Holly's Blog

Many of you feel politics and real estate don't mix and I agree. We will however experience differently via both candidates. So I've decided to conduct an independent poll. I don't need diatribes on why the candidate you like will be best qualified. The basis of this is to see via AR since we hav...

Ok guys I know many of you feel politics and real estate don't mix and I agree. We will however experience differently via both candidates. So I've decided to conduct an independent poll. I don't need diatribes on why the candidate you like will be best qualified. The basis of this is to see via ...

Lil ole Greenville SC in the Upstate of SC is growing. The multi-national businesses that are influxing (is that a word?LOL) here is ridiculous, new housing has slowed, but there is a plethora (I know that's a word) of resale and discounted specs out there. But what else does Greenville have and ...

This is more of a frivolous post. But there is more to being a realtor than working.  But my husband, dad and I took my son to the fair today. Kiegan is almost three now so we thought it would be a lot more fun than last year. And we were right! The fair as always was great and since we went duri...

Ok I'm posting for two reasons. One to get an answer to this dilemma about open houses. Two, to get to 30K points before tomorrow morning. It's been my benchmark for a long time. So here's the real topic... I spent my "day of worship/rest/Sabbath" at two open houses. Of course I was at church sin...

This will be a quick one. Yes I just posted about the worthlessness of open houses. One of the neighbors stopped by however with a nephew to look around. They were sweet but the uncle was deaf and the nephew signed for him. It really made me wonder if there are translators out there for our heari...

That's the exact quote Rush Limbaugh used today to describe Sara Palin for VP. I have to admit that I haven't fully been on board with McCain as a REALTOR as his immigration issues have really affected so many of my builders and contractors with illegals. However, here comes a woman, with 5 child...

How to Save Money and Hours When Buying a House With the prices of houses being the lowest in many years you should buy a house, right? Whoa, don't put the cart before the horse! Don't get house fever. Here are 3 Good reasons to use a buyers agent to help you gain an advantage so you don't get r...

Like it or not we are called upon to portray to the world, our professionalism. That extends to your hair!! This may sound trite, but as I look through some of the profiles of my colleagues on this and other sites, it seems we may have a problem!! We're stuck in the 70's and 80's with our hair an...

I have my first listings..I"m a buyers agent mostly but now I have three listings with 3 more on the way within the next week. All are vacant homes! We all know staged homes sell faster and for better prices but in this economy, my sellers cannot afford a professional stager. So I started thinki...