Beth's Blog

As I know all Active Rain members are passionate about causes we believe in, I wanted to post the importance of one person doing one thing. Never under estimate the force each of us has in the world around us! I posted a few weeks ago about being one of the finalist in the Celebrating UC Success ...

A contact asked me a question today that I honestly could not answer- She is buying a house that will close Wednesday from another Realtor. The current owner showed the appraisal from six months ago showing the property for $270,000 (divorce settlement). Her Realtor did a CMA that showed the prop...

Okay- We all need a laugh! I hope this does not offend the photographer (who I will not name!) After a long and some what difficult day, this really brought a smile to my face! Remember that sometimes "Broker Taken Photo" blip is better than a drive by photo.  

http://www.myucguide.com/uc-success/If you know anyone who has been affected by Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, this site has inspirational short essays. As a former patient, I seem to meet more and more people who are dealing with the stress and medical issues related to these two disease...

"Loans gone bad, and those on the way, put Fannie Mae $2.2 billion in the red last quarter. The Washington, D.C.-based mortgage giant announced Tuesday a $2.2 billion loss in the first quarter ended March 31, compared to a $961 million profit a year ago. On a diluted share basis, Fannie Mae lost ...

Because people say, "I'm from Pike County" when asked hometown. Even though several towns exist in Pike, we are still small enough to have one primary, elementary, middle and high school. We are great test scores which reflects the teacher and parebts dedication to the next generation. People go ...

I am throwing a big party for my step-daughter Saturday. She is recently engaged and we are having a get together to meet her soon to be in-laws. Needless to say, I have been shopping A LOT this past two weeks. All kinds of stores- party, craft, housewares, hardware, grocery, and big-box stores. ...

I recently received a call from a person seeking info on a listing my office has. She was very nice and very eager to know all about this property until I told her the list price. She said that the house was perfect, but about $100,000 more than she wanted to spend. No problem! I asked specifical...

I was reading an article (AP) in the Atlanta Journal Constitution by Martin Crutsinger titled "Home sales get welcome boost". Very interesting reading! The most positive paragraph reads,"The National Association of Realtors said that sales of existing homes rose by 2.9 percent in February to a se...

Okay- We are all familiar with urban sprawl. It is not new. As a Realtor, you must know what is occurring in your individual trade area. We are the professional clients come to for information. How many of your clients ask for a "country setting"? Honestly, that is the majority of my calls!Alarmi...