Jennifer Davis's (jensblog) Blog

The weather has been sooo rainy here in White county! We have had severe flooding in areas in Southern White Co. some of the residents have really been hit hard. I think our buyers and sellers moods are effected when it's cloudy and cold and muddy everywhere, people arent in the house shopping mo...

Wow, I'm writing a blog on Easter Sunday, I must be crazy. I went to church this morning and after I tried to go to JC Penney and a few other places but the whole town seemed to be closed except Wal Mart of course.I was really irritated at the inconvenience as I drove from store to store only to ...

One evening at our annual real estate convention I sat in the lobby of the hosting hotel and chatted with one of our local brokers from another firm in my town. He and I discussed what we think breeds success in our business. We didn't agree on all of it but I remembered when he said, "When you g...

I get soooo many people asking me to sell their home or property but don't want to list it with me. I don't get it because if they are willing to pay a commission anyway, why not get the full treatment of advertising and MLS???Most of the time I can't remember the details enough to actually ever ...

I have been amazed that the focus on the presidential campaigns has not been more on oil prices then it has been so far. The candidates have touched on it but I haven't heard any detailed plans on how to try to correct this massive problem. Has anyone heard anything from any of the candidates?I t...

My business has been a little slow the past few months, so I used allot of this time to try to come up with marketing ideas.Two things I decided to try, the first one was I purchased a personalized license plate frame and had a catchy little slogan engraved on the top portion and on the bottom I ...

If anyone has been to the Bahamas and/or Puerto Rico I need some advice.I am in the beginning stages of planning our family summer vacation. We go once a year and everytime I get on expedia to book I get mind boggled!We are trying to decide between the above mentioned destinations. I'm leaning to...

I just wondered if anyone in White County is as excited as I am about the gas and oil exploration that is occuring in out towns.If BJ Services can purchase the land in Searcy for their regional headquarters they are expected to employ at least 150 workers probably more. This means jobs and revenu...

Hey heres an idea, need some income? But don't want to pay any income tax on it? Did you know if you own a home and and have lived in it for two years you may be able to sell it without having to report the gain as income!Heres how it works, To claim the exclusion you have to meet the ownership a...

I am here writing this blog today because I have two very special realtors in my office who showed me how to sign up and coaxed me into getting it done!I didn't really understand how this all worked but they took the time to explain it to me and help me get started. But not just with this. Since ...