My New Year's Resolutions - 12/31/07 08:18 PM
Yeah. It's that time again. All good intentions and resolutions. According to the American Heritage Dictionary (as found on dictionary.com) a resolution is: "A course of action determined or decided on." So here is the course of action(s): Develop a Blog with at least 50 subscribersDrop at least 50 pounds off my body weightCreate (4 comments)
Paying to Blog, episode 7 - 12/29/07 04:48 PM
As a Realtor, I sometimes get excited, maybe too excited, when an offer comes in on one of my listings or when a Buyer I'm working with decides it's time to write an offer on a home. I think, "Wooo! Whooooo! Now the fun stuff starts." I also think, "Hey, I (6 comments)
How Long Will It Take Your House To Sell? - 12/29/07 09:50 AM
When you're deciding on what to price your home for in order for it to sell, it is interesting to see how long, in general, it is taking for homes to sell in your area. This is known as the absorption rate. The table below is for all the homes in College (0 comments)
Preparing Your Home to Sell -- Location - 12/27/07 08:46 PM
There is an old saying that says the three most important things about real estate is "Location. Location. Location." This has been repeated so often by so many that no one questions it anymore. The fact of the matter is that, as important as location is with real estate, it is (0 comments)
Preparing Your Home to Sell -- Condtion - 12/24/07 09:35 AM
Back in the days of the boom, home sellers really didn't need to do anything to fix up their home in order to prepare it for sale. Heck, all they really needed to do is put it on the market, advertise a bit and, WHAM!, people seemed to be ready to (0 comments)
Pricing Your Home To Sell - 12/22/07 01:05 PM
There is a video that was put together by a fellow Realtor down in Charlottesville, VA who writes a blog on RealEstateZerbra.com. The video is short and direct without a lot of hoopla and, to some, it may be way too fundamental and elementary - home movie. Click here to take (0 comments)
Home Trends for 2008 - 12/21/07 01:52 PM
Every so often Lowe's, the home improvement store, sends me e-mail with tips about selling homes and things to do that might make my job a little easier. It's always interesting to read and since it's just one page I can pick up an idea or two I can pass on (0 comments)
A Random Walk in the Blogosphere - 12/18/07 07:05 AM
As many of the readers know, I've been working with RSS Pieces to design and implement a blog that is beautiful, functional and loaded with SEO. While I'm waiting for that dream to come to fruition, I decided to click around the 'Net to see what was out there. After all, (2 comments)
What is it with the Year End Letter? - 12/14/07 07:12 PM
In addition to all the Christmas cards my wife and I have been getting (and appreciate) we got two year-end letters catching us up on the doings of a past client and a friend from church. Now, I normally enjoy these things but something occurred to me this year. How do (3 comments)