Colorado New Homes

I adore my daughter- in fact, am watching her get married on July 28th in Denver.My daughter, however, is a mere 25.  Very bright, she's was brought up in the real estate world.  I bought our first house at 22.  It was disastrous- after we moved in, our financial situation fell apart.  When Andy ...

So, I'm driving home from work tonight, an hour and ten or more, listening to my favorite station.  Rock, but not heavy metal.  More classic.  A voice interrupts.  Eh- an ad. THE VOICE SAYS:  "Hello.  I'm from (big company) (agent name deleted)."  I now can't remember word for word, but the gist ...

Authored by: Options Realty -Laurie Mindnich June 24th, 2007  While most of you may be aware of the term “staging”, many people aren’t fully aware of the process. We recently had the pleasure of a staging experience with ValAllocco, Owner- STAGED 2 SELL NY. She clarified it for us, and for our se...

Exlusive.  I am aware that there is an exclusive right to sell, and exclusive agency.My question is, if a property is listed, and available in the local mls, why are real estate companies, large and small, retaining the use of their EXCLUSIVE sign riders?In the North Fork of Long Island, waaaay i...

Having come from an area that operated without the presence of attorneys, I've noticed some "things" about the practice here in New York.SELLERS/BUYERS:  Please make certain that the attorney that you are using is a real estate attorney.  If they haven't looked at many real estate contracts, they...

Authored by: Options Realty - Laurie  June 14th, 2007  To those in the North Fork of Long Island, New York that LOVE a great yard sale, the queen of sales approaches, featuring antiques, collectibles, furniture, bake sale and more. On July 7, 2007, from 8am to 4pm the Mattituck-Laurel Historical...

Having purchased a website for our business, I did my due diligence- checked out competing names.  Most had our name with a .ny ( a state abbreviation- it's almost free-as we did), but someone had to bite the bullet and purchase the DOT COM.  As in, www.optionsrealty.com.  Don't link- that's not ...

We've been all victimized, at one point or another, with vandals corrupting our listings- stealing signs, stealing brochure boxes, creating abnoxious problems that are not only inconvenient, but costly.  It's never, ever "fun", and I know that I've found myself trying to picture the perps, and wi...

Authored by: Laurie June 11th, 2007  You’ve watched an adjustment in property values. Some people bought at a high; some bought when things were much better a few short years ago. Now, homes are waiting for you, having reacted to an overblown and frenzied market- they are settling down, these hom...

June 7th, 2007 Hello, Bayview, located in Southold, New York-Options Realty is the “new kid on the block”- we are brand new, with something to prove.We have a combined 32 years of real estate experience, receiving top accolades from some of the nation’s largest home builders. We know how to marke...