Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Okay, that's good

There are two thing certain about the weather in Atlanta:

1. No matter how the weather is right now it can be totally different in a couple of hours
2. You can never be certain about the weather

Either way you look at it the weather today is not to hot for golf but better to be inside helping someone get an FHA mortgage for their next home purchase


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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Cobb County Republican BBQ

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

My office is at the other end

Seriously - around the corner to th left then back to the right.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Toys! Clear 4G nationwide baby!

With my new position as Community Outreach Leader the southeast is my community and now I can go mobile at up to 4G speeds.

Could also be titled, "how to get a geek to smile" :))

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Old school business cards ...

I have these because the company pays for them and I truly appreciate it. If I can jus come up with another regulation about what to print on these I can turn it into a newsletter!

Do you use business cards? If so what is their purpose for you? If not why not and what do you do instead?

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Friday, May 21, 2010

Best Korean BBQ on Sandy Plains!

Tofu Village is one of our favorite treats!

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Thursday, May 20, 2010

@TarynP presenting at Social Media Breakfast Atlanta

Haven't joined us? 33 movers and shakers joined us today. http://SMBATL.icobb.com

@AtlantaWineGuy also presented to us and next month we will hear from @SmallBizTwit
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Taste of Marietta

Check my Twitter stream for food photos! http://twitter.com/thekencook and check Myra's Lifestyles later for the full story at http://myra.icobb.com
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Great lunch chat with @bnix about empowering the RE community

Kayson's Pub on Highway 92 in Woodstock, GA - very good Cuban (wrong bread right taste :)

Excited about 2010-2014!!! And beyond ...

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

reBlog from twitterbits.com: Twitterbits

I found this fascinating quote today:



If a Tweet falls in the woods and there is no one around to hear it does it make a sound? Worse than that if all of your social media dispensation is robotic tripe you’re gaining negative social equity. That means you’re turning into a black hole of value. (Plain English you’re become less than worthless.)twitterbits.com, Twitterbits, Apr 2010



You should read the whole article.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Theatre in the Square - new building downtown Marietta, GA

Located in what was originally a cotton warehouse near what were the main east west roads and north south roads as well as the railway between Atlant and Chattanooga "Theatre in the Square" is celebrating their 27th anniversary.

It is across the street from the "Gone With the Wind" museum and the "Kennesaw House" where Sherman spent his time as his troops rallied before their march through Atlanta and to the ocean.

Call me when you're in town and I will give you the local's tour. After all I've been here for fifty years!
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Guess what we are about to do?

Baby Jesus eggs!


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

AP Mobile News story - Convicted rapist on the run

30062:
http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_8545/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=L7YYucfi

Get news on the go with the Mobile News Network. Visit http://www.apnews.com to learn how to get it for your phone.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

I need 3 eyes - or not

http://retso2010kencook.tumblr.com

Sure, using new media for business and actually making it work is possible. It depends on your goals and technique how much you put into it.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Marietta Georgia snow in March?

It is rare to have snow in March in Atlanta but the biggest snow we have had here in my lifetim was March 15 back in the early 90s.

Today "they" promised it wouldn't stick on hard surfaces. My drive and sidewalk are covered as is the center lane of the street.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Yum! Poached Salmon con Pimiento Rojo

Just another reason to eat at home. Flash frozen Alaskan salmon filets from Walmart in Marietta / East Cobb for $3.50 per pound. That garnish is frsh mustard greens - crispy and spicy!


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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Home made salmon soup ... In Georgia!

Yes my Alaskan relatives. Thanks to progess in shipping (and you).

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Look, it's just a game okay?

I kid you not. First draw, first game. Don't say a word. Shhhh.


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Friday, January 29, 2010

Cold night, best friend, warm fire ...

It's cold and wet in Georgia but we are going to be warm and dry. At least for a couple of days worth of really good wood ;)


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Agents Helping Haiti - 6 Power Hour Realtor Charity Webinar to benefit Haiti


I've got a gift for you today.
It's important you open it now.
Don't wait till you get home or back to your office.

Open the lid of the box...

Agents Helping Haiti lead by Justin Zimmerman is hosting a FREE 6 Power Hour Realtor Charity Celebrity Webinar/Tele-A-Thon to benefit Haiti.

He's allowed me to invite you to this exclusive online Real Estate event.

http://agents-helping-haiti.org/donate.html


If you suffered last year from "bank account blues", "commission claustrophobia", or "short sale sickness"...

Your favorite speakers and leaders have volunteered twelve 30 minute lightening rounds of profit producing, secret telling, myth busting, and 2010 "power-isms" to rock your new year!

Be prepared to learn...

+How write a $10,000 blog post
+Risk v. Reward. Realtor Foreclosue Pitfalls
+Distressed Agents: Settling Your Own Debt
+65 Million in Sales... How to list 500 homes a Year
+6 Figure Referral Business using Strategic Partners!
+Social Media. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
and much more!

This FREE event will enrichen you AND also give you a chance to cure real suffering that's happening in Haiti right now.

I will be presenting live at 4:30 Eastern talking about RESPA laws and other ways to violate your clients and end up on the wrong side of success.

Bad news.

This is a ONE TIME event, which is not going to be repeated. So if you miss it, you've missed it for good!

Mark this down, so you don't feel sorry later.

What: Charity RE Webinar/tele-A-Thon
When: Thursday Jan 28th, 2010
Time: NOON EST till 6:00PM
Where: http://agents-helping-haiti.org/donate.html

This Webinar/Tele-A-Thon is FREE and all that is asked of you is to make a donation to the RedCross other non-profit.

Click this link to get the call-in details!
http://agents-helping-haiti.org/donate.html


Being a Realtor is about the protection of private rights and right now our friends in Haiti need all the protection from the perils they face...

Make a difference, large or small.

To Charity and Prosperity,

Join me,
Ken Cook

PS: All donations are made directly to the charities, 100% of what you give goes to the cause!

Reserve your spot now.
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5 piece living set

$200 Marietta

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Monday, January 25, 2010

FHA home loan changes

The Federal Housing Administration, the arm of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which insures mortgages on millions of home, recently adopted some changes and announced a smattering of proposed changes which have the potential of making it more difficult for struggling Americans to enter the housing market or make a change in housing.FHA home loans

Accounting demonstrates FHA loans to be in default or foreclosure 18% of the time when the standard is 14%. Numbers like these are massive compared to ...

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Green, orange and purple cauliflower ...

Dare we ask how those colors came to be?

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Negative impacts of new RESPA could hurt buyers

Experienced mortgage professionals have technology and experience to track rate trends.
Experienced mortgage professionals have technology and experience to track rate trends.
AP Photo/.Eugene Hoshiko

Every home owner or home buyer should be concerned about the interest rate on their mortgage. Even though the idea of floating the rate, a practice long used to anticipate lower interest rates, has been greatly hampered by the new Real Estate Settlement and Procedures (RESPA) "improvements" it is still possible for an experience mortgage professional to await a better rate.

Mortgage interest rates are locked when the mortgage officer asks for the lender to temporarily hold aside the amount of the loan for a specific number of days. You may have heard of ten day, thirty day or even forty-five day lock periods. Once the loan is locked there generally is little flexibility in adjusting that rate downward even if the overall rates change

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Big news for banks holding unfinished construction

Existing home sales have seen some increase but the sales of unfinished new homes just got a boost.
Existing home sales have seen some increase but the sales of unfinished new homes just got a boost.
AP Photo/Seth Perlman

Driving around virtually any area of greater Atlanta you will see homes sitting vacant and uncompleted. Many of these are homes which were foreclosed upon by the construction financing bank prior to being completed. When the lender was approached last year by the typical buyer the only hope they could offer them on such a purchase was a very high down payment loan with repair escrows. Even the banks who owned the properties were reluctant to lend on them even to the most qualified of buyers.

According to Kim Courtney, an FHA underwriter with AmericaHomeKey, Inc. and Marietta manager Jesse Kight, that particular lender can now make FHA insured 203k Streamlined loans to buyers wishing to purchase an unfinished property.

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Friday, January 1, 2010

Pecan pie

Everyone has their traditions and I love pecan pie. Myra is a wonderful baker and I carry around the proof.

Here's to wishing you all a prosperous New Year. Instead of making a resolution I encourage you to think of how you would like the world to look at the end of 2010 and let nothing deter you from doing all you can to effect the necessary change.

As for me it is to wrest Congress from socialist liberals and return America to the path of fairness, equality and opportunity.

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