Better Than Your Average Joe

  I couldn't sleep so I jumped in the shower and off to work early on a Monday morning no less.  I know a lot of people dread Monday mornings so when I read this I knew I had to share it.  I'm glad I couldn't sleep, I might have missed this.  Happy Monday.   Monday is my favorite day of the week,...

  I'm always using sports as analogies for my business.  I think Karen Fiddler hits this one right out of the park about staying calm, which I can alwys use help with.     Lesson From The Lakers.....Keep Calm And Carry On....Please? My beloved Lakers were swept from Round Two of the NBA Finals. N...

As a fair skinned Irish kid growing up I feel this is something you will want to watch and then pass it on.  This is a powerful message.Susan Mangigian posted this on her facebook page, and I thought it was worthy of posting on my Blog.  Watch it all the way through, it's worthwhile, and when you...

  A little after 9a.m. on Friday morning my phone rang and on the other end of the ringer was a  friend of mine  from my past life outside of real estate.  We hadn’t talked in a while and it was nice to hear  his voice.  He wanted to refer me to a former employee named “Archie” who was being rel...

Before my Droid I didn’t read much, other that what I found on line. The first book out of high school that I read was John Grisham’s The Firm and a few of his other books like The Pelican Brief, The Chamber and The Runaway Jury but those were in a span of over three years starting in 1993. I did...

With the great possibility of NAR raising the dues $40 next week to support political action I have heard a lot of dialog in regards to the value of our associations.  There are people that feel that the only value is to have MLS access and others feel there is a great value.I know I’m a bit bias...

  With the residential rental market being what it is I felt that Gabrielle Rhind’s post “Rent Late? Best Practices for Landlords and Tenants” is a great article for all.  Thank you Gabrielle. If you need help with your Hinsdale real esate rental properties, I'm never too bust to help.   If you m...

The questions that seem to always have an answer are the ones of where were you when?  Where were you when JKF was assasinated or 9/11 and now when you heard the news about Osama Bin Laden ? Well as far as JFK is concerned I was, well um,....ok my father hadn’t met my mom yet so I guess I don’t h...

  On September 11, 2001 I was sitting in classroom after hearing of the Twin Towers and Pentagon being attacked and felt scared and not knowing what was going to happen to the world.  As good as the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death and capture sounds, there is a good piece of me right now that fe...

With challenging times in selling homes it’s always good to have a couple of great tips that can help bring value to a home and bring a faster sale.  Penny Hull at Stanton Homes in Raleigh, NC has written a great piece on kitchen back splashes.  Tile Backsplash Ideas for the Kitchen Top 5 Tile De...