Realtor, Author & Neighbor: Battle Creek, Michigan

I started on Active Rain in January of 2010, and I have been a blog writer ever since.  It has been quite a journey, and I never thought how much fun being here would be when I just started out.  This is really one of the most amazing circle of people to interact with, even if many of us never me...

I hope everyone out there in the ActiveRain universe has a safe and happy New Years Eve!  Look after your family, make sure you remember and toast all the good things this past year, and forget about any of the not so good things. Celebrate the freshness of a new calendar on your wall, and say go...

So in the final days of December 2012, we are on the runway to 2013 which will arrive in the next few days.  This is a good time to choose your path for the coming year.  Every year around this time, I spend some time and write down some goals, either real or imagined, and begin to plot out my fl...

I visited the Kellogg Experimental Forest a few years ago with my wife, and we came across this little covered bridge which is near the entrance to the forest. I was going through some old photos and I thought this seemed like a fitting little piece of Americana to me.  Perhaps a throwback from a...

A few months ago I was driving towards downtown Battle Creek, and I was fortunate to have my camera not too far away.  I was able to capture this moment in time, with this sunset.  I thought it appropriate to post this towards the end of 2012, as the sun begins to set on this old year, and will s...

Marshall, Michigan has a unique feature in its downtown.  It holds the American museum of Magic.  This is a very famous museum, and they host an annual gathering of magicians (in Colon MI) from around the country who come to demonstrate their art of illusion.   On display is the memoriabilia of t...

Well, winter has arrived again in Michigan and the mid-west. Sure, it has been cold for several weeks now, and we have all been wearing our jackets to and from work.  However, there is nothing that quite hits home that winter has arrived than a good old snow storm!  Then you realize you have to g...

A goal I have had for most of my life has been to write and publish my own books.  This December, after 4 months of work, I have finally broken through all barriers and published my own Kindle eBooks.  I wrote two books on the topic of Land Contract Homes as the interest in this subject has been ...

Every year I seem to feel that of all months in the year, it is December that seems to pass by fastest.  Perhaps it iw the holidays, and the hustle and bustle of all the holiday activities, etc. Perhaps it is the colder weather, so people seem to shuffle from their car to indoors as soon as possi...

A lot of associations around the country use electronic lock boxes.  Some of the national brand names are Supra or Sentry Lock.  They are keyless entry systems which add a measure of security, and control access to Realtors and Appraisers only.  Although in some associations, certain types of lic...