Pensacola, FL, Niceville, FL

Before you get a real estate license you are a consumer who thinks all real estate agents make big bucks while doing very little.  That is one of the first real estate myths that quickly dissolves once you are no longer the consumer, and now become the agent.   Another real estate myth is that mo...

Before you get a real estate license you are a consumer who thinks all real estate agents make big bucks while doing very little.  That is one of the first real estate myths that quickly dissolves once you are no longer the consumer, and now become the agent.   Another real estate myth is that mo...

All real estate agents will recognize the phrase, time is of the essence.  In a purchase and sale contract, simply put, parties may not drag their feet in attending to the numerous clauses in the contract.  This clause, which is inserted into most real estate contracts, forces each party to perfo...

All real estate agents will recognize the phrase, time is of the essence.  In a purchase and sale contract, simply put, parties may not drag their feet in attending to the numerous clauses in the contract.  This clause, which is inserted into most real estate contracts, forces each party to perfo...

If you read my blogs with any sort of regularity, you’ll find many times I use analogies to describe my views toward the practice of real estate.  Today it’s like a chef’s salad.   How in the world can the real estate careers of so many real estate agents remind me of a chef’s salad?  Think about...

Many brokers disagree with my philosophies in training new agents.  For me, it’s about slow and steady winning the race.  I tried to teach my new agents to be a tortoise rather than a hare when it came to getting their feet wet.  Lots of brokers believe in the sink or swim mentality, and others w...

Monday is not the most loved day of the week.  As a matter of fact, many people relate to having a case of the “Monday Blues.”  In an attempt to be positive, however, Monday Blues can actually mean Monday blogs.   For me, blogging is always a challenge and Monday is normally a challenge.  Having ...

Being an instructor, we get asked all kinds of interesting questions.  One question that is pretty popular among students happens to deal with a subject near and dear to my heart, i.e., “Is title insurance really necessary?”  Coming from a paralegal background, I had an opportunity to witness all...

The U.S. has done outstanding during these Summer Olympics and we should be proud of all of the athletes involved. Watching some of them has been a real pleasure and they have reminded me that you real estate agents have your own Olympics of Real Estate.   Sometimes practicing real estate can fee...

My younger daughter, Sarah, and two granddaughters have been visiting us from Illinois.  Grace is 5 and Anna is 3.  We have been having the most wonderful time ever because this is the first time Sarah has been here without her husband, Marc.  We love Marc, but this has been a time I can have Sar...