Steven's Blog

Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches? Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round? Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...bu...

I am currently working on completing my GRI and I am a couple of transactions away from getting my CRS. I currently have my CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) certification. Hopefully none of this is interpreted as bragging as that is definitely not my goal, nor is it my point. Here is m...

A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was proc...

I was thinking about my Real Estate business today and I asked myself this question. What will it be like for a Realtor 10 years from now? Things are changing so fast in our industry it makes me wonder if it will even be worth the effort of working in Real Estate. I wonder if people 30 years ago ...

Here is a story that will give you a chuckle: This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the proce...

I am a Realtor in the Denver Metro Area and I have to tell you that things have changed in a weird way. As of late, my buyers are having to compete with several offers on single family homes in various parts of Denver. If the home in questions is not a Short Sale, Bank Owned or distressed in anyw...

Last year I invested a significant amount of money in my website. Most of the money and work was focused on SEO (Search Engine Optimization). By now, most of you are very familiar with this term and may have spent a fair amount of money yourself. Let me being by telling you that there are many pe...

Realtors, It has been a very long time since I last posted, mostly because I have been very busy last year. I had close to 25 transactions last year, many of which were motivated buyers trying to capitalize on the 8,000 dollar government tax credit. I have to say that I think it was a wise move o...

Realtors, It seems that the government is on it's latest thirst for power. They are proposing new governmental rights to seize more financial institutions that "Pose a risk to consumers". Government Power Grab Article I need to know if any of you are uncomfortable with the unquenchable government...

Yesterday I had another incompetent FHA appraiser screw up one of my deals because of loose carpet, and a missing rod in a stairway banister. Not sure if the deal is going to close on time or not or at all for that matter. The government has once again prove that whatever they touch just gets wor...