about 1 month ago - No comments
I had a thought today and said to myself I should have a blog and write about that. I guess it has been a while since I “blogged”. I was asked to value a rental property from the hip. I made some assumptions and with the aid of my spreadsheet I gave a pretty tight
about 1 year ago - No comments
The last week has been a hectic one, it seems everybody is “getting back to work”. Fencing, not sword play but the screening and privacy type, came up several times with both current clients and a few that have already bought. When I shop with buyer’s we are always looking at the houses next door
about 1 year ago - No comments
Maybe this only happens to me, but every once in a while people will get down on the title company, calling them vultures of the real estate industry with their nickel and dime fees, added costs and perceived bureaucracy. I had never called them all those names but they do sell title “Insurance”, which as
about 1 year ago - No comments
I shy away from networking events. They seem fake and forced. The ability to show up, drink average beer, and pass out cards is not an indicator of excellence in any industry I am familiar with. That being said I love making connections. If you know me well you have probably heard me say “I
about 2 years ago - 1 comment
I read articles all the time that link a spending habit or surge in one categories numbers to a different industry or market trend. Evidently the $4 coffee has seen a re-birth in the last few months. Starbucks and other purveyors of overpriced lattes are back in the black. Pundits, journalists and baristas alike feel
about 2 years ago - No comments
Yesterday I showed a home on the Isthmus with a list price of 141k. It sold just a few years back and had seen some recent updates but was priced below what the current owner paid and was languishing on the market. The home also had a list, as in the eastern edge of the
about 2 years ago - No comments
Every time I list a house I have to fill out a profile sheet. This data is what becomes the MLS sheet with all its dimensions and numbers. I usually skip over the part for noting the “Environmentally Friendly Features.” I sell mostly older homes. Homes built before it was cool to be green (yet
about 2 years ago - No comments
…and then Tyra said, I hate group dates. A recent Tyra show featuring one of the discarded bachelorettes sharing why she felt she was not the “chosen one.” She was never able to shine, to show her stuff. There was too much going on and she was unable to sell herself through all the
about 2 years ago - No comments
For a moment yesterday I was contemplating what it means to have a lawyer draft an offer to purchase rather than a real estate agent, broker or Realtor. (You can ask me later how those are all three very different things.) I think I can sum it up by saying: A lawyer can get so
about 2 years ago - No comments
The new Real Estate year started yesterday, the 4th of January, 2010. The first business day of the year was a cold one, the low temperature was the same as the date, 4. By the days end I would see as many as 20 new listings in the area surrounding my home. These few square