It's the start of another day in paradise ...or ... home is where the heart lies! The TRUE value of home ownership!

Richard so very true. I am grateful every day for our beautiful home and gardens and close to mountain preserve.  It's not Hawaii with ocean views but it is our paradise. Whenever we hike in the preserve it's like being in the country inside the city and we alwasy say....this is paradise.

Beautfully written post!

Morning Richard,  You know what ?  I can send pictures and brochures to a client but until they actually experience our island and the sand between their toes it is just a destination or building.  When it is finally theirs' it is a " home ". 

Richard, isn't that wonderful, to sit and be so recharged at your home by what you see and feel. I sit under our apple tree and just soak it all in.

Looks like you live in a corner of paradise to me.

King Richard enjoying his castle! Chip and I often share that same joy. Sometimes potential buyers get caught up in the "investment" and forget that the house is meant to be a home.  This will help us remember to stress the intangible value of the home.

You typically put a price on it with a market analysis, this will develop a strong idea of what the current market value on the home will be.

Now, joking aside, there is no price that can be put on the feeling of being at home. There's just something about it that brings a sigh of relief when you finally reach that doorstep in an effort to escape the madness and mayhem that surrounds the world at large.

Richard, My home is not a castle, nor a luxury home but it is a place where we, as a family can be ourselves, share each day as it comes and create lasting memories. There is no other place I'd rather be! Thank you for another heartfelt post!

Richard...I went from a farm, to an appartment, a mobile home park and now back in the country.  As you say, nothing fancy, but is mine and it's home!  The price...PRICELESS!!!!

I love my home. I have a reading room that is my sanctuary. I love going to the library but it still does not compare to the peace and quiet in a home. Great post.

Hello Richard,

I do love the pictures you put up. 

Be it ever so humble....there's no place like home!  I love to come home and relax and be around my things.

Patricia Aulson/portsmouth nh real estate

Richard, With all the trials that can come with home ownership, I can't think of any place I'd rather be.  My home is once again my sancturary and that's the way it should be.....it IS priceless to me and why I fought so hard and for so long to get it back to what it once was.  I'm almost there!

Fantastic words Richard...I am going to print it off and read it to my wife the next time she complains about the alfalfa field out back that replaced our view of Pikes Peak 5 years ago. That alfalfa field truly does insulate my own "sanctuary' from the outside world (at least until I look out the front door and see 45 houses down the street :)

Mike McCann

Richard, today we are all lucky to have a place to call home. I feel amazed and fulfilled each time I'm able to place another person in their home. yehaa~Deb

During the market upturn, I thought about selling my home when I realized that I cannot afford to buy it back.  But, my home was not bought as an investment, it was bought as a place to raise my two childeren. 

Back again Richard, thanks for identifying all those plantings you put into your home! My Dad once owned a nursery and I'm a bit of a gardener too. Once again, great view & great photo.

Wow, beautiful picture! Unfortunately the view from my back porch doesn't compare to that!!