The Star Burglar is back again . Isn't that odd that all of us who were given 5 stars on our posts since yesterday have been robbed of a few stars each except for Becky? It has been clearly apparent to all of us that lately Mary campaigned arduously and Read More...

Today, almost all over the world, the cellular phone has become incontestably the most indispensable tool ever. Almost every one has a cellular phone (included the homeless). We are inflicted with a "stay-in-touch" addiction even to indulge in the most Read More...

Belinda, I am sorry to have posted a piece yesterday titled “ Evolution of the Homeless ” that provoked friction between you and Gary and became the arena for a bantering match. I have to bring closure to that event. I can understand both your sides of Read More...

The Sopranos live. Nothing really happened. Boring episode. Nobody died except for Phil and who cares. The producer will wait another year and he will continue another season. Boring! Boring! Boring! Read More...

There used to be a time when the dispossessed would lament: “Hey buddy, can you spare a dime?” Now, with inflation, they ask for dollars, instead. George Carlin best describes the definition of a homeless: “Those people are not homeless, they are HOUSELESS.” Read More...

Despite the downward real estate market correction, we, Realtors®, are holding our heads up and we continue to serve our customers perseverance to help them accomplish their goals as painless for them as possible. Well folks, our profession seems to be Read More...

Lately, lenders are facing to deal with a grave foreclosure phenomenon that is sweeping the Nation with vigor. And, of course, everyone is weeping torrents over their financial ruin. Yesterday, I spoke with a trustworthy mortgage broker whom I have established Read More...

I finally figured it out. Just like you, I get one or two callers every evening who are soliciting something. I used to be so infuriated by the annoyance to receive one of those calls during the news or in the midst of whatever (no, not that.) “LEAVBE Read More...

Last night, at around 8:45 pm, before sending me an offer, one of my well respected “compadra”, Donna called me to ask all pertinent information about one of the properties I am selling. After 45 minutes of delightful conversation, she smitten me with Read More...

Yesterday, Mike McCaskill was trying to expose agents whose pictures they use today are of 25 years past. But I think Gary Szolosi thought, if it works for others, maybe he’ll be a sensation with his Gerber baby picture. Well, Gary, cute but you ain’t Read More...

Once-and-a-while I still hear comments from people who say that our profession, our job is so easy and we make big fat commission checks by doing so little. Perhaps it is a normal assumption from outsiders looking in. When I was younger I had the same Read More...

PC or Mac, that is the question but whose got the answer? John Read More...

“Gentrification” is the state of rejuvenation of old decrepit neighborhoods by developers or venture-capitalists who buy properties for a song, tear down dwellings and rebuild upscale communities to attract affluent buyers. Those demographic areas are Read More...

My primary Ol' Faithful Dell PC was anointed with holy oils today while receiving its last right. It expired at about 4:30 PM this afternoon. It is survived by 1 young Dell and an unbranded adopted orphan computer (I thought it only had a floppy but I Read More...

Since you have been a Realtor®, do you have a mentor or colleague who inspires you, whom you look up to? (Motivational speakers are excluded) There are many of my peers whom I admire and respect profoundly but there are three in my view who are my shining Read More...

HGTV (Home and Garden TV) If HGTV ever decides to launch their own real estate brokerage firm, I will join them in a heart beat. That TV channel is like Fantasy Island Homeland or the Town of Perfect portrayed in the Walgreens TV commercial. By gosh, Read More...

When do you begin to know your buyers are not serious and they are wasting your time? Read More...