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This entry was written by Jon and posted on October 28, 2006 at 7:42 pm and filed under Uncategorized.

It was a dark and stormy…morning.  My third day on the job managing a one bedroom condo, also my very first property management gig.  The owners moved out to Japan, and came to me asking about Property Management.  I told them I’d never done it before, but it’s just a one bedroom condo, how hard could it be?

I got the contract, and we set up the appropriate accounts.  They left for Japan, and I found a nice young recently married couple to rent the place.  So a small condo, in a professionally managed association, the place was rented, and I was on easy street.

So before the tenants moved in, I wanted to have the place professionally…

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Michael Jordan’s 56,000-square-foot Chicago mansion up for auction

By Dan Devine 17 hours ago Ball Don't Lie    .

I will give you three guesses whose house lies behind this gate. (Photo via Baird and Warner)

First, it was going to cost you $29 million. Then, it was $21 million. Now, if you want to buy the three-level, 56,000-square-foot compound in which Michael

Well, that's all you'll need to get started, at least. See, the palatial estate's headed for auction on Nov. 22, and a $250,000 deposit is required to bid, according to Lauren Schuker Blum of the Wall Street Journal:

The 7.39-acre property is in Highland Park, a suburb 30 minutes north of Chicago. The contemporary-style home has nine bedrooms and 19 bathrooms. According to [New York-based Concierge Auctions], it also has a three-bedroom…

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Sunday Real Estate Funny - Now THAT's Aluminum Siding!

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HOUSTON (AP) -- A child of the Great Depression, John Milkovisch didn't throw anything away — not even the empty cans of beer he enjoyed each afternoon with his wife.

So, in the early 1970s when aluminum siding on houses was all the rage, he lugged down the cans he had stored in his attic for years, painstakingly cut open and flattened each one and began to wallpaper his home. 

"The funny thing is that it wasn't ... to attract attention," said Ruben Guevara, head of restoration and preservation of the Beer Can House in Houston's Memorial Park area. "He said himself…

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Sunday Real Estate Funny - Online Listing Descriptions Gone Wild

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Want your online listing description to get more attention? Try something like this: "You are humbled, like what happens when we stare out to sea & feel small. ... Wait a minute! Is that a family room off the kitchen? Toss me a Pop-Tart Mom!!!!"

That eloquent — if not enigmatic — description is an example of the work of Washington, D.C., real estate agent Tom Faison. He says agents need to use online listing descriptions to sell an experience as well as a home. Faison said he prefers to use vague, confusing, and even ridiculous descriptions to make buyers curious about the listing, rather than simply list the home's features.

Dying for another one…

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Most Expensive U.S. Home List for Nearly $200 Million!

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By Erika Riggs

There’s Versace’s former home, priced at $100 million, Steven Cohen’s $115 million apartment and a Manhattan penthouse listed at $125 million. But none of them hold a candle to the 50 acres of waterfront in Greenwich, CT that recently hit the market at $190 million, becoming the most expensive listing in the U.S.

While the house is impressive —  public records measure it at 13,519 square feet with 12 bedrooms and 9 baths — it’s the spectacular land that pushes the price tag up to nearly $200 million. The home sits on 4,000 feet of coveted waterfront property on Long Island Sound, which doesn’t includes the additional access to two private islands in the Sound. The two parcels, one at 30 acres…

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Wonderful and bizarre but (mostly) useful home decor and designs

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The overall vibe at the Mineheart booth was very Miss Havisham -- opulent decay. The Palace Wallpaper Mural behind the sofa runs about $85 a square meter; the throw pillows are about $115 each.

1. Dark humor hasn't faded in the design world. Philip Watts showed a number of edgy designs for door handles and other architectural hardware, including the skull handle at right. Click ahead to see more from him. (Watts' entire website is also worth a visit.)
2. This dramatic 3-foot-long skull door handle retails for about $800. It's also available encrusted in Swarovski crystals at extra cost

This doozy of a davenport from Sentient. It's made of reclaimed American oak sheathed in Icelandic…

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David Hasselhoff Buys Bachelor Pad in Calabasas

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Source: IMDb

If the shoe fits, wear it. And for David Hasselhoff, if the house fits, buy it.

The actor and singer just dropped $1.95 million on a Mediterranean mansion in Calabasas, CA. With a pool, waterfall, spa and outdoor kitchen, the home has “Baywatch” heartthrob written all over it.

By contrast, Hasselhoff’s Encino home, which he sold in April for $3.549 million, was a stately colonial — not exactly what you’d expect for the red-shorts wearing, chest-hair showing lifeguard.

Now Hasselhoff can enjoy a slightly smaller home decked out with several celeb-worthy amenities including 6 updated bathrooms, a family room wet bar, and large master suite with a fireplace, balcony and walk-in closet.

The backyard is…

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Cool Secret Entrance Door Controlled by Remote [Video]

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We are used to hearing about secret passageways and hidden doors, but these concepts are usually not so frequent in real life. Which is why we were pleasantly surprised to find a true architecture portal in a movie posted on youtube a few days back. As you can see, the idea is not far-fetched and can be well implemented in the overall design of a house. And no, this won’t work by simply pushing the door aside and then pulling it after you exist the house. An interesting system was elaborated, which implies a Morning Industry Keypad and Remote Deadbolt. And there is one other small element that could give the secret away: a tap. Either way, the project is highly original, some might say even fun. Have a look at the video…

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Report: Alex Rodriguez Dumps His Custom Miami Estate for $30 Million

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Front exterior

Source: Baseball News Source

In 2010, Alex Rodriguez bought a parcel of prime oceanfront for $7.4 million.

He poured in $24 million to create his ultimate custom home — 18,000 square feet of modern, luxurious living space — that he ended up listing less than three years later.

Now Gossip Extra reports that the New York Yankee has sold his home for $30 million to a Palm Beach couple.

Originally it was rumored that Rodriguez was planning on building the home for he and actress Cameron Diaz, his girlfriend at the time. The two visited the building site, and gossip mags speculated the two were moving in together. But it wasn’t meant to be. The two split, and shortly after the home was…

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Real Estate Agents Gone Bad! (Stolen Women's Underwear/ Perscription Drugs/ $2.8 Million)

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From the Washington D.C. Real Estate agent caught on security camera stealing womens underwear out of homes, to the Florida agent robbing her clients of perscrption drugs and on up to the real estate agent accused of stealing over 2.8 million. Today we highlight stories of “Real Estate Agents Gone Bad”.

Luckily for you however, you have access to some of the best Agents and Brokers in the business. At the Cascade Team our motto is: “Simply Outrageous Service”! Give us a call today or click HERE to view our AGENTS PAGE and discover the difference for yourself!.... And now.... On to today's stories:

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1) Home surveillance video caught a real estate agent stealing women’s clothing from a home for sale,…

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