From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Verizon Wireless is offering an unlimited minutes plan that might save you money. Just to let you know…I use a LOT of minutes. My cell phone is my business phone and I typically need a plan that gives me 2000 minutes a month. Even then, I occasionally go over. An unlimited plan is really appealing. [...]

   

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10 Basic Tips on How to Start a Blog

by Karen Goodman on March 12, 2008

in Everything Else

Yesterday I told you about why I decided to become a blogger and how it has made me a better agent. If you think that blogging could help your business, or simply just sounds fun, here is a basic How-To guide on starting your own blog. 1. Pick a topic Sounds simple enough, but make [...]

   

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Let’s start with the basics for those of you that are still wondering what this blog thing is all about. So what exactly is a blog? I hear this question a lot around my office as I’m enthusiastically telling everyone about my new adventure. Simply put, a blog is similar to a journal that a person or group keeps [...]

   

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Earlier this week, I wrote about a couple that I’m working with that is looking for a home and made the smart decision to walk away from 3 homes that they liked in order to make a sound financial investment. We went looking at homes again today, this time in St. Charles County, and they found a house that [...]

   

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What is Wrong with this Picture? Chesterfield home listed at $599,900 Finding a nice yard is a big deal to many buyers, and is even more true for buyers that are spending over $500,000. Over 80% of buyers use the internet to help decide which homes they want to go see. I’m guessing that a picture [...]

   

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I had always heard that real estate appreciates about 5% per year when a property is owned for many years, but I had never seen any hard data. I’m a big believer that you are likely to be wrong if you just assume that what you hear is correct (or make a guess without any real data). Today I [...]

   

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