As a professional Realtor, it seems that when I visit with someone about their home, they always have a value in mind that their home is worth. The value invariably is that of the peak of the market. So for example, if at the peak their home would have sold for $1 million, but values are down...

08/30/2010

Why Sell Now?

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To open a discussion I must include a disclaimer, I am not an accountant nor an attorney, so please do seek that professional counsel in understanding the complexities of your particular situation. But from a Realtor’s perspective, I’m frequently asked the question: “Why Sell Now?” The prima...

08/20/2010

How Homes are Like Black Shoes

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Recently when leading a training session on working with Luxury Home Buyers and Sellers, the question arose: What makes one property more valuable than another? I used the analogy of ladies black shoes and actually brought 3 pairs of them to illustrate. One pair of the shoes was purchased at...

08/13/2010

Real Estate and the "Hot Tub Time Machine"

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Recently my husband and I watched the hilarious new comedy recently out on video: Hot Tub Time Machine. The basic story line of the movie is classic “Back to the Future”; three guys who in the year 2010 are in their 40’s go back to try and relive their youth by staying in the same ski resort...

08/02/2010