Judith Abbott's (judithabbott) Blog

I am currently doing a deal with a seller who is in her 80s.  She doesn't use email.  Everything that I have needed signed has been hand delivered.  I haven't had to do that in a long, long, long time.  It has gotten me to thinking about the miracle of email and how did we used to get along witho...

  Dan Polimino has posted a really interesting post on using a home inspector on new constructions during month 10 rather than prior to closing, relying on the builder's people to generate a good pre-closing punch list.   I have reblogged that below.   I think that suggestion borders on brilliant...

My cat's life changed radically about a month ago when a dog came to live at my house.  One of the changes is that the cat's food is now up on a counter where the dog can't get to it.  Without my help, the cat can't get up there either.  I have become a human cat-elevator.  The cat will stand the...

The key to successful negotiation is a finely honed sense of listening.  You have to hear what the other side is telling you.  You have to hear the details hovering around the actual words.  Speaking metaphorically, you have to sense the movement in the groundwater under your feet.  You have to p...