Marian's Blog

Nobody presents the Crystal Coast of North Carolina better than Amy Hahn.  She shares my gratitude for the privilege of living in paradise.  Thousands visit here every year and we're pleased to share our wonderful little island home with them and grateful that we get to enjoy it year round.  Come...

ALMOST WORDLESS WEDNESDAY ON THE CRYSTAL COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA FAITH, FAMILY, FRIENDS I love what I do.  I'm a REALTOR.  But real estate is NOT my life.  Real estate is my profession, my job, work I love, but NOT the most important thing in my life. 

What a wonderfu way to start the day!  A happy blog by Amy Hahn.  "If you see someone without a smile today...give him one of yours." "Laugh and the whole world laughs with you...cry and you cry alone."    "Always remember to be happy because you never know who's falling in love with your smile"....

Good bye dear friend. When I was just a rookie agent, somebody convinced me to attend a meeting of the Crystal Coast Chapter of the Women's Council of REALTORS.  I found a group of women (and a few brave men.) who were supportive, professional and nurturing.  This was a place where I felt safe an...

Never forget the ones who didn't come home.   On Veteran's Day remember all the veterans of all the wars in the history of our country, living and dead.  For me, Veteran's Day is the day I always remember Tommy.  He didn't come back.     I grew up in the sixties, so Viet Nam was a pervasive part...

  When will the Real Estate market turn around?   I have a crystal ball.  My good friend Martha bought it for me at a gift shop in Boston because she got tired of hearing me say, “I wish I had a crystal ball.” in response to the constant question, “When will the market turn around?”     My beauti...

  Maybe this stalled market is YOUR fault. Dear REALTOR friends, I don't know about your particular market, but here where I work, many, (if not most) of the properties listed in our MLS system are so overpriced as to be ridiculous.  Sellers are holding on to the numbers they remember from the "b...

Did you ever have one of "those" days? You know what I mean.  One of those days where everybody should take the long way around you. One of those days when it seemed like everything that could go wrong did - and everybody that could possibly p--- you off did - and innocent comments from your frie...

Tish Lloyd of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina writes perfectly about the art of being a Matchmaker.  I've always known that selling real estate was really not about selling at all but rather helping people "match" up with the home they wanted or needed.  Proud to post this great blog by Tish. ...

Wordless Wednesday (not quite) on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina Genesis 9 - 12 "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth."Driving home after a 5 mile run with my running buddy last Thursday morning, I spotted this rainbow.  I was ...