Go With The Vibes
Take a deep breath before entering any property and detach from the impulse to evaluate. Let the first impressions of the home wash over you.
Don’t Forget that Home is the Setting for Your Story
"What was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher?"
Buy, Sell and Make Peace with the World
Selling or buying real estate is a stress smorgasbord.
Losing Love is Painful so Plan for “Just in Case”
There’s nothing quite so heartening as representing home buyers or sellers when they’re IN LOVE with their new partner and the promise of a new life together. Everything is rosy. Any wonderful thing is possible. The happiness is contagious.
Suspend Your Shoes-Off Rule When Showing Your House
Asking people to take their shoes off is off-putting, inconvenient, truly unnecessary and unsightly. (Nothing says “welcome” like a big pile of stinky shoes scattered around the foyer.) And you want you buyers to feel at ease, not vulnerable!
Make Your Agent Your BFF
When buyers and sellers are less than forthcoming, the results can be less than ideal.
For Agents Only: Talk Your Buyers OUT of Writing an Offer
Whenever there’s a strong emotional response from a buyer, encourage them to slow down and let the initial attraction cool. Then consider carefully.
Someone Asked Me What Home Was
Someone asked me what home was, and all I could think of were the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your rib cage
Working Girls (or Two or More is Like None)
Hooking up with two agents in San Francisco is like dating two people in a small town.
Let the Whole World Belong to You
throughout history, there are and have been countless bloody conflicts arising from the acquisition of dirt. The claiming and defending of territory is one of the main causes of wars.
Now Is Always The Right Time To Buy
Today it’s Coronavirus. Tomorrow it could be double-digit interest rates. And earthquakes and climate change are always on the menu.
Who's Your Biggest Fan?
"Your psychotherapist will (hopefully) listen for 50 minutes once a week. But the list of folks who’ll put up with your prattling stops there. Except for your Realtor."
Home Sellers’ Blindspots
You have turned lemons into lemonade…But just because you like doing dishes by hand doesn’t mean buyers are going to embrace a kitchen without a dishwasher.
Look Softly
Take a deep breath before entering any property and detach from the impulse to evaluate.
Blessings Not In Disguise
The essential problem with off-market sales is that...somebody feels like something was unfair.
A Thousand Serious Moves
Stuff happens that makes us feel like we got the salt kicked out of us.
