G-man's Real Estate Blog for The Mississippi Gulf Coast

Real Estate stats for August for the Scripps Ranch area I will be posting in about another 2 days. But my general impression for August is that business has been steady, with prices only  marginally changed. I think the foreclosure and short sales are becoming more common, and buyers are coming o...

I lived in Gulfport, Mississippi when Hurricane Katrina hit.  I owned a home about 4 blocks up from the beach. 23 ft above sea level and it was built in 1947, and survived Hurricane Camille in 69 which had winds over 200mph when it broke all wind measuring devices. So my house was pretty solid. H...

Hello All! Maybe some of you could give me input. Here's the decision- I currently am doing real estate in San Diego working for a Coldwell Banker office in Scripps Ranch. It is a good office, there are alot of agents ( I think officially like 80plus) about 30 or so that I see on a weekly basis. ...

A while back, I wrote a blog about deciding whether to be an agent with a franchise or go with an independent company. I wrote how I got into real estate about 10 years ago and have worked with Prudential, and Century 21 and then started my own indpendent company called Gulf Coast Realty. Well a ...

Hello All! Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy labor day weekend.  Have fun visiting, going to the beach, or bar-b-q ing or whatever else you may do, just remeber to be safe, and Don't Drink and Drive! Also, to my friends on the Gulf Coast, stay safe, and evacuate if Gus is coming your ...

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Here are the stats for Detached homes in Scripps Ranch for July compared with June: Scripps RanchDetached Homes New Listings June Home that went under contract inJune Sold HomesJune New Listings July Home that went Under Contract in July Sold HomesJuly Number 35 37 27 30 12 26 Avg List Price $674...

Houses are Big business. One of the largest purchases a person makes in their life. Yet the industry has so many complaints about incompetent or uncaring, or worse real estate agents.  I believe in setting the bar high for agents. I believe that agents can't afford to be doing this part time, bec...

WOW!!! AM I EXCITED! I just found out the best way to do real estate.   You see, coaches, seminars, gurus, all kinds of motivational speakers, give us the best way to do something. And...like america's craving for diets, and ways to get in shape, and ways to lose weight, and ways to do so many ot...