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4 OPINION:WHYEDUCATIONFORKIDSANDFORREALTORSISBROKEN Recent ly I found m yself at a dinner part y w here t he discussion t urned t o educat ion ? especially t o w hat schools are doing t o encourage m ore kids t o go t o college. I chose t o keep quiet , because I have st rong opinions on t his subject , and I?ve found t hat m y ideas are definit ely not m ainst ream . 7 8 10 ask a Broker ENTREPRENEURIALSTORIES IT'SRECRUITINGSEASON M ike Brow n of LocalConst ruct shares his st ory and lessons on building a reput at ion of qualit y. How NOT t o becom e " Cecil t he Lion" and w hat t o look out for during t he persist ent recruit ing season. 12 LETTHELOCATIONCHOOSEYOU Those w ho em brace t he vagabonding m ovem ent w ill t ell you it ?s less about t raveling t o t he dest inat ion of your choice and m ore about seeing w here t he w orld t akes you. 13 NEIGHBORHOODSTORIES New developm ent s are popping up everyw here you look. There's one very special one in M cCall you have t o know about . YOUGOTQUESTIONS? We discuss hom e inspect ion negot iat ions, low appraisals, hom e w arrant ies and m ore. If you got quest ions, w e've got answ ers. 15 BUILDERSTORIES Even t hough Highland Hom es is delivering a lux ury product , M ike Dildine sees his business as 100 percent service-based.