Jennifer Hartwick's (morealtor) Blog

Another great opportunity for the kids to enjoy Trick or Treating in Columbia, Missouri. Discover The District has announced their plans to bring fun and excitement to our historic downtown shopping area. On Wednesday, October 31st bring the kids in their costumes to The District for a night of t...

My family was really excited to carve their pumpkins tonight.  Ok, well I carved them but they got to draw the faces and holler at me if I didn't cut exactly on the line.  They love the idea of toasting pumpkin seeds and spent a great deal of time separating the seeds from the pulp; one by one!Ev...

Tiger Night of Fun at the Hearnes Center on the campus of theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia.Wednesday, October 31 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.A fun night for the kids this Halloween.  All activities are free and designed for kids 6th grade and under.  Bring your pirates, princesses and teddy bears for k...

I had an interesting e-mail today from another agent.  The last sentence read, "Thanks so much for all the info. It's nice to work with an agent who is responsive. It makes the communication a lot better."I can whole heartily relate to that sentence as I have tried to schedule showings, receive f...

According to weather folklore, when you cut open a persimmon seed, you can forecast the severity of the winter by the shape of the seed that is inside.  Inside the seed you will find a picture of a spoon, fork or a knife.If you find an image of a spoon, there will be lots of heavy, wet snow.  If ...

Flyers flying awayI work hard creating individual flyers for my listings.  They are personalized; contain pictures and additional information to represent the best features of the home.  I make a point to drive by each property to check on the inventory often because we all know that buyers (and ...

Welcome to Columbia, Missouri!  This weekend thousands of students, alumni and friends will celebrate the tradition of Homecoming.  The University of Missouri- Columbia is known as the birthplace of homecoming.  It has become a grand tradition and one of the MU's largest events and was recently n...

In the past, the family farm was the foundation of agriculture.  When you thought about farming, you thought of grandparents, children and grandchildren working and living on the farm.  But the time has past when most families are able to support themselves primarily off of the farm.  More often,...

Many parents, and particularly stay-at-home parents, are faced with a sense of isolation and difficulty finding other parents within their community. Moving into a new community can intensify this isolation. How can we, as real estate agents, help stay-at-home parents overcome that isolation? We ...

There are a few listings agents who will pull up their showings and notice me entering a listing two or three times in the course of 5 minutes.  I left my cellphone in a listing.  After I retrieved it, I realized I'd left my car keys inside too. Etc, Etc.The other day while I was juggling everyth...