I love my crystal ball.  It's what tells me that a new buyer client is great or is not, and what tells me if a listing will sell or languish on the market for months on end, and it's what tells me what groceries to buy each week.

Yeah, as if!  I do not... I repeat DO NOT have a crystal ball, ESP or any other psychic powers.  That's why when you ask me about certain things, all I can do is guess.  I don't know for sure if the water in the basement will be a big problem or not, and I certainly don't know how long it's been there.  I'm not sure if the roof is okay or not, but the water spots on the ceiling might know.

You and I can be a great team, but I can't tell you what to do.  If you are a buyer, I'll:

• open the doors to as many houses as you want to see before you take the plunge.
•  commiserate when the right one doesn't come along right away.
• jump up and down with you when we find the one that makes you feel "that feeling."

If you are a seller, I'll:

•  be happy to help you rearrange your furniture.
•  advise you on paint colors and changes that need to or don't need to be made. 
• give you some little tips that will help get your house sold.
• market your house in all the right ways.

But I don't know when the buyer will come, and I won't know how solid they are then they get here.  And I also won't be able to figure out what the home inspector will say ahead of time.

I love this job and I really love all that I've learned and all that I now know about homes, prices, markets and neighborhoods.  I am a more well- rounded person because of this.  BUT, I really can't promise you certain things.  I can use the clues in a home to tell me what MIGHT be going on, or the cues in a purchase offer to figure out something about the buyer's true intentions, but people are... well, people.  There will always be sellers that conceal the truth and buyers that get such cold feet that they never buy a house.  And there will always be homes that only get better with age and buyers who bend over backwards to make the sellers happy.  I find, more often than not, that people are really good.  They all want the same thing- happiness.

And to me, truly, happiness is a new home.  I love painting, fixing, customizing.  I love placing furniture and everything else.  I even kind of love the little change of address forms at the post office!  Why?  Because they are all part of this great phenomenon of real estate, and of life.  Change is good.

So, call me if you want a real person to work with to buy or sell your home.  Call me if you're not sure yet, but you want some more information.  Call me if you want a positive outlook and someone who will really try to get you where you want to be, when you want to be there.  But don't call me if you're looking for a crystal ball.