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The weekend of July 8, 9, 10, 11 marks the 38th Annual Iola, WI Old Car Show and Swap Meet.

Teaming with thousands of cars–from the early 1900′s through the 1990′s this car show offers something for everyone.

Calling the festivities the “Midwest’s greatest old car show and swap meet” truly is an understatement and must be seen to be believed.

I haven’t been back for years, but my dad and at least one of his brothers head over there every year. Mom is always concerned with any “bright” ideas he may come back with… And the definition of “bright” obviously changes depending on if you talk to my dad or my mom…

The gates open each day at 6:00 am and you can peruse the grounds until 6:00 pm.

Tickets are $8 per day or $15 for the entire weekend. Bringing your children? Any child 10 or under gets in for free.

For more information please check out the Iola Car Show website.

Will you have to trust your GPS to get you there? The grounds address is 130 Jenson Drive, Iola WI 54945.

Planning for the future? The upcoming dates for future Iola Car Shows are:

• 2011: July 7-10
• 2012: July 12-15
• 2013: July 11-14
• 2014: July 10-13

And do you want more information? Click here to see the official Iola Car Show program. Better yet, head on over to the official website.

Many will use this Memorial Holiday weekend to spend time with family away from ‘everyday’ life. Away from the J.O.B.*, away from friends and as far away as possible from stress.

This is a chance to reconnect. To recharge. To rivive.

For many of us this weekend signifies the transition from Spring to Summer and the new season brings a new emphasis…a new beginning.

Before, or after (as long as it’s before Tuesday) you relax on the beach, or the deck, or the golf course read Seth Godin’s plan for getting off to a great start in Summer 2010. It’s less than 100 words…So it’ll take 15 seconds. But it’ll stick with you for much, much longer.

If you enjoyed Seth’s perspective on things you’ll also enjoy Chris Johnson talking, or I guess writing, about INTENSITY. It’s a very good read, a little longer, but worth it.

Also, are you on Twitter? I would suggest you follow Chris. Very meaningful and entertaining tweets. I’m on Twitter too, if you like that sort of thing.

*What does J.O.B. stand for? Just Over Broke…

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Happy April Fools! I spent a little time yesterday trying to come up with ideas for a post befitting April Fools Day. GoRapids did theirs. Google has theirs.

Obviously I’d need to choose a topic. But I also had to ask myself how the post would be interpreted by you. And not all of you, obviously. But some.

So I’ve decided to do something in a more round-a-bout fashion. Hopefully this goes better than the first time someone goes through the roundabout by the DOT building…

I thought I’d write an ‘I notice’ post today. Somewhat tongue in cheek, but with also a hint of truth. Think The Onion and less Associated Press…

Starting at the beginning–

My observation is that many people feel that Realtors view real estate like this great utopia. Where it’s always sunny and a “great time to buy or sell.” Am I right? Now I know there are many Realtors who believe this. And if you’ve had to listen to them throughout the past couple years, my sincerest apologies.

But I’ve tried to remain pragmatic and honest in my view of our real estate market. I’ve tried to write with few of my opinions but instead with more facts, trends and data. I hope you’ve noticed…

And because people view Realtors as living in their own little world people will listen to anyone else about the subject of real estate, and believe what they say. All the while discounting anything and everything a Realtor says. True?

But would you take legal advice from your plumber? Or medical advice from your babysitter? But real estate advice from your neighbor makes sense?

Now to the real reason for this article. And I hope you find it mildly amusing…

I’ve been thinking a lot about an article written by Channel3000.com a couple weeks ago about the state of real estate in the Madison area. One of First Weber’s agents, Suzy Favor-Hamilton,

Side note–yes that Suzy Favor-Hamilton from the Olympics and Stevens Point…and FYI my step-daughter was lucky enough to be able to listen to her speak about her journey this past winter and yes she enjoyed it tremendously. Okay, we’re back…

was quoted about how she’s noticed an upswing in the Madison real estate market. With new listings receiving offers sooner than in the past couple years. Buyers finding more homes with accepted offers. Stuff like that.

But then in the comments, you know, where the ‘experts’ can finally be heard… One person calls her a liar and says that she’s not a real estate expert AND then proceeds to tell everyone that real estate will finally hit rock bottom in 2018.

Completely dismissing a person who has their nose to the proverbial real estate grind stone AND then proceeding to call them-self an expert by proclaiming that 2018 is when we’ll hit rock bottom.

They didn’t mention if it would be at the beginning or the end of the year though. It would have been nice if they could have been more specific…

In the end, a Realtor can only work with someone who’s decided to buy or sell a home. A banker can only loan money to a person who qualifies for a loan under the new stricter regulations. A buyer can only purchase a home they want to make an offer on, or use a loan that they choose to be acceptable.

What’s your take? Do you find it easier to believe what ‘others’ are saying about real estate? What’s the process you’d go through to figure out fact from fiction?

An opportunity to see the Mike McCarthy Show on  Tuesday October 6th. You know, the day after the Packers play Brett Favre in Minneapolis…

This exciting show features Packer Head Coach Mike McCarthy and sideline reporter Jessie Garcia, along with a very special Green Bay Packer player (to be announced later). 

Also included will be dinner at Prime Quarter Steakhouse after the show.
 
This limited to the first 20 people!  Please call the Heart of Wisconsin today at 715.423.1830 to reserve your spot!
 
Total cost is $100.00. This includes your bus ride (leaving from Heart of Wisconsin at 1:00 pm), dinner and show tickets!

I’m thinking it would be pretty cool to hear Nick Barnett talk about what it’s like hitting Brett Favre. Plus, I hope Brett still won’t be able to win in the Dome…