Category Archives: Real Estate

Lifestyle has a profound impact on your brain health. What you eat and drink, how much you exercise, how well you sleep, the way you socialize, and how you manage stress are all critically important to your brain health. YOUR BODY: GET MOVING. People who exercise regularly have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.Continue reading “6 Must do’s for Brain Health!”

If you’re in the market to buy a home, knowing what kind of shape your credit score is in can give you an idea of whether you’ll qualify for a loan and what kind of interest rate you’ll pay. Loans are necessary for most future homebuyers because they cannot afford to pay cash upfront. WhileContinue reading “What Credit Score is Needed to Buy a House?”

1. Hardwoods Costs: Depending on the type of hardwoods you go with, it could cost you anywhere from $3 to $12 per square foot. Engineered wood will cost you a little less. On top of the cost of materials, you will need to pay to get it installed which will likely run you in the hundredsContinue reading “The 6 Best Home Flooring Ideas and Options”

Mistake 1: Falling in Love With a House You Can't AffordOnce you've fallen in love with a particular home, it's hard to go back. You start dreaming about how great your life would be if you had all the wonderful things it offered — the lovely, tree-lined streets, the jetted bathtub, the spacious kitchen withContinue reading “Top 8 House-Hunting Mistakes”

1. Listen “When I have a difficult client, my biggest priority is listening. I let them talk until they finish. This serves two purposes: One, they get their concerns off their chest and they know I care. Two, I find out if any of their concerns are legitimate. Many times the concerns have no ground,Continue reading “5 Ways to Deal With Difficult Clients”

As agents, in the course of preparing to meet with a homeowner, we can sometimes spend hours running comps to put together an accurate comparative market analysis (CMA) on the property. So, we get pretty good at determining a list price on a home for sale that’ll generate offers quickly, yet not so low asContinue reading “How to handle unrealistic seller pricing on a home for sale”

We are, as we often hear, living in an age of transition. All over the world, there are massive changes that are shaking up millions of lives and virtually every industry. And not surprisingly, these changes are causing no shortage of pain and anxiety. But the answers we see being offered in our global conversationContinue reading “What We Need In An Era Of Accelerating Change !”

Downsizing a home can lead to lots of stress and anxiety for anyone who loves their belongings but hates living in clutter. Seniors, empty nesters or people moving from a suburban home to a city apartment all face the challenge of creating a new living space with limited room for furniture, accessories, clothes and collectibles.Continue reading “Six Steps To Downsizing”

“Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things.” – Booker T. Washington Our lives are a large collection of single days one right after the other. The sun rises, the sun sets, and it rises again. And in the end, the lives we chose to liveContinue reading “10 steps to make the most of every day”

 1. Know your “why.” Before you start marketing a business, you have to know why you are doing it. Everything has to be intentional. You’re probably thinking, “I’m marketing because I need customers!” Yes, but why are you doing the marketing activities you’ve chosen?  2. Have a plan. Having a marketing plan is a lifesaver,Continue reading “Improve Your Business 615”