Home Staging For You

Bloggers And Their Series For me, one of the hardest parts of writing my blog has always been figuring out what to write about. Agents have listings and market updates, and lenders can write about mortgage rates. You can write just so many posts about how to stage a home.  Posts about local event...

Motivational Monday…Control While I wouldn’t call myself a control freak, I am accustomed to taking charge when necessary. However, there’s a sweet, happy place between being in control and freely enjoying the moment. When we were in FL, our neighbor arranged everything for all of us…his family w...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain April 12 to  April 18, 2026  Every day, there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, ...

This Week…Larry’s Favorite “Hybrid” Dish This dish has turned into one of Larry’s favorites. I call it a hybrid because it originated from one of my oldest recipes, which was given to me in the late 1970s by my friend. In fact, even the recipe she shared was a shortcut of the traditional recipe. ...

Friday Fun…Your First Real Estate Job? Do you remember your first real estate job?  It might have been your first listing, or the first time you had buyers. Or your first home inspection, loan you originated, appraisal, title, or home staging?  My first real estate “adjacent” job was not as a hom...

Thankful Thursdays…For All of the Different (Though Sometimes Absurd) Voices Except for ActiveRain, I spend very little time on social media platforms. I check NextDoor, Facebook, and X for a total of about 7 minutes a day. Instagram has become a favorite of mine because of some of the fun videos...

Wordless Wednesday…A Lull In the Action We have three boxes that are sitting empty for now…Boxes 1, 3, and 4. The breeding season has at least a few more months, so we're hoping for more nests.In Box 2, there are still just two eggs, but Mama bluebird continues to incubate them.   Our Box: Five o...

I Wasn’t Supposed To Be There Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400  wrote a post on Monday about homes and the stories they have. You can read it here. It reminded me of the time we sold our home in Leesburg, VA.   The potential buyers lived a few blocks from our home and wanted...

Motivational Monday…Are You the Remedy or the Problem? It’s easy to point out who or what is to blame when something goes wrong.  We’ve all been in situations like this at work or in our personal lives.  Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain. Henry Ford   Turn on the news (if anyo...

Posts Just For You- This Week at ActiveRain April 5 to  April 11 2026  Every day, there is something to learn here at ActiveRain.  With this series, I highlight posts that gave me that lightbulb moment. It could be something techie, a post about Real Estate or other professions, about a place, or...