What's in John Marshall's Golf Bag

Christmas tree cutting time again in Colorado, get your permits - WOW, this one really snuck up on me this year. Every year since my wife and I have been together we have gone out and cut our own Christmas tree, and we will be heading out again this year to do the same. We usually go online and r...

Top 10 Reasons to hire a specialist - Real estate unlike many other industries has a lot of General practitioners, however I am seeing trends in the market place more and more for agents that specialize in certain niche markets, and for good reason - Here are 10 Great reasons to hire a specialist...

Selling a tenant occupied home - Trick? or Treat? - One of the toughest homes to sell even in an extreme buyers market is the tenant occupied home. Every now and then you get a very accommodating tenant that really understands the importance of keeping the house in tip top shape, allowing every p...

New (or seasoned) Agent Training - The "Denver Broker" Experience- Last weekend my wife Jennifer and I had a date night. We do not have these often enough, but when we do we like to enjoy the finer points in Denver. So we headed to The Broker Restaurant. This restaurant has been one of Denver's f...

Another great reason to live in The Knolls, Centennial, CO - A couple weeks ago I wrote about the Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot and their drive to raise awareness about children in need of these important articles of clothing. I live in The Knolls in Centennial, CO and was asked to help put togethe...

 Selling to the next generation and beyond - If you are in this business for a long enough period, and I hope everyone that is currently practicing real estate is doing it for the long haul, not just because we are in a crazy hot market, although I do know better, if you have been around long eno...

Blackstone Country Club - Member for a Day I love to network with membership directors at golf courses and country clubs around the metro Denver market place. One of the perks is occasionally you get invited out to play, or as in the case today, you get member for a day privileges so you can brin...

Next Gen Homes by Lennar - What a concept! I became aware of these homes about a year and a half ago when I was at a Builder Realty Council breakfast and trade show. I can not believe that builders have not included at least one variation of this concept in every community they build in. The simp...

Part time jobs that can enhance your real estate career - (New content added, see the last paragraph) I know that it is ideal to be a full time agent when you are selling real estate, however I also know that we do not live in an ideal world and some of the best agents had to continue working a f...

Charity dinner tonight at Maggiano's for Dry Bones - Last year my wife and I were invited to a wonderful charity event held at a local art gallery in Denver. The event is in support of Dry Bones Denver an organization whise mission is "In the context of relationships, practicing the way of Jesus,...