Back in October I joined a group of Cyclists called the "Snow Plowers". It was a group sponsored by Gregg from Deerfield Cyclery. For the 1st 6 or 7 weeks we were able to bike ride from Old School Forest preserve up to Independence Grove a distance of about 13 miles. It was great fun.
Then the snow came and bike riding on the trails became impossible. This winter had so much cold and ice that I couldn't even take my horse " Kitty" out on the trails for fear of hitting an icy patch and breaking one of her legs.
Sunday, the Snow Plowers decided to hike instead of bike. What fun. We hiked around the Lake at the Old School Forest Preserve off of St Mary's road. We hiked for 4 miles through the snow and were hot and steamy when we got back to enjoy our hot chocholate.
Being able to get out and enjoy the out of doors even in the cold of winter makes living in Riverwoods a treat.
Check out our website to see some of the great houses that are for sale.
Sherry Kaplan
Riverwoods has received the title of Tree City USA and the people of Riverwoods want to keep it that way.
This past Wednesday evening I attended a meeting at the Riverwoods Village Hall (a log cabin in the woods) where the new Riverwoods reforestation program was presented. The Village of Riverwoods will give matching funds for removal of invasive plants like buckthorn and garlic mustard as well as matching funds for young trees and seedlings to be planted when the invasives are removed.
To arborists and plant experts spoke about the type of trees that are native to our area. The Village Forester, Chuck Stewart also explained the program and will be on call one morning every other week to answer any tree related questions from Riverwoods residents and will also walk a resident's property for a cost of $50 with the Village paying the additional $50 fee.
I truly believe that no other community in the country is this proactive in maintaining the unique character of the woodlands.
To see more about Riverwoods check out the video on our website, www.Sherryandbill.com, which will give you a tour of the community.
Once again the entire Village of Riverwoods worked to create the biggest and best Halloween Party ever. This year almost 1000 people turned out for the festivities. The fact that it was the Saturday before Halloween and the weather was beautiful really helped. As the Mayor's wife, I was in charge of the party and people actually called and asked if they could help. This was the nineth year the Village Hall has been covered with spiders, ghosts and witches. Our sponsors bear almost the entire cost of the party and provide free hot dogs, pizza, cider, candy and smores which are prepared around the bonfire.
The only expense to the Village is the horse drawn haywagon. Bob Gand of The Village Music Store in Deerfield rides the haywagon and sings and plays the banjo. Jodygigglejam played the guitar and sang songs for the little ones. It was a real happening. The pumpkins, goblins and ghosts devoured 38 large pizzas and 400 hot dogs in addition to the candy and popcorn. Obviously a good time was had by all.
Life in Riverwoods is full of fun for all the young and young at heart.
Hope you can join us next year in Riverwoods.
Sherry and Bill Kaplan
In these difficult times it's more important than ever to say thank you to our past and present clients. Over 50 of our past and present clients attended. We told them that we are revising our business plan and are getting new clients largely by referral from past and present clients and asked them if they overheard friends or family talking about buying or selling real estate to tell them about us and ask if we might call them. Then we asked them to give us a call with the person's name and number.
Everyone who attended said they had a great time. We had chicken, brots, pasta, sausages and peppers, ice cream cakes, blueberry pie and all kinds of yummy treats. We even had a bouncy castle for the children. It was great fun and we will do it again next year.
Sincerely,
Sherry H. Kaplan, SFR
Coldwell Banker Deerfield
I recently returned from Las Vegas, NV where I attended ProAct, 6 days of classes that will enable me to get my Certified Real Estate Specialist (CRS) designation. The classes were from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. each day. It was a grueling but extremely rewarding learning opportunity.
The class I found the most beneficial was the class I was most worried about, "Financing and Tax Advantages For Agents and Their Clients", taught by Dale Carlton. I told him the first day of the class that I had to take off my shoes to count to 20 and asked if I would fail. By the end of the 2 days I was using a financial calculator and calculating mortgage rates, interest rates and unpaid balances on mortgages.
One of the most valuable things I learned was the 90 day rule that if you pay cash for a property in order to be able to deduct the interest on a subsequent mortgage, the new mortgage must take affect within 90 days of the purchase.
I also learned a good deal about capital improvements and got capital improvement work sheets that I plan on sharing with my clients.
I couldn't believe it when I got my grade and found I had gotten 96% in the class. Wow! what a relief.
I also took a referral and sales course which were both excellent. I hope to get many out of state referrals as a result of my attendance at these 6 days of classes.
I guess there are many ways to win in Las Vegas and learning new ways to help your clients is one of them.
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