Looking back on this past weekend, I am full of emotion...sadness, wonder of the future, excitement, pride, and...well, joy! You see, my oldest boy moved out of the family home, and into his very own first place. In anticipation of this, my wife made a few purchases, packed some things, laundered every last sock of his she could muster, [...]
In the course of just one day, I can go from visiting my elderly parents in the very house I grew up in, to listing a large home where the seller is a 50 something like me, looking to down size, and seek a change in life [...]
As the new year approaches, I hope all of you had enjoyable holidays. Come this time every year, I am wrapping up sales from a few months ago, and looking forward to what the new year will bring. By all accounts, it should be a good year in real estate. There are reports that home prices have risen as much as 4.5%, which is the largest [...]
Well, here we are...it sure has been a while. Me, I figured nobody was reading, so...I took a 3 to 4 year break on writing. But...I have a new website, and thought it was time to get back out there...so, here I am. Happy to be with you. You know, back in the day, we had none of this...all I had was a car, a phone, and a dream...that's [...]
Rumor has it...
If you are watching the morning, or the evening news, you are made to think that there are WAAAAAY to many houses on the market, and NONE are selling. WRONG!! All Real Estate is local, and although the national picture as a whole may not be that great, local real estate is flying off the shelves in some cases. In my market [...]
Let's face it, every buyer is hoping to get "a deal" when looking to buy real estate. These days, one might find that deal of a century in a "short sale." Sounds like a good idea, but...there are pit falls. In brief, a "short sale" is a property that is on the market where the home owner, or seller, is not the party that is able to respond [...]
If you are thinking of selling your home, and you haven't heard...the market is a bit challenging, although improving from months past. There are things you NEED to do before putting your house out there for the world to see. After selecting a GREAT agent to represent you, be sure that this GREAT agent assists you in preparing your house for [...]
My wife and I went out to dinner the other night with a few friends, which is unusual, not because we don't generally have friends who want to join us for dinner, but because we are always busy doing something with an 18 year old, and a 4 and a half year old (yes, we like to space them out a bit...) we don't always find the time to socialize [...]
