Valerie Baker's (valeriebaker) Blog

We all LOVE  it when things go as planned!   The buyer doesn’t elope with another agent.    The inspector doesn’t discover rabid bats living in the attic.   The seller doesn’t quibble a bit when the buyer wants to include Great Aunt Matilda’s portrait in the deal.  The appraisal comes in a whole ...

My best friend called me this week.  “Val, she said, I have to tell you about my new part-time job! You’ll never guess what it is!” Now let me tell you a little story about Mary.  In high school a small group of us got together every weekend and baked cookies.  We would take them to school and pe...

  Let’s face it.  Most New Year’s resolutions fail.  Oh, yes, we hear great stories of people who lose a bunch of weight or pay off all their debt.  But, the truth is, the success stories don’t even come close to the number of resolutions that fail.  Are we just a bunch of losers? I find that har...