tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/client 2024-05-13T10:09:43Z Movable Type 4.21-en 308 1 308 tag:www.danmelson.com,2024://4.5526 2024-01-01T15:00:00Z 2024-01-01T17:42:37Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ "Look, I have an assignment. Asto's splinter will get you home. If I'm not back, expect a wakeup at eighteen forty. You'll be expected to be at your console ready to learn by nineteen zero." "Thought you said the days... tag:www.danmelson.com,2022://4.5445 2022-08-15T14:00:00Z 2022-08-15T16:42:27Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Gifts of The Mother will be the follow-up to The Gates to Faerie. Copyright 2022 Dan Melson. All Rights Reserved ****** Zeb's companion was unearthly beautiful. No, he hadn't already found the woman of his dreams. He'd brought along his... tag:www.danmelson.com,2022://4.5438 2022-07-04T14:00:00Z 2022-07-04T15:13:09Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Julie's call was to her firm for both of us, which meant I could use mine to call RaDonna, but she didn't answer. I left a message about what had happened and what little I knew, asked her to apologize... tag:www.danmelson.com,2022://4.5426 2022-04-18T14:00:00Z 2022-04-18T12:36:15Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Julie's call was to her firm for both of us, which meant I could use mine to call RaDonna, but she didn't answer. I left a message about what had happened and what little I knew, asked her to apologize... tag:www.danmelson.com,2021://4.5396 2021-12-13T16:41:03Z 2021-12-13T16:51:12Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ It still lacked a couple minutes of ten when I arrived at my office, whistling tunelessly. RaDonna was nowhere in sight; I asked the receptionist - Dolores - to let her know I was in, and went back to check... tag:www.danmelson.com,2021://4.5385 2021-10-12T14:00:00Z 2021-10-13T12:55:02Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Before the kiss broke, I was roughly grabbed, shoved up against the car door, and handcuffed. "Mark Jackson, you are under arrest on suspicion of murder! You have the right to remain silent..." I'm sure you've heard it hundreds of... tag:www.danmelson.com,2020://4.5332 2020-09-08T14:27:36Z 2020-09-08T14:37:06Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The ideas for this character and another associated one have been in the back of my mind for a while. I thought I was going to do a viewpoint shift in my Work-in-Progress, but I've decided to do something different.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2017://4.5202 2018-01-01T00:27:01Z 2018-01-01T00:40:55Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Amazon Page Link We landed and the pilot popped the forward hatch. We thanked the pilot on the way out. Once on the tarmac, we accessed the base computer. As expected, now that our contract had expired the only... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4850 2009-09-18T20:30:00Z 2009-09-18T20:25:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The Best Loans Right NOW Based upon "average credit", not absolutely perfect credit. People who do have better credit get even better rates! Conforming Rates Thirty Year Fixed Rate Loans 4.875% 30 Year fixed rate loan, with one total point... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4755 2009-06-15T14:00:00Z 2009-06-15T14:00:14Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is "I'm Working With Someone Else, But Could You Just Help Me With..." talking about requests for free work from real estate agents. I'm perfectly happy to give general information to non-clients and... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4731 2009-06-14T17:00:00Z 2009-06-14T17:08:39Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Newly Written Articles Segmented Real Estate Markets And Taking Advantage of Them The current response to certain kinds of property is very different from that to other types. This discusses how to take advantage of it. The Sperm Donor... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4746 2009-06-09T14:00:00Z 2009-06-09T14:08:26Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is The Sperm Donor Theory of Buyer's Agents. The real estate industry is built around the listing of property. Okay, it's actually built around the care and feeding of real estate brokerages, but... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4710 2009-05-24T19:00:00Z 2009-05-24T19:25:31Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ I've been letting this slide for several weeks due to one thing or another, during which time I've done a few important new articles and republished quite a few important older ones. Therefore, I'm going to limit the review... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4705 2009-05-14T14:00:00Z 2009-05-14T13:51:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Buying Real Estate Isn't Simple. You can pretend it's simple, and hope you get outrageously lucky. Or you can prepare and do the work, and come out reliably enough better to more than... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4666 2009-04-21T14:00:00Z 2009-04-21T13:48:08Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ We were ready for a strong turn in the market, but the strength of what we've gotten in the last six weeks is amazing. It has been, if anything, worse that a few years ago. What caused it? People... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4643 2009-04-02T14:30:00Z 2009-04-02T14:23:31Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is How Agents Should Respond To An Appraisal Below Purchase Price. The appraisal is a significant client protection, and trying to manipulate the appraisal to make the transaction happen is not in a buyer's... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4611 2009-03-17T14:00:00Z 2009-03-17T14:03:20Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Loan Fall-Out And The Effects Upon Consumers. The days when loan officers are willing to lock loans with just a social and the identity of the property are ending, if not already over.... tag:www.danmelson.com,2009://4.4591 2009-03-03T15:00:00Z 2009-03-03T14:37:29Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Reminds me of this gold rush movie (one that I recommend watching if you have a chance) Okay, it's not quite like that, but correctly priced properties are flying into "Pending". It has to do with supply and demand. At... tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4476 2008-12-29T15:00:00Z 2008-12-29T14:50:39Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The new consumer article for today is Termite Work, Wood Destroying Pest Agreements, and Lender Requirements. If you know about work that needs to be done, concealing it from the buyer's lender is fraud. Lots of agents are putting their... tag:www.danmelson.com,2008://4.4470 2008-12-23T18:50:00Z 2008-12-23T19:07:18Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ I meant to post this yesterday, but I was busy all day with real estate clients and got caught. Unfortunately, rates have spiked a bit this morning The Best Loans Right NOW 4.75% 30 Year fixed rate loan, with only...