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“The Prime Directive”
It is not an accident that the most successful agents who came from other careers were previously ACTUAL teachers. Within this special group of achievers,the most successful fall into the subset: elementary school teachers. Why is that? Read More
Closing Costs
Ok, let’s talk about “explaining” closing costs. This sometimes falls into a category that is anywhere between non-existent to extremely well. When I bought my first house, I was the buyer who had a non-existent explanation. We don’t want this to happen to you. So stay tuned till we get to the end. My agent did a... Read More
The Problem with Predictions
This is the dozen or so questions that just begin the process before even the remotest possibility of a prediction can occur. Rest assured, I will be following all of these questions up with more questions as we proceed to take you through the tempestuous waters of the Real Estate market in 2023. Read More
Do you really need a Realtor®
A good agent becomes someone who you not just rely on; they are the ones, who by law, give you their loyalty, their trust, and most importantly their expertise. Read More
Happy Chinese New year
It's the Chinese New Year, the year of the Hare. Will this offer some foresight for you? Read More
Should you demand repairs after a home inspection?
The last time I looked, the stars and stripes were still flying outside my window and anyone that owned Real Estate had the freedom to do whatever they wanted to do with their property. Read More
Confusion on Home Inspections
With the highly competitive market we have experienced recently, and still see in most markets, many buyers have elected to wave or felt that they were forced to eliminate home inspections as part of their due diligence. Buyers have frequently been told that the seller accepted another offer over theirs even when the offer price... Read More
2023 – Is now a good time to buy?
The answer I will give you is a little different than what you will expect and is based on common sense. There are literally 10’s of thousands of blog posts and articles addressing this topic and all will vary in their response. You can easily consider these, together with the millions of Real Estate agents who... Read More
The Buffalo Blizzard of 2022 – A Christmas Story
As we center into orbit around the great blue marble we call Earth, we have detected serious blizzard like conditions covering a major part of the United States with the most dangerous conditions centering over a section of WNY in an area called Buffalo. Read More
Selling during the Holiday Season
Listing a home during the holidays can be extremely advantageous to homeowners, and it doesn’t have to ruin any holiday cheer. Read More