Jessica's Blog

So we too decided to take the leap into today's market. This means my own house is going on the market. Uh oh - the adage "the way you live in your home and stage your home are two different things really is hitting home! A stager staging their own home! Last Saturday, I did an informal staging r...

I'm a Home Staging Realtor. I took the Staged Homes course and earned the ASP designation. As a realtor I must consider staging part of my services and not charge a fee. If I act as a stager only and not as a listing agent, I can carge for my fees. This always becomes tricky, because if I get the...

Today was broker open house day in my town. One of the conversations I had with collegues was about overpriced listings. Yes, they are still out there... sellers who believe their house is the exception to the rule and therefore worth what is was in 2005. And of course we have agents who are enab...

Can I sent this out??? I am so tempted to drive by and drop this off for the homeowner....Dear Homeowner,I showed your house today to a lovely couple who liked it - a lot. Before we place a bid I have a few questions for you.  1. On the listing sheet the taxes stated by your incompetent agent are...

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Since I'm still new to blogging, I find it hard to get started. It's easy to  get on here and complain about my day with the clients that changed their minds...again..., but nope - not today! Here's a success story:A few months ago I left the small Mom & Pop shop that held my license and moved to...

I've become friendly with a woman at school pick-up. They've been searching for a home in the area for a while now. They are not my clients, nor do I intend to solicit the business. We do talk about the inventory in general and some houses, but that's all. Two weeks ago she was all excited, they'...

Okay, so I thought when I started blogging, I'd be perceived as eloquent, witty, professional, savvy, you know... everything we hope our selves to be.  But not today! So here's another post of a ridiculous blunder of mine. In case you haven't figured this out, I'm a rookie real estate agent as we...

So this is my first attempt at blogging. I’ve been intimidated, to say the least and didn’t have the foggiest notion of what to write about. I’ve been wandering around active rain for a while now; posted a few comments here and there, but never treaded further. Here’s what happened to me today. I...