Glenn's Thoughts...

I have to say that national media recognition for your business partner can be very rewarding.It is even more rewarding when you know how hard they work, not just in their current work, but throughout their life.And it is even better when that business partner is also your life partner, in this c...

 Not long ago, I was awakened at 3:23am by what I thought was one of our small rescue dogs uncharacteristically playing with his squeaky toy.Turns out the “toy” was instead a live chipmunk, a gift from Daisy the Half-Tailed Cat (she brings them through the doggie-door on the back deck).To make a ...

I appreciate the opportunity to once again work with writer Laura Agadoni on the recent Trulia.com article, "For Sale By Owner: 8 Costly Mistakes Sellers Make." It is my hope the article will be valuable to many home sellers, whether they sell on their own or with an agent. I'd also like to share...

In real estate, lot listings can be seen as easy, low-effort money. Put up the sign, plug in the data on the MLS, and wait for a buyer.If someone expresses interest, you don’t have to schedule a showing or unlock a door. You can just tell a prospective buyer to drive over by themselves and if int...

Saluting all who serve, all who have served, and especially those who gave their lives in service. 

I had fun working with writer Laura Agadoni on the Trulia article "6 Simple Tricks for Winning a Negotiation Stalemate." One negotiation tip we discussed was creativity. I want to point out that this is both very important for closing difficult properties (or difficult clients) AND that creativit...

  With the coming new year, I've been reflecting on something. Conformity. In meeting real estate agents across many states, I see many that are “wantrapreneurs.”  These are people who claim they are entrepreneural in their thinking but are too risk averse to ever make a leap to something new. Th...

In our travels meeting our agents, and prospective agents, across a number of states, it is interesting what I've learn looking at real estate at the extremely local level in so many markets. While each of the observations below may merit its own detailed article, here are few quick things I've f...

Last month, I chimed in on Mashable.com, along with Keith Humphries (chief economist for Zillow) on 5 Ways Big Data Is Changing Real Estate. Naturally, Zillow and our brokerage are very different companies, including the big difference that while both have powerful websites, Lake Homes Realty is ...

  As we are growing our business, one lesson we see over and over in the lake real estate business clearly applies to all real estate. If a buyer is not aware of a property,  they will NEVER buy it! That sounds like common sense. Yet, we still occasionally run across agents and brokers who have n...