This morning when I went out for a run, I passed by a home with a "For Sale" sign in the yard. Attached to the large post was a box of beautiful, color printed flyers, and I had to scratch my head and wonder to myself, "WHY?"&...
Every now and then, something just triggers one of my hot buttons. Yesterday, it happened again. I was browsing through the new listings in my neighborhood, and becoming overly frustrated with what I was seeing. T...
Thank you so much, Texas Realtor Association (TAR), for your article in the August 2017 edition of the Texas Realtor magazine which covered paragraph 23 – the Termination Option. This is a unique paragraph that our&...
Part of my regular morning routine when I get my day started is to check the area where I live and work for any new listings on the market. This morning, I noticed a home that was just listed, so of course I checked it out. T...
It is amusing to me that every January I see posts and ads from various real estate agents ALL claiming to be “#1”. And there are MANY different types of “#1” which may be confusing to the non-real-estate pr...
Today is January 1, 2017.
"Wow. That was a good year".
That is how I feel. 2016 went by in a flash it seemed. Thinking back to Jan 1, 2016, I am struck by how many dramatic things happened...
A few days ago, I found myself driving through two different neighborhoods in Spring, taking new listings in the same places where much of my business started 10 years ago. Two of my first listings (outside of the FSBOs and Expired listi...
Part 1
Week one for Re/MAX Elite Properties is now in the books, and what an extraordinary week it has been! Monday was Labor Day, so our official first day open was Tuesday, Sept 6. ...
It is not unusual for our Houston real estate market to slow down toward the end of the year, and take a bit of time to get going again the first couple months of the year. Even though our winters are not cold, sometimes it seems l...
One of the greatest compliments a Realtor can receive is when a past client refers someone to them or calls the agent when they are ready to make their next move. Building that referral based business is invaluable and has spurred...