Shelley's Blog - A Day in the Life of Shelley Frody

As Steve and I were talking tonight about our personal marketing. We both really feel like we need to put a little more effort into it. Not that we haven't in the past, it's just that we tend to get away from it so easily.Here is the reason that I think that it is so easy to get side tracked. Whe...

I really dislike this time of year in Michigan. It's too cold outside to do anything. The snow by this time of year is just sickening to look at (not like the first snowfall that is so pretty). The snow banks are so high that you have a hard time seeing when backing out of your driveway. And when...

She is eating her Kentucky Fried Chicken right now! Only 4 hours later. Yeah - I Won! Does the punishment fit the crime? Today has been an interesting day. After Church we did not have much time before my oldest Daughter (she is 13) had to be back up to Church for rehearsal. (She plays electric g...

Today has been an interesting day. After Church we did not have much time before my oldest Daughter (she is 13) had to be back up to Church for rehearsal. (She plays electric guitar and leads worship in the youth band) So we decided to get a quick lunch instead of trying to make something at home...

There is a little know community in West Michigan and it is really awesome! It is in Georgetown Twp and has one of the lowest tax bases in the area. The best part is that it is made up of two private all sports lakes. (this means that there is no public access, so the only people that use the lak...

I have an awesome listing here in the heart of Michigan and I know that it is going to take a special buyer from possibly another state. So that is where you come in all of you active rainers! Let me do a little bragging and then you can go to our web site at http://www.steveandshelley.com/to vie...

I personally have done more open houses this year than have done in the past 10 years combined. At least it feels that way. Anyway I think that I have figured out how to get the most amount of serious traffic through an open house at any one given time. No longer are the days that you can run an ...

I am just starting out with this whole Bogging thing and I keep hearing that it is the wave of the future. Because I am the kind of person that embraces change, I am really kind of excited about it! But let me tell you about something that I have done with out fail every week since I got into the...

What a great business we are in for all of the Real Estate Agents across the country! Within 5 minutes of finding out that my sister has a close friend that just sold her house in the Chicago area, I had found a great agent for them to use in their new job transfer destination city in Kentucky. M...