Blog Posts Across Adirondack

Country Wide is Back in the News... And this time they have not come out to deny that they are in serious hot water as it seems to be their customary policy. This time it appears to be 100% true. If you haven't read, the CW Giant has just written down more losses it seems that they have found themselves in a siutation in where they owe more debt than they do in value of performing assets! What's worse is that a few of the portfolios of assets that they are counting toward their perfor… Continue

From what I hear they are struggling...Not so much for some of my marketing partners but I have been reading articles and blog posts from all around the country lately that have been citing numbers suggesting that sales are down as low as 40% to 50% from the same time last year. The Adirondacks from the very tip near Plattsburgh, NY to The glens falls and Lake George, NY seem to be doing just fine when you compare our output and level of performance with much of the rest of the country. I can n… Continue

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Zolve.com is a real estate referral social community. It is Brand New and was put together by Active Rainer Brian Wilson. It really is a great community and platform to generate mass referrals. What it needs in this area are more people like you and I. I am already a member but if any one you would like an invite please let me know.

Something that I must mention on this forum is that I am in love with the Adirondacks. I have been in this area my entire life. I w…

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I recieved a great referral yesterday. It is for a purchase in Lake Placid. During our first conversation yesterday I asked him "who was the Realtor that sent you". He was not sure because his wife had been dealing with the Realtor (I'll find out today who it is when I speak to him again). He did say that he thinks it was someone from Adirondack Country Homes or Adirondack Country Realty. Well, I'm not sure yet, but if it was any of you I just want to say thank you very much. I appreciate ref…

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I Have a very good recipe that I would like to share with you all. It is very simple and tasty. I make homemade beef stroganoff. Here it is, I hope you like it;

Ok, what you need;

• 1 LB of fresh cut mushrooms
• 2 LBS ground beef
• 2 5 ounce cans of evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 cup flour
• black pepper (optional)
• 1 LB. Egg noodles

Brown the beef. In a seperate skillet slowly heat the mushrooms on low heat i…

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My name is Christopher Ohlsen. I am a mortgage Advisor at Lake City Mortgage in Plattsburgh, NY. I cover all of NYS, RI, and MA. Plattsburgh is my home town and I am very happy to be here. I left for a few years to get my career started, at the time there really did not seem to be much meaningful employment for me in the area. I went out and got some valuable experience.

I began my career at a company called First Guarantee Mortgage. I enjoyed working in this industry ve…

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Folks, found this recipe from Mrs. Helen LeVien, an Adirondacker, who lived her life in the Adirondack Park in Elizabethtown, NY - Essex County Government seat. Looks delicious and I'm going to try tonight:

Supreme Potato-Onion Bake

8 med. potatoes, 2 lg. sweet onions, 1/2 c. water, 2 tb. chicken boullion granules, 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese, 2 c. sour cream, 3/4 c. bread crumbs, 2 tb. melted butter.

Cook potatoe, cool and slice to 1/4" thick. Se…

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