Gary Poppens's Blog

Only two days away we celebrate the day of Thanks. when the pilgrims and natives started the event way back in the earliest days of our country they were giving Thanks for the bountiful year that they had and this was a way to celebrate, with food. The focus of the day now seems to be the meal or...

Its not fair why should be pay the Realtor his commission he didn't do anything. We all have heard this statement usually its when we sell the home in a short time for the price that the home was worth, only its not from the homeowner but from the siblings that are to receive the money. They thin...

Comparing sales for the month of August 2009 they were up 26.5% compared to August 2008, this growth has been a steady indicator of the direction sales are going in Sioux Falls. Even as we get into the winter months the outlook seems to be fairly positive, especially with the extension of the $8,...

Nineteen sixty nine in the height of the Vietnam conflict my oldest brother got the draft notice that he wasn't excactly looking for, Uncle Sam wanted to see him. I was in high school and knew that my time was running out also for the draft with a fairly low number, what bought me some time was t...