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John Yates

John Yates
Location
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Birthday
October 22
Bio
Over Educated Real Estate Broker in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC for over nine years with over $50MM in sales. Have Master's in Real Estate Finance and Development from Arizona State University, orig. from The Town of Paradise Valley, AZ where I lived for over 20 years prior to relocating to Washington, DC. I currently live in Arlington, VA

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011 11:56AM

Big Assholes!

Let Me Introduce you to Two (Count Them, Two) of the World’s Biggest Assholes

 

I have developed a new mission in the last several weeks and that is to assist a cause that I have become very passionate about: affordable housing.  By being a real estate broker in/Read full post »

JANUARY 21, 2011 8:52AM

The All Mighty Dollar!

Chase…ing the All Mighty Dollar

 

One of the nation's biggest banks, JP Morgan Chase, admits it has overcharged several thousand military families for their mortgages, including families of troops fighting in Afghanistan. 

The bank also says it improperly foreclosed on more than aRead full post »

JANUARY 15, 2011 12:16PM

Rushing to Judgement?

A Rush to Judgment; or Insanity

 

On Friday, Rush Limbaugh’s radio broadcast, the right wing talk show host managed to point out to his listeners that Jared Loughner while in his Jail cell in Phoenix, Arizona where he is awaiting trial was contemplating his “poster boy” statu… Read full post »

JANUARY 14, 2011 10:39AM

Is the Tea Party Dead?

Like Dust in the Wind, so Goes Sarah Palin and the Tea Party

 

Wednesday night the American public witnessed a pivotal turn not only in American history, but American politics.  Wednesday we saw our president demonstrate the reason why he is the president, and a potential candidate who/Read full post »

JANUARY 12, 2011 1:19PM

Sarah's Comming Out Party....

Come out; Come out, wherever you Are!

 

There has been so much discussion about the leadership in this country now in its hour of need.  Will the events of what has occurred within the last five days bring us closer together, or will it still drive us farther/Read full post »

It should be called the National Gun Association not the National Rifle Association

 

I promise this will be my last words on this – for now.  In light of what happened in Tucson, Arizona this past weekend, the subject of gun control deserves some attention.  What the American/Read full post »

Shame on you Sarah Palin!

 

In light of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting I am disturbed about where we are in this country right now.  In many was I am uplifted by the courage of the regular citizens who reacted on the scene and did what they could to/… Read full post »

It's a Quarter to 3:00, there is no one in the Place but Me! 

I am amazed at people who say they are my friends and then observe their behavior.  I am here in my Arlington apartment worried about the future.   Where will we be in the coming days?  I/Read full post »


Let’s talk credit. Unless you have beaucoup bucks or want to blow your total wad, credit is what makes your world go round. Credit enables us to use leverage in order to build roads, finance schools, buy luxuries and helps us out of emergencies when they arise. However inRead full post »

JANUARY 8, 2011 10:48AM

Well Cleveland here you Go!

I’m Going to be Lost in Cleveland

Let’s say you need to sell your home because you are currently in the Administration, there is an Election coming up, and you have a great opportunity in beautiful Cleveland, Ohio. I know, I know, Cleveland gets a bad rap, but there isRead full post »

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina!

 

We are already into the New Year and there is no doubt the opening session of Congress is more entertaining than the “Real Housewives of DC.”  In regard to the oral reading of the Constitution,  which by the way should be required readi/Read full post »

JANUARY 7, 2011 6:55AM

Why are You Selling Your House?

Why are You Selling Your House?

I have been in this business for over 30 years and I still learn something new from every transaction. Let me explain. We are currently working with a great family who is re-locating from the nation’s capitol to the southwest. The relocation is dueRead full post »

DECEMBER 29, 2010 8:16AM

Well Here Goes: I am Now in Cyberspace

 WeW   Well Here Goes.  I am a real estate broker in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC and many people have said, John you should have a blog on a site like this.  I thought after having a number of people providing comments, and now since my good friend and business… Read full post »