I am the techiest tech techster Realtor in Tri-Cities, WA!

Posted on Dec 3, 2007 by in Real Estate Career

I like the Internet.  I like my laptop.  I love my Mac desktop that I have at home but can’t use for business.  Our MLS (multiple listing service) doesn’t run well on Macs, so I have to use a PC, which is what my laptop is.  But the fact that I have two different kinds [...]

Back to normal life

Posted on Nov 18, 2007 by in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Sellers

…well, I never really left it, actually.  I’ve been crazy busy this week. One of the things I’ve been dealing with is a laundry list of requests from some buyers that sellers I am representing need to evaluate.  One of the things that a buyer will do when they are skittish or nervous or have changed [...]

At last! A way to answer the question!

Posted on Nov 12, 2007 by in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities, WA

In real estate, clients naturally ask about the demographic makeup of a community.  And, an agent cannot tell about the demographic make up of the community for lots of reasons, but the most important being that it’s against the law. Therefore, I’m thankful for ZipSkinny.  You type in the zip code that you want to know more [...]

Thank you, David Jackson, wherever you are

Posted on Oct 20, 2007 by in Real Estate Career

In the sixth grade, I sat next to a boy named David Jackson.  David had dark red hair and freckles and I remember thinking he was cute.  David was also smart (hey, I’ve always been a sucker for a guy with a high IQ).  In our class, you were allowed to wander over to the library/game [...]

Clean Doesn’t Cost a Thing

Posted on Oct 10, 2007 by in Buyers, Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Sellers

I showed a house last week and then again this past weekend.  It’s a rambler with four bedrooms, very nice floor plan, wonderful view from the living room picture window and a HUGE backyard (the lot is 6/10 of an acre). It is located in a golf course community and they are asking LESS THAN [...]

Out of the mouths of babes…

Posted on Oct 1, 2007 by in Real Estate Career

My daughter had picture day at school the other day.  She told me she had to remember two things… 1) to be veeeeeery careful while eating so she wouldn’t get anything on her clothes before the picture and 2) to call her smile and make sure it shows up. Call her smile!!!!  I love that! [...]

What do Tri-Cities, WA real estate and Anytown, USA radio have in common?

Posted on Sep 11, 2007 by in Real Estate Career

Apparently, when someone applies for a Program Director position at a radio station, they need to include a line or two about their ’radio philosophy’.  My brother and his ex-wife have been in radio for years.  On his climb up the corporate ladder, my brother developed his radio philosophy – “If it isn’t/wasn’t a hit, don’t [...]

Why I Don’t Put Flyers In Front Of My Real Estate Listings

Posted on Sep 7, 2007 by in Buyers, Real Estate Career, Sellers

I think it’s really more of the ubiquitous flyer issue.  Ubiquitous among sellers anyway.  “Are you going to put flyers in front of the house?” they ask. I don’t.  I never do.  No one buys a house only because it looks good on paper.  They buy because they feel emotionally connected to the house.  They [...]