OK, I have nothing against escalators, at least not the ones that get you from Ladies Handbags to Housewares at Bloomingdales. But when you are planning a strategy that will win a bidding war, so called “escalator clauses” are tool that’s a necessary evil to win your next home. In ...
Continue ReadingIf you want to find out the value of your automobile, there is an app for that. Just pull up Kelley Blue Book’s web site, and you can get a very close estimate of what the value is for any model in any condition, whether you plan to trade it in ...
Continue ReadingThe professional neatness consultants have always left me feeling less than impressed – like they are all a bunch of judgmental obsessives with a phycological disorder or two who are compulsive about eliminating all clutter in their lives. Enter Marie Kondo! Her YouTube videos are just wonderful. And now I have discovered her ...
Continue ReadingOver the weekend a property came on the market that many of the neighbors have regarded as the local Addams Family house. While I know most of my neighbors, this seller was sort of a mystery man – a recluse. In over 30 years I’ve lived in this neighborhood and walked my ...
Continue ReadingOK, I won’t go so far as to call the real estate reports in the national media as “fake” news. But most of what you read and hear about your real estate market in the media is based on data that applies to the nation as a whole, and all ...
Continue ReadingDuring my first week of real estate school, one of the first sessions covered how to suck up to the family dog (or cat) to get a listing. It’s a critical skill for any serious Realtor. But what they didn’t cover – and should have – is how to speak ...
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