Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert's (ygilbert) Blog

  As many of you know Bob and I love the beach and we have always wanted to live near one. About 12 years ago,  one of my hosts said he had a cousin that was a big time realtor in Myrtle Beach, he said it was really hot there and good prices. So he gave me her contact information. I told her what...

  It has been a little over six-months since Harvey hit Houston and people are still in the process of receovering. A couple of things hit me, one was that someone I used to talk in at the gym, I have not seen since Harvey, I saw on Sunday. I went up to her and told her I had been worried about h...

   God gave us so much beautry no matter where we are, the beautiful sunrise in Los Cabos Mexico      The beauty in the vineayard with the beautiful blue sky and the Andes mountains in Chile.       The beautiful sunset in Portsmouth England.The starkeness of winter in the vineyard in Australia.  ...

I had a young couple look at home this morning, they stayed in the home for a long time. Their agent told me they were interested in the home but also were looking at another home. She wanted to know bottom line pricing. I asked her what dollar amount they were thinking, I also told her the home ...

 I have been in the business for 14 years, and I have heard many closing lines some good some kind of cheesy! Here are a few and then I will tell you about the best line I ever heard. Some of the cheesy ones are as follows:Let's go do the paperwork!Let's take this home off the market!Let's make t...

 There is no doubt about it technology is here to stay and yes it has replaced many jobs, but the human touch is still very much needed. It is true that the platforms for real estate are more accurate, but what is good data and what is bad data we still need someone to figure that out for us. One...

 Last week Bob and I stole away to Cancun; we were definitely in need of some R&R. I have 3 certificates that will expire soon. We have lots going on in our personal lives all postives but they do keep us busy. We needed some time just for us. We stayed at the Hyatt Zilira Cancun. It is an all in...

 Friday night we had this lovey Rose from Ferrari -Carano. The aromas on the nose were strawberries, with a hint of peach. On the palate it was clean crisp dry tart cranberry with a hints of orange. It has an elegant finish. This paired very well with our Cod, peas and cole slaw for dinner. This ...

I had a lead given to me this morning by our internet advisor. I called the lead, he did not know who we were and then I told him what it was and he said oh yes. He obviously been looking at all builders. He wanted to know if I had ready home or almost finished homes facing East. I said yes and t...

 Last week, I was talking with one of my collegeaus and he told me that he googles everyone that comes into to his model to make sure they are who they say they are. I later that day had reason to google someone that I had been working with, and I had a little surprise, that is all I can say for ...