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HOW IS YOUR BUSINESS PLAN COMING? DELIVERING KEN'S RIVER BEND AND CARROLWOOD VIEW...

03-27-09
Ken Tracy Realtor Naperville Illinois Real Estate
Ken Tracy Realtor Naperville Illinois Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Naperville, IL
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How is your business plan coming?

Do you have one?

I did. Ken's 6 month business plan. It was simple, yet it kept me on track. Focused. I completed "the plan" about a month ago.

I have yet to put a new one together...

I am still working hard. Open houses. Delivering newsletters. Blogging. Showings. Listings...

Yet I don't feel quite as confident because I am no longer "on plan".

Hopefully succesful, but who really knows?

So how is your business plan coming?

Do you have one?

If you don't, why don't you try making a ONE MONTH PLAN...

Keep it real simple. The more details you add, the harder it is to follow...

Commit to doing something positive, put it down on paper, and give it a month.

You will feel good...

If you had a plan, perhaps you have fallen behind or fallen off?

That is OK too...

It is VERY easy to fall off your plan. But it's just as easy to get back on it...

Remember, keep it simple...

I will have my new plan written soon. I will share it online.

In the meantime, I am just going to keep on delivering my newsletters...

Ken

A Realtor you can trust.

Keller Williams

Ken's Carrolwood View

Keller WilliamsKen's River Bend View

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Green Trails, Lisle Illinois

03-26-09
Joe Malvarapu
Joe Malvarapu: Real Estate Agent in Chicago, IL
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View Real Estate Listings in Green Trails, Lisle IL

If you are considering a move to Green Trails in Lisle, Illinois, there are 27 real estate listings (as of 03/26/09), ranging in price from $249,900 to $849,000. Visit Lisle real estate site and view all real estate listings in Lisle, Illinois including homes for sale in Green Trails. Lisle Illinois Real Estate offers single family homes, townhomes and condominiums for home buyers at various price points.

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Four Lakes, Lisle Illinois

03-24-09
Joe Malvarapu
Joe Malvarapu: Real Estate Agent in Chicago, IL
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View Real Estate Listings in Four Lakes, Lisle

As of 03/24/09, there are 60 homes for sale in Four Lakes subdivision in Lisle, ranging in price from $75,000 to $219,000. Visit Lisle real estate site and view all real estate listings in Lisle, Illinois including Lisle foreclosures, short sales and bank owned real estate listings.

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TAKING PICTURES IN THE SNOW...

01-11-09
Ken Tracy Realtor Naperville Illinois Real Estate
Ken Tracy Realtor Naperville Illinois Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Naperville, IL
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I was hoping for a cold and sunny day.

What I got was a snowstorm...

It was Saturday morning. I was taking pictures for my new listing, 1116 Longwood Drive, Lisle.

It was snowing heavily. The skies were dark.

Although it wasn't what I planned on, it was fun taking pictures in the snow...

Ken

A Realtor you can trust.

1116 Longwood in the Snow

-I thought it was neat how the snowflakes came out. They look like stars.

1116 Longwood in the Snow

-The sidewalks and steps had yet to be shoveled. I was wearing clogs. Not very smart.

-The courtyard looks neat in the snow. It was pretty dark out for 11 AM.

Back of 1116 Longwood

-The pictures came out faily nice. Here is the back of the house.

River Bend

-Look at the snowflakes!

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Remembering My Favorite Country Store: The Book Nook in Lisle IL

12-23-08
Debbie DiFonzo - Lebanon, Marshfield, Buffalo Missouri Real Estate
Debbie DiFonzo - Lebanon, Marshfield, Buffalo Missouri Real Estate: Real Estate Brokerage in Lebanon, MO
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Growing up in the 1970's and 80's, outside of Chicago, I have vivid memories of our local, "country stores."

  • I remember the butcher shop, where I'd be handed a pretzel rod, if I wanted it or not.
  • I remember the store in downtown Naperville, IL where we'd shop for blue jeans - that's all they carried, stacked ceiling high - and just down the street, the shoe store for my new Buster Browns each school year.
  • I remember going into the hobby shop on Main Street in Lisle IL and the flower shop just a few doors down.
  • I remember the bakery and Reidy's Hardware store. The Coffee Cup was an all time favorite and the Bowling Alley a popular hang out.


Most of all, I remember the Book Nook. I can still see the shop, nestled near the bank and flower shop in Lisle, IL. A red awning proudly announced the name of the store, and the door was inset, shielding you from rain and snow.

Book Store
Walk in the door, to your left, on an old wooden bench you'd find every newspaper you could imagine - The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Washington Post. On your right, they carried rows and rows of magazines; beyond the magazines, racks of greeting cards, penny candy, cigarettes, cigars, ice cream and lottery tickets. The real wood floors always looked old, a strange observation I remember as a kid.

I remember the smell. The sweet smell of tobacco and the pungent odor of ink.

The Book Nook is still in Lisle, IL - in this same spot, and with the same wooden floors, I've been told.

I don't remember a Wal-Mart until the mid to late 1980's. I can vaguely picture the store in my mind; no particular smells come to mind, and I can't tell you were they kept the ice cream.

One day, I hope to recreate the memories of the Book Nook - that is my dream - to own my own book store.

Do you have country store memories? If so, feel free to post a link to your story in the comments below - I'd love to read about the memories that were made.

Lisle IL

 

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