My Day in Salem County

"Neurologist Daniel Levitin has studied the formula for success extensively and shares this finding: "The emerging picture from such studies is that 10,000 hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert in anything. In study after study o...

How many of you set New Year's resolutions for 2013? It's easy to feel confident in your abilities while celebrating the end of one year with the energy, optimism and promise of the new year pushing you from behind.  It's understandable to feel strong the first couple of days of January, but what...

Today was a quiet but productive day at the office.  We were organizing all of the pending files to make sure things are in good order before the Christmas break.  It's nice to have a decent amount of files to juggle heading into the New Year.   We're very thankful for that! At the end of the day...

The Pennsville Woman's Club had their annual Christmas luncheon yesterday.  It's lots of fun for many reasons, but the most exciting event is that our 'Secret Pal' who has been showering us with little gifts throughout the year is unveiled.   With all of the stresses that we all have to deal with...

Here's to 2013!     Since the market difficulties began (for me) in the fall of 2006 with the domino loss of 5 settlements that October, my life in Real Estate has not been smooth, to say the least. Our office fell into the practice of ringing out the old years - to get rid of them - rather than ...

Please let me begin by disclosing that I've never practiced Real Estate in North Jersey, so it might be nice if a 'Northenor' could respond to teach the 'why's' of some of the standard practices mentioned here.  I honestly don't understand the reasoning behind much of it.    It's the strangest th...

This post by Anna 'Banana' is quite helpful as it describes how to file a short sale decline complaint.  Short sales are such a large percentage of the market right now and they don't always go well.  At least we now know how to question a decision that may not seem logical.  Good luck everyone!H...

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday do not necessarily help the Real Estate business or Real Estate sales.  Every year, the shopping frenzy continues to grow to the point that for the first time several stores were open on Thanksgiving night. Some folks have coined a new event and are naming...

On Saturday, November 24th from 10am to 2pm, The Pennsville Public Library will be hosting over 25 various business owners and nonprofit organizations at a 'Small Business Saturday' Expo.   Why should you stop in? Here are the TOP 10 reasons to support Small Business Saturday at the Pennsville Pu...

One of the outcomes of the challenged Real Estate market in Salem County has been an increase in sellers renting out their properties.  You can hardly blame them.  It hasn't been uncommon to see some listings on the market in excess of a year or two! Having a tenant to help offset the expenses is...