72 - Friday. November 20. 1998 - North Shore News

Experis’ fie, but the public grows wise

From pase 5S

honest, unpreyudiced and useful intormatian ~~ has been forgotten er wnored

Mv area of expertise and interest ty real estate, Inthe last tew months Phase attended numerous such tree events and way shocked to bear outright hes, mivrepresentations and fraudulent claims put torth by these “experts.” One such “expert” had ne under standing about real estate whatsoever, The speaker was a person EP had known in the sales training business -~ that is what he did ter a living —-vet there was hy picture in the paper and him on stage under the guise of being a real estate investment expert.

He knew as much about real estate asf know abour quantum physics -- nothing. Yet here was a room full of people, listening to his caretully scripted pitch on how to invest in real estate and build a tinancially secure future. Unbeli Even more disturbing

was the fret that this evening event was spon

and attended by heenced realtors.

congratulitions are duc. The public has been let down seems So TUNES people now refuse to attend these events. The public has tearned that these “educational sued events” are hitle more than mackeony devices — te attract people interested i the advertised topic and obtain their nanves and addresses tor sales people to hound ull the cows come home. Cc tulaviens peopir, vonye grown wise to thei gaine

Yet. in turning our backs on thew types ot events are we throwing the bans our with the bath water? Are we cutung aff our nose to spite our I bcheve se.

Threlh vou how next week and took at how to evahire educational events worthy ot your attention,

— Michael Down, isa realtor spectalizin teaching, consultation and coaching. He contacted at 925-0453.

Chimneys can go up in smoke

NOT maintaining chimneys can be costly,

Achininey cleaner will get up on the roof and get a good look at the deposits in the pipe. Deposits will range from light and dry, which are casily cleaned and a sign of a well burning fire place or woodstove, to crunchy, of ghized on an enamel. Crunchy deposits are the result ofa fire not burning hot enough but they are clean- able, and experts will advise the homeowner how to avoid this in the future.

Glazed-on deposits are a serious hazard. Ifa fire is damped down for long periods; too much garbage is burned; or large. Pieces of wood are put in that are not burning completely, the

moke cools as it rises up the Aue and :aats the chimney:

To asst in cemoving this buildup, “we give

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One way to tell if vour tire is burning effi ciently is to go outside and look at what is com ing out of the chimney. A hot, efficient tire using good, dry wood will) show little or no smoke emission, the more smoke, the more deposits are building in the tlue.

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