Hello! I hope that you are enjoying the warmer weather! With the spring selling season upon us, my volume of work has been very high. So, I am grateful for guest bloggers who provide me with some great articles to share with you. I hope you've been enjoying them. I have one more this week.… Continue reading Tips for Increasing Your Home’s Value Without Spending a Fortune
Hello everyone! I hope that you are doing good and hanging in there! Every now and then, I have a guest blogger that covers a topic that is not related to real estate. This is the case today. This week, my guest blogger is June Duncan. June reached out to me to see if I… Continue reading Tough Decisions: How Caregivers Can Help Elderly or Disabled Loved Ones in Decline
Hello everyone! I am honored to welcome back Author Jessica Brody, with a new and timely article that I think you will find helpful if you're looking to buy a home. Enjoy! The Complete Guide to Virtual House Hunting During COVID-19 Whether you were already diving into the home buying process when COVID-19 hit the… Continue reading The Complete Guide to Virtual House Hunting During COVID-19
If you ever get the chance to visit Pymatuning Lake in PA, which is on the boarder of Ohio and Pennsylvania, make sure to go over to the Linesville Spillway. It is an amazing site. Hundreds of Carp congregate in the spillway, battling for food. Throw a little bread in, and it's a feeding frenzy!… Continue reading The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway
As a child, many of my best friends had darker skin than mine. Fortunately, I grew up in a family whose view is that all people are equal, and that differences in race, skin color and background, are what make humans so beautiful. Sadly, there are some that do not share that view. As a… Continue reading Is This Discrimination?
Like most aspects of an appraisal, things seem easy. That is, until one takes a closer look. Age is a good example. It seems logical to think that a newer home is more valuable than an older home. However, that's not always the case. Last week, a real estate agent asked me about how appraisers… Continue reading When & How do Appraiser’s Adjust for Age?
As January rolls around each year, homeowners begin receiving their property tax bills. That's why my tax appeal work often picks this time of the year. It should be no surprise that assessed home and land values are increasing. Property values have been increasing in many areas for years, with 2020 being a record year… Continue reading Things To Remember About Tax Appeals
