Kelly's Kentucky Real Estate Blog

I wonder if anyone has considered a link/page on your website dedicated solely to kids - something with coloring pages, games, fun songs, etc?  We could even put information on the kids page about " Tips on handling moving to a new school" or links to local youth centers, etc. A kids resource pag...

This week marks the beginning of the Kentucky Derby Festival!  Just about every day between now and the first Saturday in May are marked with some type of party, contest, celebration, food, etc.  One of the most popular events, aside from the Kentucky Derby itself, is Thunder Over Louisville.  Th...

Most home buyers today think that using a real estate agent to help them find a home comes with a fee.  I'm here to tell you this isn't true! :)  In fact, it is absolutely FREE for buyers to use an Agent to help them find the perfect home.  Where the Buyers Agent gets paid is at closing through a...

I ran across a really interesting article today on marketing to generation X.  Since I am a generation Xer - this topic and this "niche" usually have my full attention.  What I really found interesting in this article was the study done on direct mail and the X generation.  Michael Fleischner, Co...

Crystal Lake isn't just the name of a subdivision in Oldham County, Kentucky; it's also the name of the lake that Crystal Lake Subdivision surrounds.  This 80 acre lake is fully stocked and available to residence of the Crystal Lake community for boating, fishing, and other recreational activitie...

So I signed up for a free download article from www.sanemarketing.com and ran across a paragraph that I thought was such a great idea!  In this article the author, Bryan Rodger's, writes about leveraging - one of his leveraging ideas was "Instead of purchasing one large congratulatory gift for yo...

This is a spin off of Brande Bradford's http://activerain.com/blogsview/49698/Go-Back-To-School post where she mentions being active in your childs school.  I've had this idea for a few weeks now - my daughter is in PreSchool, the children there are always coloring and doing other activities.  My...

The busy season is quickly approaching and being that I am still in my first full year of Real Estate, I'm trying to think of ways to drum up some extra business.  I've read about a number of agents who hold House Warming Parties for their clients after the closing (I'm guessing about a month lat...

Located at 1902 Rolling Hills Trail, Fisherville, KY 40023$379,900 This magnificent cape cod is located on a cul-de-sac and features a spacious open floor plan. The vaulted great room offers an inviting fireplace and french doors opening to the sun room and large deck - natural lighting is abunda...

I'm not really sure what I was thinking when I went into Real Estate except that I knew I needed a change from the everyday grind of the 9-5 job.  I was tired of working for "the man" and wanted to be my own boss/person.  I also went into it with the usual "I really like looking at houses" attitu...