Choosing a Real Estate agent to help you sell your home involves a bit more than just calling a Realtor and signing a contract with them. There are many factors and aspects about selling a home, the amount of time on the job is only one and should not necessarily be the deciding factor.
Bear in mind that some listing agents will place your listing on the MLS and then just wait for the phone to ring from the agent who has a possible buyer and not do anything else but that.
How many properties has you agent sold? Was he/she the sellers agent, or the buyers agent? How many properties were sold at, or near, the asking price when agent acted as sellers agent? That is an important question. Some agents will prompt you to reduce the price substantially when negotiating with the buyer. That can mean you lose a lot of money, but it is a quick sale and fast commissions for the agent.
Not everyone is good at negotiating or asking for things.In a transaction involving a large sum of money such as your house, would you not have an agent that have the skill and know how to negotiate the best deal for you?
Besides listing your property on the MLS, what are other marketing plans? Advertisements? Open houses? What?
What is the availability of your agent? Will you, and potential buyers, have to wait hours, or over the weekend to get a response? Will she respond in the evening? Some agents take Sundays off, some are off in the evenings to spend time with their family. Make sure this is clear and agreeable to you.
What is the personality of this potential agent? Is she optimistic, upbeat, solution oriented? Or is she pessimistic about your property, about the market in general, unmotivated to have open houses or to otherwise show initiative?
Take some care and thought before selecting someone that you will be forced to work with for many months. Take your time, interview several agents. Ask around for referrals. Make sure you get the best agent for you and your deal.
In this article I am going to show you a chord progression that is probably the most ‘Jammed To’ progressions and is a ‘must know’ for ALL guitarists. It’s called the 12 Bar Blues and is the building block for all blues music.
Here it is in its basic form, in the key of A.
OK, let’s take a look
Counting 4 beats to the bar as in 1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4 etc etc Play 4 bars of the chord A, then 2 bars of D, back to A for 2 bars then one bar of E, one bar of D a bar of A and finally a bar of E to finish off the sequence making 12 bars in total.
Simply keep repeating the sequence and get you friends to jam along with you in the key of A. It’ll sound great trust me! If you listen closely to a blues number you will probably be able to pick it out as it is a very popular sequence.
I do hope you are enjoying these free mini guitar lessons and as I have said before dont worry if some of this stuff doesn’t make too much sense because in my full audio video program everything will become crystal clear very quickly indeed and will follow a secret structured method that will transform you into a killer guitar player.
Let’s now have a look at another variation of this classic sequence, so sticking with the same theme we’ll move on.
To start off we’ll use the key of A (major) as an example. It uses the 7th chords which sound really cool in this context.
It goes like this: I A I D I A I A7 I D I D I A I A I E7 I D7 I A7 I E7 I
I A I = 1 bar of A (major) – I D I = 1 bar of D (major) etc
The A7 chord is constructed and played like so: the 6th string is not played, the 5th string is played open, the 4th string is played on the 2nd fret, the 3rd string played open, the 2nd string played on the 2nd fret and finally the 1st string is played open.
Next is the D7 chord – we do not use the 5th and 6th strings, the 4th string is played open and play the 3rd string on the 2nd fret. Play the 2nd string on the 1st fret and to finish off ply the 1st string on the 2nd fret.
Here’s E7 – 6th string is open, play 5th string on the 2nd fret, 4th string open, play 3rd string 1st fret and 2nd and the 1st string are played open.
You’ll really enjoy this… It’s a great chord sequence to jam to and allows you to endlessly practise your soloing over.
Moving on from this is a nice little trick to make your 12 bar blues even more bluesy…
So again we will take the key of A and substitute the D chord and E chord for a D9 (D9th) and E9 (E9th). The D9th chord shape is played like this:
The 6th string is not used, the 5th string is played on the 5th fret (second finger) the 4th string is played on the 4th fret (first finger) and strings 3,2 and 1 are all played at the 5th fret using your 3rd finger.
The E9 chord is simply played by sliding the chord shape up two frets. The 12 bar blues sequence is then played like this:-
lAlAlAlAlD9lD9lAlAlE9lD9lAlE9l
Use the 9th chord shape to create a real bluesy sequence.
Have fun.
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About Mike Jones The Author: Mike has been teaching and playing guitar as a professional for over two decades over this time he has created a very special tutoring professionalgram bringing the beginner through to accomplished guitar player in the shortest possible time. To find out more about these amazing techniques why not visit his website: Learn Guitar Fast
Anyone who has ever decorated with rugs or carpeting knows what a chore rug shampooing can be. The machines for rent in home stores or even grocery stores do a very poor job mainly because all they do is spread dirty soapy water around the surface without removing any of the suds. Do this a few times, and your rugs are on the way to ruin. All too frequently if we choose to try the service of a professional carpet cleaning company we are disappointed as well. The real solution is a carpet steam cleaner.
Steam cleaners are really nothing new. We have steamers for furniture, steamers for clothes, and even for interior and exterior walls. Almost everything can be steamed but it’s always wise to do a small patch test first. The heat can actually take out color if not applied correctly. However, steam really does its best work on carpeting or heavy furniture.
For major stains of all kinds including blood, ink or even grease, steam cleaning is the best choice. When steam is forced through fibers, and mixed with a mild acidic cleaning solution, the combination helps to lift dirt and remove it completely. The steam will melt the dirt and makes it easier to brush away.
The commercial machines available for rent are not from the steam cleaner variety. These machines only mix soap with room temperature that is squeezed through brushes and spread over the rugs. Unfortunately, all these machines do is move dirty soapy water from one place to another without removing it from the carpeting. After a few of these shampoos, the carpet fibers are severely damaged by the buildup of soap and dirt.
Steam cleaners are a worthy investment for anyone who has a carpet or even a room size covered by rug. A good one will be about $300. Make sure it has the ability to remove the dirty water – don’t buy a low end machine that only produces steam but doesn’t have the ability to remove it. There’s no sense steaming the dirt, loosening it, and then leaving it where it was. Styles vary but the top quality models come with large reservoirs to hold enough water to clean an average 10′ x 12′ room. They also have smaller reservoirs to hold a mild acidic soap solution to help loosen the dirt. Once the machine is turned on, the water is quickly heated to a steamy vapor and mixed appropriately with the soap solution as it is released onto the fibers.
The best steam cleaner designs have water reservoirs large enough to handle an entire room of average size. These machines are so effective that you’ll see the difference right away, even in high traffic areas. In areas such as children’s rooms or dining areas you might need to clean the rug more than once, but don’t worry about fiber damage – the water will be removed before it can damage anything.
High end machines make cleaning up a breeze. No one wants to spend extra time cleaning a machine after spending hours cleaning the floors. These machines have snap out parts that can be either being rinsed under water or even put into the dishwasher. Even most brush mechanisms can be popped off, rinsed out, and placed into the dishwasher.
Keep in mind that these machines are pretty noisy, so plan accordingly.
About the Author:
Ted Johnson is one of the owners for a small professional cleaning company. With his 20 years experience in cleaning industry, he has created the best steam cleaner reviews blog to help consumers to buy the best steam cleaner. You will not find no ordinary floor steam cleaner reviews in his blog except the best.
“Pinch harmonic is a typical guitar scream. It is often played by the guitar players to rip into the solo and to play one or more notes that simply scream and sound awesome. The rules remain the same but this time all the action depends on how you pick the string.
While playing the pinch harmonic guitar player not only picks note as normal, but also lets his thumb brush up against the note precisely after he picks it. The thumb is arranging the node of the “harmonic” and forcing the strings to oscillate with the desired harmonic series. If you crank the gain and treble up, after employing the technique in proper way, you will always find a screaming harmonic of some kind.
As with other harmonics you require to fine tune the exact position you are utilizing to hit the melodic point, and you can even switch between different harmonic types in between tones. Since Pinch Harmonics are executed near the bridge, we are choosing from the higher harmonics, so we acquire high notes. Some higher harmonics also include disharmonious components, adding to the scream. A lot of the possibilities are here within a small space – we get more because the guitar is artificially sensitive to the higher order harmonics as be having upped the gain a lot.
Tap Harmonic
A “Tap Harmonic” is simply like an “Artificial Harmonic”; the difference between them is that the “tap harmonic” practices a single action- to do a tap, instead of separately touching and plucking the string. For this you require to tap the string softly so that it very briefly hits the fret underneath it and remove your finger very speedily. The tap sets the string in vibration and at the same time creates the node in the correct place – so naturally you need to tap the string at the right point essential to set up the “harmonic” you wish.
Whammy Bar Harmonics
Ultimately, the “Whammy Bar Harmonic” is akin to the “tap harmonic”, the only difference is that while playing “tap harmonic” you select very high order harmonics, and there is no fret beneath the exact point you need to strike, therefore, you require to practice a whipping action to set the string vibrating and deaden it in the accurate spot to set up the desirable node. That is why; “whammy harmonics” are about the most challenging “harmonic” technique. A good point to do this is on the G string between the 2nd and 3rd frets – depending on the right position you whip. In this way, you can get 3 or 4 different harmonic series. Simply remember that before you whip, push your whammy bar down, and after the tap release it and add a few vibrato – with this technique you can find some crazy screams.
About the Author:
E Walker is the founder of Planet of Rock Music Studios and contributes regularly to many guitar publications. Find out how Guitar Backing Tracks will improve your guitar playing. Planet of Rock also provides CustomBacking Tracks Recordings.
There are 50 countries in Europe ” so you cannot visit all of them on a trip to Europe (unless you have several months). Instead you should focus your energy on a few large cities. In the following you can read about 4 cities in 4 countries, which have unique sights, food and/or nightlife.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amsterdam is probably the most liberal minded city in the world. Here you can legally buy both sex and hashish. In the Red Light District you find windows with women in all sizes from around the world. And in the so-called coffeeshops you can legally buy hash.
But Amsterdam is much more than that. You can also see great art by Van Gogh and Rembrandt. Or visit the Anne Frank House ” known from the Anne Frank’s Diary.
Barcelona, Spain. Okay, the capital of Spain is Madrid. But who cares ” the place to go is Barcelona. Here you can find everything for a great city break: fine food, great sights and a superb nightlife. Sport fans should also visit the home ground of the famous FC Barcelona, Camp Nou.
The most amazing sight in the city is Sagrada Famlia ” the unfinished cathedral constructed by Antoni Gaud. Other places not to miss are the pedestrian street La Rambla, the harbor area and Barceloneta with the great tapas and seafood.
Budapest, Hungary. Budapest is separated in two parts by Danube (made famous by Johann Strauss). On the left side is the hilly Buda-part and on the left bank is the flat Pest-area. Most of the sights are located on the Castle Hill in Buda and the central part of Pest.
Sights not to bed missed are the National Gallery and the Royal Palace. On Margaret Island there are great parks to relax and wander. For shopping you should go to the Vci Street or the largest shopping centre in Central Europe, Westend City Center.
Prague, the Czech Republic. If you need a cheap vacation, Prague could be the place to go. Even though the prices have gone up since the Cold War, you can still find cheap accommodation and eating in Prague.
The city has many great sights. A good place to start is Star Mesto, which is the old part of the city. Here you can see the impressive Astronomical Clock. From there you can follow the Charles Bridge over the Vltava River ” remember to look at the paintings and souvenir. On the other side you find the Prague Castle ” known as the biggest ancient castle in the world. Other great sights are the Jewish Museum, the Kafka Museum and the historical Jewish ghetto Josefov.
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