Nancy Lohman's Real Estate Blog, Toledo Ohio Real Estate

FEELING WIRED?

Feel on edge? Not sure what to expect next? Nerves frayed? Feeling overwhelmed by today's complex world situation? How is it that some people are calm, fearless, and content, while others are frightful, worried, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future?

In the 1950's there were only three models of Chevrolet, about four dry cereals, two or three types of soap, etc. Mom went grocery shopping weekly. There were no shopping malls, computers, cell phones, portable CD players (or CD's), 401(k)s, Internet, or co-ed dorms. Life was simple and calm - and revolved around the family. Technology didn't dominate daily life.

Today, our choices have expanded exponentially. There are hundreds of vehicle models, 50 different cereals on the shelf, software for every occasion, hundreds of cable channels, and millions of pages on the World Wide Web. Think that might clog your thinking just a little? Want to get back to simplicity, peace, and security?

Try a few of the following suggestions. Begin limiting your choices. Spend less than you earn. Limit trips to the store. Spend the evening at home - with your family - with the television OFF. Go directly home after work. Identify your principles - and live them. Count your blessings daily by entering them in a journal. Read. Treat yourself to a hot bath.

Think of your life as an extension cord with too many appliances plugged-in. Each vies for the limited energy you have available until a short-circuit or fire occurs. Start unplugging all those peripherals now, and you'll notice your life-light begin to shine.

THIS IS IT!!   866-419-2010  PUT IT IN YOUR CELL PHONE, TOLEDO OHIO HOMES FOR SALE.

• If you are out their driving around and looking at homes. 
• call 866-419-2010, easy to remember.
• push in the address number and the # sign
• you will get a detailed recording with current price
• must be listed in Toledo MLS or Monroe MI MLS
• We may call you to see if we can help get you more info, we will enter your name in our system
• after that CALL AWAY,  we will not keep calling you
• COOL 

The 8,000 first time home buyer tax credit has been extended and their is now a credit for buyers who have owned their current home 5 years or more. 

Search of the MLS in the Toledo area.

GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

Remember when you were a teenager leaving the house on a date? Your parents' last words as you went out the door were, "We'll leave the light on for you". Think about that. So what if they did or didn't leave the light on? Their words were really more of a verbal hug. They cared about you - wanted you to know it - and applied the hug with kind words.

With Thanksgiving in just a few days, why not take the time to "leave the light on" for someone who may not get many hugs? There's still time, and it's easy.

First, learn who needs hugs. Check with your local fire, police, or sheriff's department. Ask whether they know of three or four families or individuals who could use a hug. Ask also whether they would consider delivering your hugs at the appropriate time. Two groups stand out as needy - the elderly and families with small children. Of course, we're talking about individuals who are experiencing difficult circumstances in their lives, be they physical or financial.

Next, consider what type of hugs you have to offer. Perhaps you might prepare three or four Thanksgiving turkeys with all the trimmings. Live in the country where people heat their homes with a wood stove? Deliver firewood. Live in a cold climate? Add some warm socks or a sweater to your dinner box. It's really not that difficult to come up with ideas that would make a difference to your chosen recipients. If you aren't able to provide "things," consider visiting with some nursing home residents. Brighten their day by listening for a while.

It goes without saying that our country is truly blessed. Although practically invisible to most of us, however, there are some individuals who are being challenged. They need a hug, and we can brighten their lives by way of simple gestures. Make a family project out of it - involve your kids. Do it anonymously. Afterwards, when you get home, we'll leave the light on for you!

START SOWING!

You say to yourself, "I think I'll go shopping," - and you do. You say, "I think I'll buy that new CD," - and you do. You say, "I think I'll put it on my credit card," - and you do.

James Allen lived from 1864 until 1912. As was popular in the early 1900's, he wrote a series of short essays known as pamphlets. The best known, "As A Man Thinketh," was his most famous work. In it, he provided timeless inspiration on the value of thought as it motivates us to action.

In his pamphlet, Allen states that, "All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts." Speaking of mankind, he continues with, "They themselves are makers of themselves." Thought precedes all action; thus, he reasons that by controlling our thoughts, we also control our destiny.

Notice in the first paragraph above that the "I think" part always seems to lead to the action of "doing." Rarely do we hop in the car, drive aimlessly around, accidentally arrive at a music store, plunk down our credit card, and then say to ourself, "I think I'll go shopping."

If we are the sole controller of our thoughts, it stands to reason that we can also control our actions - and our outcomes in life. Our mind and our thoughts are the seedbed of our futures. What a novel thought. Plant some great thoughts in your mind. Do it today!

THIS IS IT!!   866-419-2010  PUT IT IN YOUR CELL PHONE, TOLEDO OHIO HOMES FOR SALE.

If you are out their driving around and looking at homes, this is the phone number to remember 866-419-2010.

All you have to do is put in the house number and press the # sign.  You will get a DETAILED recorded message of any house that is listed in the greater metropolitian Toledo area. 

The 8,000 first time home buyer tax credit has been extended and their is now a credit for buyers who have owned their current home 5 years or more.

Click here to learn more. 

Or if you would like to do a search of the MLS in the Toledo area click here.

The Lohman Team RE/MAX would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your next home. We pride ourselves in the ability to market well on the internet and get the most exposure for your home for sale.

We also have 4 agents on our team that are dedicated to finding you the best home and for the best price. We serve the greater Toledo area; including Sylvania, Holland, Perrysburg, Maumee, and Monclova.

 Check out our website at   NancyLohman.com    or   HomesAroundToledo.com  

 Call us anytime.

Nancy Lohman 419-360-4735     Bob Lohman 419-360-443

Nancy Stemmle 419-867-3898   Bert Spangenthal 419-346-1458

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED!

Think there's any "moral crisis" going on in our country right now? What about in our city? Our schools? Our neighborhood? Where did it come from, and why are we facing these challenges?

We are a country - city - neighborhood - blessed with peace and prosperity. Our daily choices range from which SUV we will drive, to where we will dine next, to how we will redecorate our home this year. Our concerns include our child's upcoming soccer match, whether or not to refinance the house, making "Salesperson of the Year," and taking more time for golf or tennis.

With all the choices complemented by our affluence, we have also become compliant, accepting, and politically correct. We strive to please everyone, avoid "rocking the boat," and prefer the status quo. It's so much easier that way, isn't it?

In doing so, however, we may also abdicate responsibility for teaching our children the value of principle-centered living. What principles should we be teaching - and practicing? Why not adopt and teach the value of courage, diligence, faithfulness, generosity, cleanliness, honesty, encouragement, frugality, humility, industry, justice, moderation, order, resolution, silence, honesty, sincerity, temperance, and tranquility?

Imagine how the world around us would change if we taught and participated in more of these time-honored values. Remember that our country IS our cities, our neighborhoods, and our homes. What begins at the grass roots level - literally in our own backyards - can be spread throughout the world. Abandon neutrality and you can change the world!

The Lohman Team RE/MAX would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your next home. We pride ourselves in the ability to market well on the internet and get the most exposure for your home for sale.

We also have 4 agents on our team that are dedicated to finding you the best home and for the best price. We serve the greater Toledo area; including Sylvania, Holland, Perrysburg, Maumee, and Monclova.

 Check out our website at   NancyLohman.com    or   HomesAroundToledo.com  

 Call us anytime.

Nancy Lohman 419-360-4735     Bob Lohman 419-360-443

Nancy Stemmle 419-867-3898   Bert Spangenthal 419-346-1458

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

INVENTOR OR INNOVATOR?

The light bulb was invented. So was the phonograph . . . and the transistor . . . and the microwave oven. Inventions are typically the creation of a "thing." Innovations are more likely to be a change in thinking or acting - born of an idea, fathered by a vision.

D.A. Henderson innovated in 1966 when he devised a strategy to surround and contain Smallpox outbreaks. Killing 2 million people in 1967, Smallpox was wiped out by 1977. Cartoonist and caricaturist Edward Sorel spent a year in bed at age 9 with pneumonia. "All I could do to entertain myself was draw," he once said. "By the time I got well, I was an artist."

One little boy cum visionary "was afraid of everything," according to his mother. He would run to his mother's bed when tree branches scratched against his house. Filming crashes of his Lionel trains and exploding cherries jubilee for special effects, he began a career of storytelling that has influenced each of us. With Jaws, Schindler's List, E.T., and many other films to his credit, Steven Spielberg relates, "I don't have enough time to tell all the stories I want to tell."

What stories do you want to tell? What are your visions for humankind? What difference can you make today . . . next week . . . in your lifetime? We are all innovators. Some of us tell limited stories, affecting only our immediate circle of friends and family. Others tell the larger stories - having the vision to overcome disease, achieve world peace, or save the environment. Whatever your story - tell it today

The Lohman Team RE/MAX would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your next home. We pride ourselves in the ability to market well on the internet and get the most exposure for your home for sale.

We also have 4 agents on our team that are dedicated to finding you the best home and for the best price. We serve the greater Toledo area; including Sylvania, Holland, Perrysburg, Maumee, and Monclova.

 Check out our website at   NancyLohman.com    or   HomesAroundToledo.com  

 Call us anytime.

Nancy Lohman 419-360-4735     Bob Lohman 419-360-443

Nancy Stemmle 419-867-3898   Bert Spangenthal 419-346-1458

Watch what happens to beautiful Waterville, Ohio.

Waterville, Ohiois a wonderful community south of Toledo, Ohio along the Maumee river.  At the present time US24 goes directly through the downtown of Waterville.  Large semi-trucks have been making their way, stopping the starting at several crossing lights. 

Waterville has some terrific history which is as interesting as Perrysburg and Maumee.  There are wonderful parks along the Maumee River. The Anthony Wayne public school system is one of the best in the area.

It has all the wonderful qualities of a sleepy historic bedroom community with the quaint shops and restaurants.  All of this, in my opinion has been hampered by the US24 roaring through with semi trucks at all hours of the night. 

I have been a Realtor in the greater Toledo area for 14 years. I have a team of 4 at ReMax Preferred Associates.  It is my opinion that the US24 bypass projectis going to do amazing things for Waterville!

Many articles have been written about the bypass, but the real story in these economic times is what it is going to do to property values, character and ambiance in Waterville.

The US24 project is now working its way between Waterville and Whitehouse.  Of course there are going to be some stories about the people that have homes near this project.  That part is very unfortunate. 

The moment the US24 highway is open there will be an immediate change.  I am very excited for the residents of Waterville.  Get ready because Waterville is going to BLOSSOM.

What do you think about this project? and what it means to the residents of Waterville? 

Nancy Lohman

The Lohman Team - ReMax Preferred Associates

419-360-4735   www.NancyLohman.com   

WHERE DO YOU INVEST?

Several business books suggest three ways to become financially independent. It is said that these three methods of building wealth create "multiple streams of income" - a never-ending financial source that continues to grow. So - what are the three "magic beans" that, when planted, yield wealth?

They are: 1) investing in real estate, 2) investing in the stock market, and 3) running your own business. To achieve excellence in any of the three, you must have extensive knowledge, be willing to take risks, and have a passion for achievement.

First comes knowledge. Who do you think might have the best grasp on the ins and outs of real estate - a doctor or someone in the real estate business? An understanding of contracts, real estate law, pricing and values, marketing, financing and math would all be vital, wouldn't they?

Risk-taking does not come easily for most of us. Unless we put our money at risk, however, we cannot expect a favorable return. If you don't believe that, just take a look at what your checking or savings account is paying right now!

Finally, we must have a passion for achievement. That means a burning desire, not a lukewarm, milquetoast attitude. Anything less will leave us in the dust of others who display that desire.

Wealth, a.k.a. financial independence, does not arrive on our doorstep in the form of a visit from Publishers Clearinghouse. Nor does the lottery or an inheritance often pay us a visit. We are able to achieve wealth only by choice. It comes slowly at first, and then builds to a crescendo beyond our wildest imaginings.

It's the "at first" that will govern the final result. So, then, it's your choice - real estate, stocks, your own business, or all three!

The Lohman Team RE/MAX would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your next home. We pride ourselves in the ability to market well on the internet and get the most exposure for your home for sale.

We also have 4 agents on our team that are dedicated to finding you the best home and for the best price. We serve the greater Toledo area; including Sylvania, Holland, Perrysburg, Maumee, and Monclova.

 Check out our website at   NancyLohman.com    or   HomesAroundToledo.com  

 Call us anytime.

Nancy Lohman 419-360-4735     Bob Lohman 419-360-443

Nancy Stemmle 419-867-3898   Bert Spangenthal 419-346-1458

LEARNING TO FLY!

In the 1930's and 1940's, there were numerous women's magazines. Ladies' Home Journal and Good Housekeeping were two of them. They showed women in the role of the day - housekeeping. They suggested the number of times per week the home should be dusted, scrubbed, organized, and otherwise kept spotless. They suggested ways to look good when the "man of the house" arrived home from a tough day at the office. In short, those magazines and their publishers set up an impossible regimen of expectations for their readers.

Many of us know women who have spent much of their lives trying to live up to the model housewife role prescribed by those magazines. The trouble is, many of them have (or had) dreams of their own, like wanting to write, or to travel, or to participate in the freedoms only men then enjoyed.

Today, any of us can achieve our dreams. All too often, however, we are still denied our destiny by the expectations set by others. We are bombarded by radio, TV, CD, DVD, and WWW messages that insist we follow their example, their guidelines, or their models. We allow our dreams to wither and die - waiting in line for their turn to blossom - never receiving the water of encouragement needed to grow and bloom.

What about your dreams? Need some encouragement to help you "think outside the box?" Begin by spending time with others who have already achieved their dreams. Leave your nay-sayer acquaintances behind. Read inspiring biographies. Pick up a copy of "Think & Grow Rich" or "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." If you haven't yet learned to "fly," pick up "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" or "Illusions" by Richard Bach.

As Jonathan says in the book, "Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already know, and you'll see the way to fly!"

The Lohman Team RE/MAX would love to help you with the purchase or sale of your next home. We pride ourselves in the ability to market well on the internet and get the most exposure for your home for sale.

We also have 4 agents on our team that are dedicated to finding you the best home and for the best price. We serve the greater Toledo area; including Sylvania, Holland, Perrysburg, Maumee, and Monclova.

 Check out our website at   NancyLohman.com    or   HomesAroundToledo.com  

 Call us anytime.

Nancy Lohman 419-360-4735     Bob Lohman 419-360-443

Nancy Stemmle 419-867-3898   Bert Spangenthal 419-346-1458