Wow, 2011 flew by and was a fantastic year personally. I appreciate how fortunate I was to have met and helped so many interesting people either buy or sell a home here in the greater Durham, Chapel Hill area in North Carolina where I live and work. You kept me incredibly busy and I'm certainly thankful.
2012 is shaping up to be another phenomenal year. In the past week alone I got one of my investor clients under contract on a foreclosure property they wanted, met with three new buyer clients and am looking forward to working with them. I've got several new listings I'll be bringing onto the market in the next few months and all and all I'm expecting another great year. I have finally gotten myself a personal assistant to do some of the back office/Internet chores that occasionally limit my time. I'm hoping to find even more time to spend with my friend and clients. It also seems likely there's going to be some major changes this year at my company The Home Team. While changes can sometimes be disruptive, I'm looking for to the challenge and believe it's going to benefit my clients and myself in the not to distant future. I'll write more about what's going on in the coming month.
Had client/friends over last night for our annual New Years Eve dinner party. Had a great time and have attached the menu for those of you who are interested. NYE Menu 2011 In my former career I was an executive chef, and these dinner give me a chance to enjoy myself in the kitchen and serve as a form of artistic release. I only wish I could find the time to do more of them.
I'm presently reading That Used to be US by Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum and am recommending it to anyone interested in how we could see the country change for the better.
I've grabbed a couple of meals at the new NanaTaco since it's opened and while not necessarily authentic Mexican cuisine, I've got to say it's impressed the heck out of me and is another “must eat” restaurant here in Durham. Simple in concept, well executed, delicious and inexpensive. I'm personally recommending the Chile Relleno, and either the house smoked duck tacos or the grilled vegetable tacos, all are outstanding. They haven't gotten a website up yet that I can find so the link is to Nana's main website, I'm sure they'll have a link up soon enough. Based on the two times I've been there, word is already out about how good it is. Located in between Nana's and The Q-Shack on University you'll want to check it out.
As always if you've got any questions about real estate in general, or what's going on specifically in the market here in Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Pittsboro etc don't hesitate to leave me a message or shoot me an email. I'd be happy to hear from you.
I wish everyone reading this a healthy, happy, and exciting 2012.
Larry
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