Confessions of A Realtaholic

Recently, my broker and I had the pleasure of touring a gorgeous, modern-before-its-time property that housed 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a media room, and a five car garage. The panoramic view of the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Harbor, and Caladesi Island were stunning. The Master Bedroom Suite of t...

See this switch plate? Yes, all the switch plates in a home that someone was trying to sell were like this.   The house was vacant, but these said everything a buyer needed to know about the house -- it screamed "estate sale". It screamed "granny". It screamed "desparate seller". It screamed "clu...

My daughter-in-law Candace and her mother, Barbara, own an upscale consignment shop in the South Tampa area of Florida. Today she posted this chart on their Facebook page, & it really got me thinking about how buyers, for homes or furniture, have transformed. Perhaps more in the last 3 years than...

Recently during property previews for buyers in Treasure Island & Madeira Beach I've encountered situations where, on the phone & throughout the entire showing, the listing agents apologized & made excuses for all the things that were not done to the property or the listing itself.         A ste...