Dale Bledsoe's (dalebledsoe) Blog

Spent some time trying to come up with funny comparisons for this blog. Things like some agents fly into the office, accomplish nothing and fly back out. Not funny at all. So this is the straight of it. I was the first to arrive at the Crown Key Realty office yesterday. After unlocking the door a...

I have spent much of my life in the world of Consumer Electronics. What started as a personal passion for stereo equipment, turned into a great career, first in retail and then working for major well known Japanese electronics giant. I was in the business so long and learned things that after a w...

I did not receive notification in the mail. No registered letter, nothing. Didn't get an email, text message on my cell, again, NOTHING! My notification came at the mall of all places. Caught me by complete surprise. I'm walking along when suddenly I notice this older guy walking beside me, in pe...

For most of the worlds population the New Year began at midnight on January 1st. For others, the Year of the Dragon, the Chinese New Year began at midnight on January 23. For many of us the 2012 New Year starts on March 28 at the Tokyo Dome where the Seattle Mariners will take on the Oakland Athl...

A short time ago I wrote a blog called "War Has Been Declared". It was about a young couple that was divorcing and the struggle I was having getting their property on the market and beginning the short sale process. I am not telling you the Hatfields and McCoys have apologized to each other or th...

I might be wrong about this but our industry seems almost void of young people. What I mean is the young people walking off the college campus and directly into a Real Estate career. My office, at Crown Key Realty has an average age of about fifty (50). I say about as some of the members would no...

My Broker and I have a great relationship and I have blogged about her in the past. Recently another side of her personality reared its head. The competitive side. I should have known, her husband is a baseball coach and all of her boys are skilled athletes. Susan, has been blogging longer and fa...

I received a call from a friend asking for help selling their condo. It is a short sale and the hardship is DIVORCE! Shouldn't have answered the phone. Both husband and wife want to sell, but they have declared war on anything that is mutual. They won't sit down together or apart to sign document...

Not long ago I received an emal from a good friend. The email include the name and phone number of a person looking for an agent to list his home. Nothing better than starting the day with a referral. I called and made an appointment to meet with the home owner and see the home. The owner told me...

Like most of you when I started my RE career I was told by everyone, "its all about relationships". I am in my sixth year now and I have long since been convinced that all of those well minded people were and are correct. I would like to speak briefly about some of the strongest relationships tha...