The Main Line and Chester County Real Estate Blog

I have been in the business since 2004, but my ex-wife had been in a few years before that and I had tagged along on some showings to show support or if she wanted company if she didn't feel right about meeting someone.I remember one of the first showings she had the door was off a deck, with sla...

Every  morning I walk our dog. Jackie, who is named after Jackie Robinson, because Annie my fiance's mother grew up in Brooklyn and was a lifelong Brooklyn Dodgers fan. When she got Jackie, she wanted a baseball name and thus Jackie. We have posted lots of photos of Jackie who is very low energy....

With COVID we all gained new skills, or improved on ones we were already using. I am becoming quite adept at making video tours of listings. I always do them for my own listings, not that they sell the house, but it helps to differentiate me from other agents. Facebook open houses can be fun as w...

Many people view our role as a Realtor simply as a door opener. How wrong they are. As I read Buzz Mackintosh post this morning Down to the Wire  I realized it is often Realtors who are the ones speaking up and letting people know when and where their property rights are being infringed. Please t...

Growing up I only knew Ringo Starr as a drummer. We had the opportunity on Sunday after three years of delays and postponments to experience Ringo Starr singing and making music with his All Starr Band at The Met in Philadelphia.This was probably the best concert I have attended, which is not tha...

Moving is hard! First you have to find a home, then you have to sell a home often, and then the packing, moving and unpacking, finding a new home for all the stuff you don't really need.Stressful, indeed. But if you have furry friends, it is also stressful for them. They do not understand all the...

I was watching Chef's Table - Pizza the other night and thought it was time to try our local pizza restaurant. Aurora Pizza and pasta in Jennersville Village. Watching the program made the bar high as the pizzas on the show looked incredible. I never knew the best pizza in the US was served in Ph...

We have just moved to West Grove, about ten minutes west from Kennett Square, home of Longwood Gardens and Winterthur, well Winterthur is in Delaware but nearby.Most people do not like change, they take the same route to work every day, quite content to never explore. But, if you know me at all, ...

A long, long time ago in another country when I was much younger I had the priviledge of knowing someone who worked for the Hearst Empire. He was very generous, being the publisher and invited us to join him for a weekend fishing. Just bring some wine, everything else will be provided he said.We ...

You've got Questions, I've got answers       1.  We all go on vacation to get away from it all and have a great time, but I want to know, what vacation day was your worst? Getting deported on my first homeymoon, my then wife worked for KLM and I was told we could go anywhere in the world. I selec...