Greg Hampton's Blog

Across America last was a big night for many families. Some of these families witnessed something that they might have thought would not have happened, There son or daughter graduating from High School.This may not seem like a big deal to some, but it certainly is to others. It just might the fir...

I am always looking for a free and easy way to obtain continuing ed credit, and in Blue Ridge,GA our local Board of Realtors gives a class about once a month. This month was "Assault Awareness" I thought it was for men and women,but only 2 guys were in the class and I found out way rather quickly...

Last July, I loaded up my 75 year old Dad to travel to Charleston, SC to witness the unveiling of Richard Davis's latest and greatest real estate franchise or partnership opportunity. We were also promised one of the first copies of his new book. If you do not know who Richard Davis is, He was th...

This week a contract was a first for me! I started and finished a transaction online and have never seen the person,yet. I really do hope that I get to look them eye to eye, but the bank didn't seem to care when they cashed my commission check , today. I think a lot of this type of shopping is du...

Every Memorial Day Weekend in my hometown of Blue Ridge ,Georgia nestled in the Mountains of North Georgia. There is an event called "Arts in the Park" and hundreds of local and not-so-local exhibit their work. There is also a very large variety of food and it is all good! The estimated attendanc...

I have been building both types of homes for about 7 years and I love Log Homes. Logs are strong, sound dampening, and most of all very nice to look at. One comment that I hear is "Log Homes are harder to maintain , but I do not think it is any more work than a concrete board home to keep up. Ano...

Yesterday, I got a call from a gentleman whom I had never met before wanting to look at my listing. I didn't think the listing was what he was looking for, so I proceeded to start driving around showing him some other properties. I could not get him to commit to signing a Buyer's Agreement, but I...

Today, I had a client e-mail me about a listing that he had seen in a magazine. I loaded up my family for a Sunday afternoon drive to the subject property. The realtor who I respect that had it listed was right it was a wreck. When I got there he had a sign posted that said "Danger-DO NOT ENTER',...

Today ,I perrty much started the day the same way I start everyday. Coffee,checked e-mails,and then logged on to AR. I have got a feeling that I have going to have some fun today.I am going to look at a possible flip house,but that is the only thing work related I am going to do,sure I wish I cus...

I sometimes feel a little over confident, some might even consider it to be cocky. In the words of Kid Rock" You know it ain't cocky if you can back it up", I back it up most of the time. My whole strategy is not to shot my mouth off if ther is no way to win. Confidence is the key to selling, Bei...