So, what’s the secret to keeping every single New Year’s resolution? Discipline, perhaps? How about persistence, fortitude, self-knowledge, or even realistic (read, “low”) expectations? Nope. Try, “timing.” My now 17 year-old son hit upon the idea, years ago, of waiting till the waning hours of New Year’s Eve (like, after 11 p.m.) to forswear various...Read More
So, what’s the secret to keeping every single New Year’s resolution? Discipline, perhaps? How about persistence, fortitude, self-knowledge, or even realistic (read, “low”) expectations? Nope. Try, “timing.” My now 15 year-old son hit upon the idea, years ago, of waiting till the waning hours of New Year’s Eve (like, after 11 p.m.) to forswear various...Read More
Getting a Head Start Getting Used to “2015” Once upon a time, before I was a Realtor — and personal checks were actually handwritten — it was a couple of days into January before I started using the “new” New Year (and invariably got the date a wrong for a few weeks after that). Now, I...Read More
Holiday Slowdown & the Domino Effect It may not take a village to get a home prepped for market, but there can be a lot of people — and contractors — involved. You don’t realize how many until one or more are missing. “Not Quite There” — x 1,000(?) So, one home I’m about to list is delayed because...Read More
