Apr

07

Property Taxes: How They Are Viewed

Posted In: Good ol' Fashion Humor, Taxes

A friend just emailed this to me and I JUST had to share…enjoy!

Feb

02

Great Marketing Lines

Posted In: For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor

I love the way agents describe their listings.  It is almost as if they A) cut and pasted the description from another listing or B) never saw the property themselves.  And the rest?  What the heck were they thinking? Here are some of my favorites: “Don’t open the back door…the staircase is missing.” “Wonderful property…move-in condition…needs a lot of TLC.” [...]

Jan

21

Talk About Hope

Posted In: For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor

Here in Berkeley, there is a lot of hope. This picture was taken by a colleague of mine.  Now this is some serious curb appeal!

Jan

12

Rubber Chickens?

Posted In: Good ol' Fashion Humor

Yesterday I took some client’s out to take a look at a four houses.  At 2 of the houses, neither of which are related, we found chickens.  Rubber chickens.  Yes, rubber.  In all of my years in the biz I have never come across rubber chickens, yet on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, I came across two. The first chicken was quite a suprise.  We were in [...]

Jan

05

Krista’s list of what to read in 2009

Posted In: Economy, First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Foreclosures & Short Sales, Good ol' Fashion Humor

This just in, the ultimate reading list.  I love to read.  I love to be inspired.  I love to learn.  This list, in no particular order, combines a little bit of each. 1.  Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.  This sly and lucid book discusses why we make the decisions that we do, including why headaches disappear after [...]

Dec

18

Make Your Own Cleaning Products

Posted In: For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good ol' Fashion Humor

Those who know me know that I am a clean freak.  I love the smell of coming home to a clean house.  Sure, I have mellowed out a bit.  Since the birth of my daughter I started using more environmentally-sound products so I no longer come home to the smells of Pine Sol or Windex anymore…but I still love cleaning products.  [...]

Nov

26

Black Friday- get your FDIC coupons here

Posted In: Economy, For Buyers, For Sellers, For the Heck of It, Good ol' Fashion Humor

Feb

27

Ode to February

Posted In: Good ol' Fashion Humor, Local Market Statistics, Mortgage & Finance

Goodbye February, Hello Mayor! 1. Unbelievable. Did you know that some 14 percent of all Americans have more than 10 credit cards? This according to a recent study conducted by Experian Consumer Direct, a leading provider of online direct-to-consumer credit reports, scores and monitoring products. When will all of this crash the economy? 2. Phew! Mortgage rates eased back down [...]

Jan

30

An offer I can’t refuse

Posted In: For Buyers, For Sellers, Good ol' Fashion Humor

Why are garage sales called “garage sales” yet they rarely take place in the garage? I recently came across an advertisement for a garage sale that said “What would you pay for this?” No item came with a price tag attached to it; buyer’s were the one who decided how much to pay for it. There was no haggling or [...]

Oct

29

Give a dog a bone

Posted In: Good ol' Fashion Humor

Just sold: Brand new, custom home with hardwood floors, recessed lighting, custom paint and a flat screen TV. Sales Price? $13,500. Think you can’t afford a home in the Bay Area? Maybe not for yourself, but you certainly can for your four-legged pooch. Ranging in price from $800 – $25,000, doggie duplex’s, cottages, and mansions are all the rage. A [...]