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Barbara Corcoran has written a note congratulating a fellow dyslexic, Jets coach Rex Ryan, on his team’s victory over the Colts last weekend. The real-estate guru and “Shark Tank” panelist says that her dyslexia helps her size up a person or situation “quicker than a wink,” and she’s hoping it will do the same for Ryan on the Jets’ road to the Super Bowl. AKPC_IDS += "2885,";
Real-estate guru Barbara Corcoran is elated that the ABC television series “Shark Tank,” in which entrepreneurs try to get tycoons to invest in their ideas, has been renewed for a second season. Corcoran, who’s a panelist on the show, invested more than $1 million in seven businesses last season, and five of them ran a profit by year’s end. She expects the other two to break even by November. Babs is eager to invest in more companies, and, well, the national TV exposure is gravy. AKPC_IDS += "2776,";
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Americans are on track to spend more than $40 billion on backyard improvements this year. A smart move, since a study by the University of Michigan found that consumers value a landscaped home 11.3% higher than the same home without good landscaping. But how do you make sure your money is well spent? Here are my best tips: 1. Make a five-year plan Everything doesn’t have to be done at once. Plantings mature at different rates, and you can add new features each year. 2. Test your soil Savvy landscapers have a saying, “Plant a $50 plant in a $100 [...]
