Thank Heaven We Live in a Rambler

Posted on Mar 29, 2007 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry, Sellers

A rambler is also known as a rancher, or a single-story.  I grew up in one, and I currently live in one, and thank Heaven I do!  I’ve had surgery on my knee, and am now crutching around the house.  I always look at the positive… positive side of living in a 1600 sq ft [...]

Write It Like You Want to Sell It

Posted on Mar 23, 2007 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Career, Sellers

My son and I were at Wal-mart the other day, picking up some groceries. We were in the checkout line and my son was reading the tabloid headlines. “Mom! Johnny Depp’s daughter is fighting for her life!” he told me (for a moment, I was confused. How does a nine-year-old know who Johnny Depp is? [...]

You can’t forget how to walk, can you?

Posted on Mar 20, 2007 by Cari McGee in Miscellaneous

I have a torn meniscus. I’ve been limping pretty steadily for the past few weeks. Every day my limp is a bit less pronounced. One of my Realtor colleagues, John, has had several surgeries on his knees, and is often providing what he thinks are helpful tips for coping with the pain. “Bend your knee, [...]

Project Blogger vs. Project Runway

Posted on Mar 15, 2007 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry

Lots of qualified applicants, only a few ultimately chosen to compete…check Amazing creativity displayed every week, only one clear winner each week…check Over three months of competition…check Good looking host…um, Jonathan, you’re attractive, but not Heidi Klum stunning, so no checkl! If I could write the perfect post applying to be part of Project Blogger, [...]

After school care for kids in Richland and West Richland, WA

Posted on Mar 15, 2007 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Richland Real Estate, West Richland Real Estate

Wiley Elementary has been served quite well by the Boys and Girls Club’s after-school program “Club Care”, for the past few years.  Next year, it will be changing to a company called Champions .  Champions has already been working at Tapteal Elementary and a few other schools, and in August, they’ll be handling before and after [...]

Oh, I really DID lie…

Posted on Mar 11, 2007 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market

Remember when I (and my colleagues at the brokerage) was accused of lying? I guess I was infringing upon the truth. The latest stats are out, and instead of 210 homes going under contract in the Tri-Cities, WA area in February, we had 249, which beats our historically best year ever (2005) by 20 under [...]

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization or, Seek Every Objective

Posted on Mar 8, 2007 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities, WA

Usually once a week I hear from a salesperson, “affiliated with Yahoo”, who wants me to pay for some search engine ranking service.  I cut them short with, “You know what, my husband is an SEO, so I’m not going to need your services.  Thank you for calling.”  Yesterday, I got a call from an [...]

My brother, Glenn Kelman

Posted on Mar 7, 2007 by Cari McGee in Real Estate Industry

He’s not really my brother, he just sounds like him.  Every single time I read a post written by Glenn Kelman, he reminds me of my older brother Jim.  Jim and I would fight, as all siblings do.  We’d finish the argument and I’d utter an “Aaargh!” or a ”Stupid brother!”  Jim would then laugh the most [...]