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		<title>Your lack of organization and systems is hurting you. What are you going to do about it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not really a real estate post. It is not really a post about homes in Tacoma Washington either. So what is this post doing here? Glad you asked. Everyone needs systems and organization. Without systems and organization life becomes much more complicated and stressful. Stress is our enemy and we need to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 5th Birthday Bloodhound Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite blogs turned five today! Bloodhound Blog is a thought provoking, cutting edge real estate blog. Hosted by Bloodhound Realty in Phoenix BHB is one of the best sources for anyone who is either looking to buy or looking to sell a home. That statement is true if your a professional Realtor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resistance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 14:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems like my good intentions to post here are not nearly as good as I intend! &#160; I found a book the other week that I downloaded for free and read in less than a hour. It is called Do The Work and it is written by Steven Pressfield. Another real estate blogger who writes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victorian Open Houses this weekend. Do you want to see some cool homes? Come to Port Townsend.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday March 19th. The  Port Townsend Realtors ®  will have a open house tour of homes of historical significance open from 11am to 3pm.  This is part of the weekends Victorian Heritage Days.  There will also be walking and bus tours of Historic Port Townsend. In addition to historic homes being held open there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anderson Island Washington Zero Down Homes are Possible!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you tired? Tired of the commute, neighbors dogs barking, tired of being bombarded with so much static that you do not know what end is up any more? Have you thought about dropping out and getting away from it all? I know good luck with that. Yet, in Pierce County that&#8217;s right Pierce County [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Government Getting Out of the Home Mortgage Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration released today (2/11/11) a framework to reduce and eventually remove Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae from the mortgage guarantee business. From The Wall Street Journal : The steps, outlined in a &#8220;white paper,&#8221; are likely to mean higher borrowing costs and more-limited access to home loans for consumers. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did my 120 days of prospecting go? Glad you asked!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be completely frank the experiment of prospecting 6 hours a day for 120+ days was a failure if all you look at was the raw statistics of did I prospect six hours a day? NO I did not. I DID however have a major shift in mindset. What came out of the experiment was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I List My Tacoma Area Home Now? Or Should I Wait Until Spring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was having a conversation the other day with a potential home seller. The question that the seller asked about selling their home now or waiting until spring to put it on the market was an interesting one. First off in our current market you have to be a motivated seller to put your property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Cold Here in Tacoma. Living In An Older Home? Keep The Pipes Warm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I write this the thermostat is a balmy 23 degrees. It&#8217;s almost shorts weather! If you are living in an older &#8220;classic&#8221; home you need to be aware that you have a bit of extra maintenance to do this time of year. If you&#8217;ve just purchased a classic home or are thinking about buying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Echo&#8230;.Echo&#8230;. Wow, it&#8217;s quiet in here</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 05:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The holidays were a blur and I have neglected blogging. It&#8217;s the start of a new year and like all good people I am making a list of habits to either start or change. One of my goals is to blog 180 times during the year of 2011. This counts as one! Only 179 more [...]]]></description>
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