Roger's Rambles

Take a look, and tell me what you think! 314 Tremont Street, Springfield, MA 01104 Attractive colonial in a quiet East Springfield neighborhood with convenient highway access. The open floor plan makes this house perfect for entertaining. In the colder months you can cozy up in front of the wood ...

As one of the largest residential rental agents in the greater Springfield, MA area, I hear horror stories every day.  All too often a familiar scene plays out: Some nice renters find a place, apply for it, get approved, pay the requisite move in costs, and upon moving in they run into problem af...

  My father has always told me, "Hard work builds character." He called me yesterday, from the beach, to ask me what I was doing.  I told him I was working my butt off and he chuckled aloud. He then told me about the weather, the sand, and closed saying that I should work smarter, not harder.  LO...

That is the question! Let's say you are trying to sell a house (imagine that.)  You're getting some showings and some buyers that seem interested, but no offers.  It is no secret that foot traffic does not always yield offers, but it does yield prospects. If the challenge is converting prospects ...

So a week ago, I had the pleasure of serving as a groomsman in a wedding.  The beautiful couple were friends of mine, (both of them), and also clients.  Now everyone knows they are clients simply because HE keeps introducing me like this: Mr. Groom: "This is Roger, my Realtor." Me: "Hi, nice to m...

So, I've got some acronyms that you may have never heard.  Let's start with RAPV.  What is it?  Its nothing like some of the other acronyms you might hear me throw around (OMG, FWIW, IMO, TLDR, etc.) RAPV It's the REALTOR® Association of the Pioneer Valley.  If you're a professional, I'm sure you...

It's funny, but the idea of a week long hiatus from phone calls, e-mails, and office hours isn't exciting for me. I love what I do, and so I rarely feel the need to get away from it for that long. Sure, I enjoy a day of good fishing or a nice long hike. And like most (some?), I look forward to qu...

I've grown up and lived in Springfield, MA my whole life and never imagined I'd ever see a tornado touch down.  This is New England.  We get blizzards, thunderstorms, and some crazy unpredictable weather... but not tornadoes.  I light heartedly joked about the reliability of our poor local meteor...