Appraising, Happy Living, Helpful to Home Owners

Making Your First Home Purchase Choice

Are you looking for your first home to purchase? It's an exciting time! This article discusses some things to consider when making your first purchase.

Happy Living, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Home Owners, Home Repairs

High-Impact Home Upgrades for Any Budget

Are you looking to improve your home on a budget? What types of upgrades can you make that will not break the bank? Find out in this article!

Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Home Owners, Helpful to Homeowners

How Surplus & Excess Land Work

Welcome to 2021! I hope you all are hanging in there and doing as well humanly possible. To start off the new year, I thought that I would tackle the topic of land.  It can be easy to over-simplify value because value is not always as clear cut as it appears. For example, if a… Continue reading How Surplus & Excess Land Work

Cleveland Area, Happy Living, Helpful to Home Owners

Working At Home: 4 Ways To Protect Your Personal And Professional Needs

Hi everyone! I have no doubt that you are looking forward to the end of 2020! I know I am! It has been a very busy end of the year for me, for which I am grateful. To finish out this year, I am pleased to have another guest blogger, Tina Martin from Ideaspired.com. Tina's… Continue reading Working At Home: 4 Ways To Protect Your Personal And Professional Needs

Helpful to Home Owners, Just For Fun

5 Things You Need to Know About Adopting Your First Cat

Right now, the anxiety level for many is high. Pets can help reduce anxiety. Jessica Brody reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in her writing a piece that offers some tips on what it takes to successfully adopt a cat. How can I say no?! Jessica is awesome, and I'm… Continue reading 5 Things You Need to Know About Adopting Your First Cat

Appraisal Profession, Appraising, Cleveland Area, Helpful for FSBO, Helpful Info For Agents, Helpful to Home Owners, Market Activity

Closing The Gap Between Yesterday’s Prices & Today’s Values

Real estate professionals have had a very busy year. Homes are selling, often within days, with multiple bids. This is largely due to an extended period of a shortage of home listings. This shortage has driven home prices up across the country. You can see this happening in my graph below, which reflects the relationship… Continue reading Closing The Gap Between Yesterday’s Prices & Today’s Values

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Looking To Sell Your Home During COVID-19? Follow These 6 Tips For Success

I write two articles a month. My next article will be out next week. This week I am posting an additional article from a guest blogger, Maddi Arcurio from HomeLight. Welcome Maddi! Thanks for sharing your insights here.   If you’re one of the many homeowners planning on selling this summer, you may be feeling… Continue reading Looking To Sell Your Home During COVID-19? Follow These 6 Tips For Success