Thoughts From A Retired Agent

                                       This morning, I decided to start baking at 5:00am. This is what I accomplished, and it’s all in the freezer ready for Christmas platters to be made.                                        Of course, I’ll make about 50 brownies tomorrow morning and freeze tho...

                                How much time do you devote to one client? I know we must cover the basics of that journey, but what happens when your “current client” becomes a “blood sucker?” Oh, yes, you’ve had them. You might not have been so descriptive with your labeling, but let’s be hones...

                                                  It always bothered me to hear an actively working real estate agent announce that she doesn’t compete. She only competes with herself. I never understood that statement, when I was competing; and now that I’m retired, I still don’t understand it. ...

I hope you enjoy this post as much as I did....  Our Christmas Tree is a Tree of Fond Memories   Dolores has decorated our Christmas tree every year of our marriage.  Every ornament has a story and Dolores knows all of them.  Our tree is too small to hold all of our ornaments so she must be selec...

Can you guess which photo was my favorite? Holiday Travel Destination, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us will not be traveling during the holidays this year. A few years back, Dolores and I spent a week in Colonial Williamsburg for Thanksgiving.  It is one...

NOW, more than ever before, Love Begins At Home..... Home is so important. Now more than ever living in and owning a home you love is key to one's health. And who could go wrong following the words of Mother Teresa? You deserve a home you love! Let me help you find your dream home - text or Just ...

  Without vision for the future of your business, you’re on a “wing and a prayer.”  There are many on that unstable path, but it doesn’t need to be that way. It all begins with you. What is your vision for the future? Where do you want to be, and how will you get there?  The majority of real esta...

You'll get a chuckle out of this post...  This past week, when we were picking out wines at Renegade in Santa Barbara, I noticed a couple of fun wine related pictures amid their partition walls.  It reminded me of a photo of Grape Expectations that Endre Barath, Jr. had shared from the home of th...

 “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” Of course, it also depends on whom is saying it.  Two people can make the same statement in the same fashion,  but the results can be significantly different. There are some people who can say anything that comes to mind, and people won’t even flinch...

If you don't follow Rocky, now is the time.... or I'll be reblogging these posts everyday!!!!  get your own fresh off the press by following him.... another good one, Rocky!!  My second job ever after high school was working for the San Diego County edition of The Los Angeles Times. Now back in t...