Nothing.... Just Bikin Clay

Nothing....

Nothing to say...
Nothing to do...
Nothing to think....



nothing...
nothing happens...
nothing was happened.....
nothing will be happen...


nothing....
nothing... nothing... nothing....
nothing... nothing... nothing...
nothing... nothing... nothing...
nothing... nothing... nothing...



so, wha are you doing? why do you read it again..???

hehehe...

beberapa minggu lalu, Aul iseng gak sengaja lihat tepung2 gitu, di atas kulkas.
 Kata Ibu sih, udah gak bisa dipake lagi.... makanya dikeluain...
trus bliau nyuruh Aul yang buang...

Aha...!!!
kepala yang gede ini tiba2 dapat ide bagus...
dari pada dibuang, mending tu tepung dipake buat main....
haha... sayang aja kalo dibuang.... sekarang semua mahal...
hehehe....

trus, Aul teringat sama artikel yang ada di makalah Bobo, juga buku yang pernah Aul baca di Gramedia...
yaitu tentang...
CLAY...

tau dong clay..??
yups... tu semacam semen khusus yang bisa dibentuk jadi berbagai barang / hiasan....
tapi ada juga clay yang dibuat dari tepung....
mo tau  gak gimana...??
nih:
1. tapung dicampur lem kayu ( tau dong..?? yang warnanya putih itu lo...") secukupnya, sampe agak kenyal kayak tanah liat..
2. remas, plintir dan acak2 terus adonan tu, sampai lemnya benar2 rata..
3. pisahkan menjadi beberapa bagian. masing-masing beri warna berbeda-beda.
4. bentuk claynya sesuai selera. mo bikin patung kucing, bunga, beruang, bebek, pohon dan sebagainya.
5. jangan menyerah kalo hasilnya jelek. ulangi terus, sampai hasilnya benar2 halus dan bagus.
6. kalo rasanya udah mantap, tinggal di taruh di lemari sampai dia kering. boleh juga dijemur di bawah matahari, tapi beberapa pewarna bisa pudar kena cahayanya.
7. kalo udah keras, taruh deh, dimana aja kamu suka. gampang khan..??

sumber gambar: google

sumber gambar: google

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How does "Days on Market" relate to "Percentage of Selling Price to Asking Price"?

My Buyer, who is seeking an investment property of under $300,000, asked me an interesting question while we were looking at properties together this morning, which I'll get to in a minute. From our previous outings she's narrowed down her choices to five (and will narrow it further before making an offer on one of them).

Her top five (in no particular order), have been on the market for 10, 48,82, 114 and 375 days respectively. The one on the market for 10 days has had no price reductions, while the one on the market for 375 days has been reduced three different times and is currently at 85% of its original asking price.

Her question as she is mulling over her Purchase Offers: To what degree does "Days on Market" relate to "Percentage of Asking Price to Selling Price"?

In our market, residential, 1-4 family homes the current quarterly median List/Sell ratio 94,9%, just 1.3 points off last year's; and the Days on Market is currently 122, up 12 days from last year. Without applying for a grant to do the research myself, has anyone out there recently quantified the data in a market similar to ours?

In researching this, a couple of articles come to light, but nothing substantive:
http://www.move.com/home-finance/real-estate/sellers/setting-price-for-selling-home.aspx
http://www.trulia.com/voices/Market_Conditions/What_percentage_less_than_the_asking_price_are_hou-5126
www.city-data.com/forum/charleston-area/176479-asking-price-vs-sale-price-mt.html

This was not the subject I expected to open with, but in a small city that has arguably the highest percentage of PhDs relative to the general population, my client, her husband (and my husband) just three of them) , it can be the way people think.

In the end, I believe she'll pick the properties that "work" best for her lifestyle, location, the amount of time she foresees having to devote to the properties and the value each represents, and can potentially return.

But is IS undeniably an intriguing question. So any and all input will be appreciated! In the meantime, Catch Cande next time, right here.

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Welcome to Ithaca-Home: Sensible, Straightforward Attitudes about Real Estate

First, a short explanation for my silence to date. In the short decade since I started buying, selling and renting properties, and reading everything I could get my hands on about the subject, I've made forays into writing and publishing. But in truth, I was hesitant because I felt others were far more articulate than I on the subject.

I finally realize it's what you have to say, not necessarily how you say it, that really matters. So I'm coming out to share facts, opinions, advice, values, ideas, statistics, information and links to others out there whose opinions and ideas I value (or once in a while, whose opinions and ideas I believe are completely off the mark!).

In the interest of full disclosure, I should say that I am a Licensed New York State Real Estate Salesperson, a Landlord & Property Manager, a Property Owner, an intermittant Tenant, a Real Estate Investor, a Student of the Subject of Real Estate and partner in the FREE Real Estate Website, www.STRUTYOURHUT.com where Sellers, Landlords and Agents can do much more than merely List their properties... (but that's a subject for another day!).

So stick with me. you can "Catch Cande" right here.

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