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Today’s Ridiculous Price of Lumber

Because I’m in the real estate business, the price of lumber can seriously affect my business. Home builders, deck builders, and remodeling companies all use lumber as a key resource…

Make It Easy for People to Do Business with You

I love companies that make it easy for me to do business with them. This last week I traveled to Manhattan, Kansas, for a small convention and stayed at a…

Waiting for a Buyer’s Market

A few weeks ago, I was exchanging emails back and forth with a potential home buyer. In her initial email she made this statement, "I personally believe now is a bad time to buy. I’m looking at houses going for $400,000 that sold for $300,000 just five years ago. This just seems crazy! I’m leaning more toward saving more money for my downpayment and waiting for a buyers market. But in the meantime, I’m throwing away money on a rental. I'm not sure what to do."

Downsizing vs Rightsizing

Yesterday I spoke with another potential client who said they are thinking about downsizing. I seem to be having this conversation a lot this year, but too many people are using the term "downsizing" when what they really mean is "rightsizing".

Smart Home Upgrades: Are You Ready?

Self-driving cars, speeding bullet trains, towering skyscrapers, and voice-activated responsive homes; all of these once belonged purely to the futuristic realm of science fiction. Today, however, smart tech permeates our…

Why Are There No Bank Repos?

Almost every week, I get a call from someone saying, “I’m looking for bank repos but I can’t find any for sale.” My short answer is, “There are none for…

Love It or List It

HGTV has been around quite a while now and through the years I’ve watched hundreds of real estate shows on their network. You might think it would be exhausting to…

What I’ve learned in 25 years of marriage

This last week my wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. So many factors have to fall into place for a couple to make it 25 years. Not only does the couple have to have a strong marriage, but they need to fight off all the struggles of life. I recently read a quote that said, "Falling in love is easy, staying in love is hard."

At Least We’re Not Austin, Texas

I listened to a real estate podcast earlier this week that featured four top real estate agents from around the country. Diego Corzo is a top agent in the Austin,…

Americans Decide to Work Where They Vacation as Second-Home Purchases Rise

While challenges and stresses have emerged because of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world, the opportunity that some homeowners have had to work remotely has changed their perspectives on their…