Control the devil inside - 12/22/10 06:08 PM
"Oh, this house has a broom rack!" she screeched with excitement.
"Please, like you need more brooms-" joked her husband before being interrupted by her seething voice.
"Beelzebub! Stop smooshing your sister's horns into their couch."
With a deep sigh, she turned to her husband.
"Lucifer, dear, can you light a fire under Satanay and Beelzie to behave.  I need to look over the house to see if it has a large enough kitchen for my brewing cauldron.  I just can't get anything done with these two little demons running amok! "
Grabbing his pitchfork, he nodded his head and rounded … (22 comments)

An Uncomfortable Truth - 12/16/10 10:53 AM
I don't think people like to talk about it.  It's easier that way.  We've made progress, but clearly not enough.
 
Some of you may have seen the mapping project.  It's fascinating, to say the least.  Based on census data they are plotting the racial makeup of cities.  Right now, if you went up to a Salem real estate agent and said "I want to live in an area of town with a lot of Hispanics" we can't legally answer that question due to fair housing laws. We aren't allowed to steer people towards or away from a specific area based … (36 comments)

No one looks good in bright orange - 12/13/10 10:34 PM
Originally posted on the Get Real Estate Blog.
"Well if you are going to complicate things..."
What!!!!  (yes with all those exclamation points and all) is what I really wanted to scream on the other end of the phone, but I was already huffy.
"What is wrong with you.  I don't have the right skin tone to pull off bright orange," I countered.  You know the color convicts wear as they do meaningless arts and crafts hanging out in jail.  I'm really not interested in emulating Martha Stewart.
"I'll pass."
What's up with those pesky Federal laws, anyway?  Always getting … (6 comments)

Tie yourself to the mast - 12/07/10 05:57 PM
This was originally posted on the Get Real Estate Blog.
I'm starting to see why Odysseus tied himself to the mast.
Temptation is just too great.
Sitting at home in the comfort of your electric blue Snuggie, homemade hot cocoa brimming with mini-marshmallows by your side, you decide you need some help. You don't need no stinking expensive lawyers or real estate agents people that know a lot about real estate. Luring you online with the sweet persuasion, the Sirens forum calls to you...
 
"I'll give you the information you want for free, just tell me your secrets," it whispers. 
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