Roger Johnson's (rogerajohnson) Blog

I was emailed this little gem and thought it would be perfect to share.  If you're from the south, you'll definitely appreciate it.  If you're not, maybe you'll learn a little about us cool southern people!  Enjoy!   Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit...

The ActiveRain Rainmaker Account: An Honest Review I read a post from a twitter link the other day reviewing the ActiveRain Rainmaker account.  I'm not posting a link to that review because I felt that it was a bit too much self-serving in its purpose.  Hence, the honest review here. First thing'...

You Told Me More in an Hour...  I've been working the expired listing market pretty heavy the last six months or so, and I've met with many sellers that have been unsuccessful in getting their property sold.  In the Hickory NC real estate market, like most other markets around the United States, ...

Do North Carolina home sellers have to disclose property defects? This question comes up a lot, both from sellers and buyers.  Sellers may know of a condition that may affect the sale of their house and fear that it will cause problems.  Buyers, especially those that have bought a house and then...

Continuing my series on the new 2011 REALTOR NC offer to purchase contract, today, we're looking at it from the buyer's perspective.  For full details on the new contract, you can read my post on all the changes in this new form.  For an overview of the seller's perspective, you can my post on th...

Has any real estate agent here in the Rain heard that one before?  Nobody in our neighborhood is happy with you right now! So, we get through a successful closing (always a good thing in this market!) and we send out our "Just Sold" postcards to the surrounding areas.  Pretty standard stuff. I ge...