Chris's Real Estate Blog

David,Let me start off by congratulating you on your honorable discharge.  As a Marine, I know how you feel about getting out and looking for your first home outside of military housing.  It can be intimidating.  Believe me, I felt the same way when my wife and I bought our first home.  But what ...

Recently, I overheard a table of professional looking gentlemen talking about MMA.  Immediately, I thought of Mixed Martial Arts.  "No worries", I thought.  I must have missed an Ultimate Fighting Championship Pay Per View event or something.  But then I looked at the gentlemen again and thought,...

Outstanding Value in FAIR OAKS CA!This charming, semi-custom home is located in the heart of Fair Oaks CA.  It was built in 1996 and sits on a little less than .5 of an acre.  Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, with undeveloped land and an elementary school directly behind it, it gives this home...

According to the State of California's 2006-2007 Academic Performance Index (API) growth report that was released on August 31st, the Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) is still making progress academically.  The district's performance grew eight points since the spring, beating the statew...

I read this somewhere and I felt the need to repost.  It really put the relationships that I have with friends, family and clients into perspective.  If you like it, feel free to bookmark for future reference.  Thanks for stopping by!People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime...

For you Treo users who say that it's too much trouble to sync your Treo with your computer and then complain once you have to hard reset and lose all your data, here's a way to at least make sure you don't miss an appointment.You can now sync your Treo calendar (Palm or Windows) with your Google ...

As a Marine, my physical fitness routine in the Corps is very arduous.  3-5 mile runs, pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, the list goes on.  As a Realtor®, my work schedule is sometimes very arduous.  Skipping lunch, working late, midnight snacks, all the ingredients to an unhealthy lifestyle.  Fitness...

Ready to sell your Elk Grove California home?Hold on, it may be easier said than done... Selling your home just got tougher.  Remember the time when sellers can simply put a sign up and offers would come pouring in within days not weeks?  Or when there were multiple offers on one house?  Those ti...

As a Realtor®, we build and base our business around our relationships with our clients.  At least I do.  And I try my best to contact my database at every opportunity.  I mean we have about 4-5 major holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, home anniversary, kid's birthdays...that's easily about 10 t...

Ok, after all that when on with the iPhone, Steve Jobs announces that the 8GB iPhone is now going from $599 to $399 and the 4GB is also $200 less.  For all of you who stated that $599 was too much for a cell phone that doesn't open lockboxes, what do you think now?  As for me, I'm still sticking ...