Kathy McGraw's (kmcgraw) Blog

I was just sitting here reading old Posts and thinking of all the time I invested in this network.  Learning, putting out fires, and writing from my heart.  Oh, not mushy stuff, just heartfelt thoughts that made sense out of things.  But in reading the comments I saw people I haven't seen in a lo...

We all have slow times in our business, and some of us more than others lately.  But what do you do with this time? How do we help families other than getting them into new homes?  I know this community, and I know that it is a caring one.  So many people have supported each other, and shared the...

I'm sitting here right now wondering what to do, the house we put an offer on has disappeared!  This whole transaction has been a nightmare, well actually it hasn't been a transaction, we just put an offer in on an REO home.  Cash buyer, clean offer with no contingencies other than home inspectio...

Do you have a good imagination?  Have Kids or Grandkids?  Well, this is for you....a special Summer Treat, but like I said "Don't Gag" it's not good for the keyboard :)   Entertaining the kids, and re-enforcing various skills like writing, photography, and math this is the result of giving kids s...

"Stupid is as stupid does."  Yesterday I read about a Real Estate Agent in Washington that did several Burglaries after telling homeowners he had clients that wanted to see the home. He would make the appointments for when Sellers weren't at Home then steal their valuables and pawn them.  The Rat...

Address or House Numbers.....something most of us don't give much thought to, but they can be very important in an emergency. Older housing tracts don't always have sequential numbering....in fact the house next door to me is 1135 while I am at 1159 and across the Street is 1146.  Imagine if you ...

What you see is not always what you get!  This week the Lil Devil was fuming at another Real Estate Agent for reportedly scamming a neighbor.  We all know what fiduciary duty means, and we know that we have a ton of rules to follow...as well as Fair Housing and anti-Discrimination rules.  So when...

A long time ago, in a far off place Real Estate used to sell.  Phones were ringing, computers were writing contracts instead of Tweeting, and ATM's cards were used to get money....that green stuff, out of the Bank.  Oh  and that's when the word Bank used to mean the place that we put our money in...

I am writing on a Real Estate Network because my profession is Real Estate. The Members of this network are involved in Real Estate in some form or another, and many times I've read about how passionate people are about Real Estate, but that's not my real passion, it's what I do, but not what I a...

Business, whether it't Real Estate, Buying a Computer or Camera at Best Buy, or getting your car repaired....we are in the position of needing to "Trust" someone else.  Most of the time we take their word as to what we need to buy,  or what we need to do to solve or fix a problem.  They are the e...