Guy's Blog

It's unfortunate, but I'm sure many of us have experienced the agent who is always right and is willing to curse at you if you indicate otherwise.  Like a drunk in a bar, they're always looking for an altercation.  Because of my previous career, I know it's usually a result of low self esteem, bu...

Over the last 10 years, I have been a student of real estate.  I say student because I don't think you should ever stop learning or having a strong desire to learn.  And real estate, like our world, is constantly changing.  But one thing I've noticed is how few agents continue to aggressively lea...

Real estate is my second career...my first was law enforcement (17 years), so needless to say I thought I'd seen and heard it all.  Until I got into real estate that is.  As a police officer, I pretty much kept to myself, did my job and went home.  I didn't share much of my job with my family as ...

I'm sure we've all heard about the power of sticking to something, not giving up, persevering until we reach our goal.  But how many of you will do it for 15 years?I'm close to one such person who did just that.  He is a talented, dedicated attorney who graduated from Notre Dame School of Law (an...

I have all but given up watching TV these days.  Good TV, like good radio stations is hard to find.  And every time I turned it on, I would hear just how bad the housing market is.  Obviously, the statistics are dismal in many areas of the country, but Austin, Texas is still beating the trend wit...