David Kelso's (dekee1k) Blog

A few weeks ago I blogged about the marvels of WD-40 and received several comments.Today, I discovered, I think, some even more impressive household tips, using Bounce. That little piece of paper[?] that many of us put in the dryer with our clothes. I thought I'd 'Bounce' these off you.Did you kn...

How many times have we dealt with Realtors who seem to have an emotional attachment to their buyers and their buyers property. Sometimes develop an adverserial relationship with the other Realtor, even though we both have the same goal. To sell the house. Offering un-asked for opinions, except in...

I remember ,as a child, it was not very commonplace  to meet many people  from other countries. We, as kids, would laugh at someone speaking with an accent, instead of realizing that person speaks more languages than we do, and should be respected. Travel was not as easy as it is now, comparative...

How many times have you answered a call like this ,gave the price,and the caller thanked you and hung up.WRONG!!!! We are in business to sell, not just to give out free information.I was taught to engage the caller in conversation first...something like this. 310 Main St? Let me look that up fpr ...

Here in Daytona Beach ,We are about to begin "Biketoberfest". It's a fun week ,where we get visited by 100,000 motorcycle enthusiast for a little R&R. .Our weather is suppose to be perfect for riding ,high 70's to mid 80's all week. Lots of entertainment going on and parties galore. So if it's st...

My better half,is a 4th degree black belt in tae kwan do. Guess that tells you who runs my house. About a year ago she enrolled our youngest son, Adrian in classes. He started as a white belt , then progressed to yellow belt, then orange belt. Last night, at the tender age of 5, he was awarded hi...

That's right. 50% !!!!!!The largest home builder in the area is offering an extremely high  commission. .Soooooooo, send me your referrals and I'll split my  commission with you, if you buyer purchases one of these homes .Priced from the mid $200's to $600,000. The highest referral fee you'll eve...

What an amazing little product. Get out you pencil and paper boys and girls,cause I'm sure youre gonna wanna take notes.Some interesting things that WD-40 can do for you.Clean shower doors...untangle jewelery...removes lipstick stains...removes tomato stains from fabrics..prevents silver from tar...

Here in the Daytona Beach Market many of the builders have drastically reduced prices of their new homes to reduce inventory.It sometimes makes it very difficult for a homeowner to compete with them when trying to sell their own home.I recently had a listing appointment with a customer who had a ...

 When I first arrived in the Daytona /Port Orange Area in 1980, Port Orange had just completed a year of being named,  the Number One fastest growing city in the United States. Quite a fete for an unheralded town that only 3700 people called home in the early '70's. Today over 56,000 folks claim ...