Steven's Blog

Fellow Bloggers, Before I leave the computer for hunting and Thanksgiving holiday. I need you to answer 1 question for me as it is pertaining to Thanksgiving on Thursday. Here is the question: Do you like your turkey Baked or Fried? Kindly leave your comment and be awarded 25 points to your Activ...

It is the day before Thanksgiving and I have lots to be thankful for. I am thankful for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ first and foremost for making the ultimate sacrifice. Second I am thankful for my wife and 3 beautiful children (and ok I guess I will throw in the 3 cats). I am also thankful t...

This is a very giving and brave 11 year old boy who died last Friday of Lukemia. God rest his soul. His name is Brendon Foster who lived in Seattle. He saw a large group of homeless people and was broken hearted because they were starving. His last wish, was to have all of the homeless fed. This ...

This is a funny tale about about a house sale. One Sunday afternoon a couple sees an ad in the paper. They can't believe their eyes. There is a house in the paper for $1000 that is in the nicest part of town. We are talking about a Highland Park mansion for $1000. They think this has to be a misp...

As Realtors we typically are not in the business of charity otherwise we will not be in business for long. Recently I met a family through a school function and the the topic of careers came up, then shortly after my advice was sought on the value of their home and if I knew anyone that I would r...

Fellow bloggers, I don't mean to be stating the obvious, but these are difficult times for Realtors, Mortgage Brokers and all things Real Estate related. In some areas of the country, Realtors and the like are dropping like flies. Are you going to be one of those that starts another career? Or ar...

Well, the short answer; very little if you are working with a client with an opposing political view. If you do not have them under Buyer's Agency it could be detrimental to the relationship, if it happens to come up. That is why as a general rule, you should not bring it up if you do not know yo...

Fellow Bloggers, I was contemplating how blessed I am to live in an age of such great technology. I am very thankful that the developers of Active Rain invest the time to give all of us an avenue to communicate with one another and share ideas all across North America. So many of you write such g...

I am putting this joke out here in good faith that you will laugh and then do the right thing and comment. A client bought a new home and the broker wanted to send flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the home and the owner read the card; it said "Rest in Peace". The owner was angry and call...

A young broker had just started his own real estate office. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the broker picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working. He ...