower beds, and red salvia for trimming some beds in the yard. The deer do not bother these. My mums from last year are already showing a lot of green at their bases, so come the end of this month, I will cut off the dead stems and let the mums start showing through!

Here is a weblink to one of my listings in Bella Vista: http://www.tourfactory.com/471088

I'm going to be hosting a Realtor's open house at the house in Bella Vista on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 11:30 to 1:30. Anyone in the area, please feel free to stop by. The house is located on Marionet Circle in Bella Vista, close to the Commonwealth/Granshire intersection.

Isn't that what we all do on Pay day?... I never get tired of getting a paycheck from a title company. I've never looked and said naah give it to me next week.

Outside of my goals, paychecks are part of drives me to continue this business! Yes I love helping my clients out (just as today i helped my clients sell their house so they could now buy a farm they have been wanting), knowing i just earned a paycheck helps me know i have done my JOB very well. It's when i am not getting checks that i know I need to change something or I'm gonna have to learn a new script that sounds a little like "Would you like fries with your burger?"

This is going to be a great 2009! I will have Happy clients this year and so will you!

OH, where to begin? Either because of the cold weather or something in the water, January was a pretty good month for posts on EXITrealestate540.com. There were the usual smattering of gems, quality content, and an uninspired post or two. January saw some major changes as a new president was sworn in, we watched the recession deepen, and home prices gave us some pleasant surprises. Check out the best posts of Jan. 2009.

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I hosted the Carnival of Real Estate in January, so if you haven’t already, check out all the great posts from around the country at EXIT Real Estate 540 Presents CoRE #126 “Change” where I thought a goofy butterfly based change theme was appropriate for the week. Congratulations to all the winners! Now check out some of the other posts that I actually wrote in the month of January.

Entertaining, yet informative:

White Elephants Tough to Sell in Northwest Arkansas This post shed some light on how many high-end homes are for sale in Northwest Arkansas and how long they have been on the market. It kind of made you feel like you knew something others didn’t.

Why Subscribing to My Blog will Help You Lose 5 Pounds is a poignant look at how a good local real estate blogger is worth his (or her) weight in gold…All joking aside, I point out some great things about local content that will keep you from wasting your time on the ‘big’ real estate sites and see what’s really going on in your neighborhood.

Curious Facts to Celebrate the 56th Presidential Inauguration was another entertaining, yet informative post that had little if anything to do with real estate. Sometimes you just have to branch out.

5 Proactive Steps to Take When Your Home Won’t Sell speaks to our market and how sellers that are having difficulty can still get our of their current home in one piece.

Just Entertaining, but with a lesson:

26 Things that will Make you Move When you Least Expect It was a big hit (for me anyway) on reddit and stumbleupon. It had that perfect mix of entertainment, wit, and pointless banter that made it interesting. I’ll probably do a top 100 list one day.

Snoozeville, but super-duper informative:

Northwest Arkansas Housing Market Report for 2008 where I use my actual formal education in finance to make some sense of last year’s crazy market. It’s definitely worth the read if you have cup of coffee in hand.

I do hope you enjoyed January. It looks like EXITrealestate540.com is picking up some steam going into 2009 so be on the lookout for ever more informative, more in-depth, more real estatey posts mixed in with some flavorful morsels to keep the boredom at bay.

Please give me a call at (479)586-1525, email me through my contact page, or connect with me on twitter or one of the other social networks I use. I’m always looking for interesting and up-to-date content to bring my readers so if you have some development news, a great story, or you just want me to give a shout out to some event you’re organizing….let me know.

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Best Posts for the Month of January ‘09

Rogers Mayor Womack has declared Saturday February 7th a city-wide clean-up and “help your neighbor” day. Any civic groups or other volunteers that would be willing to help clean up brush and start the process to recovery are invited to participate. You are welcome to contact me for details on the clean-up effort. Let’s all pitch in and get Rogers and Northwest Arkansas back to their natural beauty.

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February 7th has been Declared a Clean-Up Day in Rogers After Last Week’s Ice Storm

Every year we gather around the TV to watch one team face off against another in an epic battle of strength and strategy. Some cheer, some sneer! Eat all the wings you can fit into your belly, drink all the pop you can muster down your throat. Be happy, and most of all be safe - cause this world needs their REALTORS!

Have fun tonight and GO CARDS!!