Pete Stanley Blog

As I blogged earlier talking about our travels and how travel and relaxation is good for the soul, and our next trip is back to Hawaii.  Yep, to the Big Island for a week.   We are leaving Friday and returning in a week, so when we get back I will tell you all about the trip.  My 7th vacation to ...

I just finished watching the 3rd and last scheduled debate for this election, and I will not get into the politics of my planned vote but I thought, "Why don't the look closer at Joe the Plumber, Pete the Realtor, Sue the Hairdresser, Bob the Mechanic, and Exon Mobil and address how to fix the pr...

Mary and I love to travel.  I am going to do a blog about our trips and how calming it can be. Recent trips July 6 was my birthday and when Mary ask me what I wanted for my birthday, I said " I want to get in the car and drive until I get to some cool mountains, check in a hotel and spend a long ...

With the stock market free fall last week I got a call from a New York investor who was interested in a 3.75 million property we have on gulf coast and is advertised on loop net.  This investor point blank said "Our investment group has money to invest and hold and we are looking for alternatives...

What this agent has experienced is happening to all Realtors.  It happened to us and frankly I was very hurt, but had to move on.  We had a home on the market for 6 months worked to get attention to it, spent money on open house, did visual tours, put it on our web site, and we had 3 offers and ...