General Articles Relating to Real Estate
If you didn’t check out Part 1 in this series—The Psychology of Marketing Real Estate—I encourage you to do so. We started with the most important ingredient, people, and now we’re moving on to the physical product itself… the home!
Summer is fast approaching, offering the promise of sunny days, warm nights, and plenty of outdoor events. Whether you’re getting ready to uncover the pool or fire up the barbecue, you have endless options for festive gatherings. Light your backyard parties with a special type of glow by using creative outdoor lighting ideas for your party.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin
Today’s tax environment gives new meaning to his nickname, Poor Richard. Am I right?
For many individuals and businesses, a high-speed internet connection has become less of a desirable feature and more of an indispensable one. So that means high-speed internet homes are in massive demand.
A report from the United Nations, in fact, described internet access in general as a basic human right. Here’s the quote: “The internet is one of the most powerful instruments of the 21st century for increasing transparency in the conduct of the powerful, access to information, and for facilitating active citizen participation in building democratic societies.”
So, where are the high-speed internet homes?
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Did you hear? You didn’t?!? Well… let me tell you. Louisville made another list. Yeah, I know. It never gets old.
Did you just get a bad Louisville appraisal on your home? Is the value so far from what your Realtor told you? Don't feel bad, or maybe you should, because…
"Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them." -Forest Whitaker But what if they are true? Or, partially kinda sorta maybe true? Well, in order to know for…
With Winter coming up, there are dozens of preparations that need to be made. These include cleaning your gutters, making sure your home is properly sealed, and even checking if your heater is working correctly.
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Open houses can be an effective way to show off your home and increase the chances of making the sale. If your belongings are still in the home you could be at risk for theft during the open houses. Today we’re going to look at the four most important steps for preventing theft during an open house.
When times are tough or when times are good there is one method of Louisville real estate investing that will continue to work year after year. If you have not yet started a real estate portfolio, learn about this method first.
I’ve spent a good many posts ranting about things that bother me in my career as a Louisville Realtor. Blog ranting is a good way to blow off steam.
(Better that than actually telling someone they’re a bad person. Heh.)
Perhaps the best movie theme music of all time.
Today I thought I’d hit the topic from a new perspective… all of them.
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There are many experts who like to “share” their “wisdom” about the “secrets” to success. This is especially true in real estate.
Of course, there aren’t any rental homes in Louisville, Kentucky but there aren’t many. I mean, there aren’t zero, but there certainly aren’t enough. And that might not change very much going forward.
Now that we all know that it’s just a matter of time before the Courier Journal dies a long slow death, where will you be getting your local news from?
I’ll admit it, I’m idealistic. Whether that’s a genetic or learned behavior, I’m not in a position to deduce. But I am, and at the midway point of this life, I doubt that’ll change.
