Everyone has the mailman on their gift list…why not your Realtor? Here is my TOP TEN list of things to give to your Realtor this year…
A can of mace.
A real job
A vacation without their laptop
A seller who doesn’t want what their house was worth in 2006.
A spouse who doesn’t ask “Did you sell anything today?”
Just [...]
One of my pet peaves is the lack of personal responsibility so often seen in real estate transactions. I realize “buyer beware” is a term from the past and “consumer protection” is the term of the day…but…
Some of the stories you hear in this business! The one about the buyer who wanted a house with [...]
So much focus it placed on price in the real estate business…sometimes we forget there are other things that effect the saleability of a home.
It didn’t sell…so let’s lower the price….again. Of course price is one of the most important factors in the collection of reasons a house sells or doesn’t. And, yes, you can [...]
After almost 30 years in this business, nothing should surprise me…but…
When they added a disclosure about Errant Golf Balls, I didn’t believe it at first. Another agent in our office mentioned it at a staff meeting and I thought they were kidding. No…it’s true. Among the dozens of disclosures in the 10 page Statewide Buyer [...]
Advice is available everywhere on how to get your house sold. I thought I might give you some advice on how NOT to sell!
Paint your house black with orange trim.
Ask your neighbor to sit on their front porch in the nude.
Get a pit bull for the back yard.
Cook fish just before each showing.
Get your kids [...]
The Westside of Ukiah is my favorite part of the valley. Drive up Perkins or Clay to Dora and you quickly decompress from the feeling of traffic and activity on State St. The mature trees and that mix of Victorian, craftsman, 20’s and 30’s cottages as well every other style and age of home create a visual [...]
