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My focus today in this post, my first July AR challenge post hosted by Lew Corcoran and Patricia Feager  is something that came to mind very quickly. When I was young, a long, long time ago, I viewed conversation as a competition.Each conversation was to be won! I rarely listened to what people s...

As I sit at my desk writing this the real feel temperature outside is over 100 degrees. Last week we had a storm move through that caused damage. I realize how inconvenient it is, but at the same time I also realize how this is impacting our world. These increasing temperatures and storms, wild f...

166 Hood Farm Drive, West Grove, PA 19390 – Big Elk Community Welcome to 166 Hood Farm Drive, a beautifully upgraded single-family home nestled in the desirable 55+ Big Elk community in West Grove, PA. Thoughtfully designed with main-floor living in mind, this 3-bedroom home features a versatile ...

This is my second post for the AR challenge this month hosted by Debe Maxwell, CRS and Anna "Banana" Kruchten . I have noticed a theme develop this week with many people choosing to use their points for a charitable cause.I have always been a generous person, a lesson learned from my Dad. I have ...

This past weekend we took a trip to Pittsburgh, the idea was to see the Phillies play the Pirates and see another ballpark. Well we did, but the weather was not great. The day of the game it rained incessantly, and I got soaked to the skin and had to go back to the hotel to change. Then the game ...

I had young clients who were intent on buying a larger home. We looked for a long time, but due to the lack of inventory and their unwillingness to enter into a bidding war we were not being particularly successful.They had purchased a new construction townhome in Spring Oak in Malvern by J.P. Or...

This great home settled yesterday, my sellers love the neighborhood so much they bought a single family home in the same development, Spring Oak in Malvern which settles today.We negotiated for them to remain in the house for a few days so they can get the new house painted and the movers can pac...

There is something exciting about buying a new construction home as opposed toa resale. One of these is making decisions on just about everything, the number of lights, fans, where to place connections for TV's, kitchen cabinetry, countertops, etc.For some it is just a matter of choosing the basi...

Big Elk 55+ community in West Grove, PA, Penn Township is located about a mile from a strip mall Jennersville Village Shops with a large Giant supermarket, Starbucks, 2ESP Pub, Sakura Asian Restaurant, The Corner Cafe, Norman's Hallmark Store, Pets and Friends, a large CVS, Dry Cleaner, Snap Fitn...

I had a client/friend whose daughter was graduating this past weekend from North Eastern in Boston and Annie and I decided to go a day early and take in a game at Fenway.Whilst the idea was a good one from the inception, how it played out was more dramatic. My client had booked our rooms original...