Melinda's Blog

I know; what the heck does posting about vacation have to do with selling real estate? Plenty! We work so hard, making sure the details are taken care of, developing and fine tuning systems to make things go more efficiently, etc. Sometimes we are on call 24/7 it seems, even during family time. Y...

Not too much time to blog, so I'll blog with photos for now...we're having so many adventures, it's hard to believe what you can experience in one day! Flat Stanley & Jim in front of Grand Palace entrance, Bangkok:Melinda on River Boat near Grand Palace, Bangkok:The river boat stopped off at a tr...

For those of you not familiar with Flat Stanley (I had never heard of him until a couple of weeks ago!), we were introduced to him in the mail by my 7-year old niece, Ani. Her school project is to send Flat Stanley on as many places as possible, and then we fold him up and send him back to her sc...

I don't know why, this topic gets under my skin. (I know, you're still waiting for the 2nd part of Mysteries of Marketing...don't worry, it's coming!!)When you are selecting an agent to help with one of the biggest financial decisions to sell, buy, or invest in real estate, what is your criteria?...

I know, I know. I still owe you Mysteries of Marketing Part II. I got very busy during the holidays with clients and sales; mostly with buyers getting year-end specials from motivated sellers. So I'll get back to you on the Marketing topic later.But first, I'd like to address some common question...

I am never quite sure what I will write in my blog until I start writing. So my last blog entry called "Ready or Not, We're On to October" was about getting comfortable in the current month's festivities, but time has a way of pulling you out of comfort mode. From that I had to explain what I mea...

Well, THAT happened! [Cupcakes & Firestorms]Now, on to Thanksgiving. I don't know if it's just me, but I always feel comfortable in each month with whatever the holiday or festivities might be for that month. October, for example. I didn't quite feel ready to take down our ghosts and goblin decor...

It was a weird, wild week last week to be sure. Fortunately, my in-laws were all able to go back to their homes safe and sound. I hope that everyone who was not so fortunate will be able to rebuild and back to living life in a short time.And 200 cupcakes later! Many cupcakes were delivered to peo...

First of all, I must extend my heartfelt sadness to those affected by the fires. On Sunday, October 21, my sister-in-law and her 2 children were evacuated from Escondido and went to stay with my mother and father-in-law in Valley Center. Yesterday, they were all evacuated from there, and have fou...

Are you a buyer who is on the fence about purchasing a home? Are you waiting for home prices to drop? Here is a must-read article of the Brief History of Real Estate to help put things in perspective. Sure, prices go up and down, but over time real estate has dramatically increased over the past ...