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Showing posts with label awesome realtor. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Growing up Fast

My dog, Maggie, is growing up fast.  She seems to be rushing into her rebellious stage.  My wife got her for me for my birthday last year, and she has been the best dog ever.   She is a Boston Terrier, and she is very smart.  Maggie really knows how to work us as well as anyone else she comes into contact with.  She does come with a few drawbacks though.

This dog has the most horrible gas of anything alive on this planet.  There are sounds and smells that come out of this 12lb dog that could make a grown man cry.  She looks so pitiful after she does it, so its hard to be mad.  Although usually after she drops the ammunition around you, she usually leave abruptly and returns only after the air has cleared.  This is the first dog I have know of to intentionally "crop dust". 

She has been VERY easy to potty train and crate train.  She never goes in the house, and she will actually come and get one of us if she knows that our other dog Moe has to go outside.  This in mind, her recent rebellious stage is driving me nuts.  In one morning she peed in the house twice, and that night she escaped from the yard twice.  She NEVER does either of those things.  Needless to say she saw a lot more of the inside of her crate that day than she normally would have!  All in all, our dogs are like our kids.  We love them because we know they love us.  We ignore all the messes they make and the desctruction they create because sad puppy eyes pretty much stop all anger, especially if the dog knows how to give the look right! :)  I hope everyone is having a great week so far!  Enough about Maggie, I have some real estate to sell!

Until next time, I hope all is well

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Common Sense or Statistics

This is the time of year when things start to grow, turn green, bloom and also the time of year when house sales start to pick up.  I like to post links to information and provide current market trends to you, but sometimes I dont because that information is crap.  Nay Sayers quote declines in November, December & January as a sign we are still in deep trouble.  The most recent article Realtor.com has out just posted today, February Pending Home Sales Rise.  The article, in my mind, doesnt really steer either way, but the fact that as the weather gets better so does the market, shouldnt surprise anyone. 

Every year, home sales decline when winter comes, and they pick up again when spring gets here.  Nobody really wants to move in the winter, and the only ones doing it either HAVE to or they got a good deal. 

The best thing you can do if you want to buy or sell soon is start working NOW.  If you want to sell, spruce up the house, get things cleaned and repaired.  Once we have a solid week of good weater, the market will open up.  Right now, open houses are kinda sluggish.  If Sunday is the only nice day of the week, most people dont want to spend it going through houses. 

If you are ready to buy, call a Realtor (preferrably me!) and start looking.  If you want to negotiate and find a good deal, focus on the ones that have sat ALL winter.  You may be able to take advantage of a stressed seller's frustration.  The key is not to wait.  Make your lists of what you want and what you need to have in the new home and get cracking!  As always, I am here to help; if you have any real estate questions, call me!

Until next time, I hope all is well!

P.S.  Now you have a friend in real estate

( Thanks Jason)