Jean's Blog

Today I have the morning call duty at the Keller Williams Spartanburg, South Carolina office, and so far it has been very quite. Although I am getting a lot of things done on my to-do list, it would be nice to have a call in, who could be converted to a buyer or a seller. Better go and make somet...

Today we had a story on the news about an attack on an agent outside of her office as she was taking out the trash. She was able to get away with scrapes and bruises, but it could have been much worse. Please, Please be careful out there as you go about, and be alert. You just never know. Be Safe...

Thank God it is almost Friday. It has been a long hard week, and I am so ready for a weekend, even if I do have to work a few hours on Saturday, it will be worth it to have even a half of the day to do fun things. We will spend some time with the family, eat good food, and on Sunday will be in Go...

Dollar for dollar, homeownership is a solid stepping stone to a future of finanicial security and the single largest creator of wealth for many Anericans. Over the long term real estate has consistently appreciated, even though periodic adjustmentsin local markets in response to economic conditio...

I find myself wondering sometimes 'why so much cancer"? I know we are not to question some things, but I do wonder. Yesterday I learned of a friend's son in his mid-fortys who has cancer. I just hope they have caught his in time. I have a friend who is in treatments now, and a neighbor who is fin...

With the recent tragic news of a Mother and her three small children dying in a house fire in our area, a reminder to please check your smoke alarms to be sure they are in good working order, it could be the difference in life or death. In our area if you do not have an alarm, if you call your lo...

As a long term investment, homeownership is still one of the best investments.  The headlines say the housing market is 'down and out', but what buyers need to realize is that housing markets, like all markets, inevitably have their ups and downs. and homeownership has a tract record that is virt...

Winston Churchill, in a quote describing how we should face adversity, said, “If you are going through hell, keep going.” Nothing better describes how we should best respond to difficult situations. Don’t stop; don’t waste time lamenting; just forge ahead.   There was once a time we lacked the ve...

We are just home from dinner with friends at a new restaurant in our hometown of Greer, in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina. The name of this new place is 'Flounder Bar and Grille,'  and the food was wonderful and the prices were very reasonable. It is sort of off the beaten path, but not ...

    Over 65? Claim the Homestead Exemption Remind your older clients about the homestead exemption to property tax. You may apply to the County Auditor's Office for the Homestead Exemption discount only for your legal residence if you are: 65 years old on or before December 31 preceding the tax ...