Dan's Blog

If you're like most buyers and sellers, you probably get your overall picture of the market from the media. Unfortunately, the media has a great tendency to skew information and frequently what you hear about is not applicable to your local area. As a service to all potential buyers and sellers,...

Welcome to Geauga County, Ohio! Just 30 minutes or so from downtown Cleveland, you'll find Geauga County. Our county features many historical sites, is home to a large Amish community, has lots of wide open spaces and plenty of character. Geuga County is a great place to live and it's where I ca...

Is it just me or is this the month for absolute weirdness? I guess I've been lucky to have so many deals go smoothly all year long. This month, there's nothing but craziness. Crazy buyers, crazy sellers, crazy agents. Sheesh!Ok, so what does all that have to do with the title of this little blog?...

How many times have you shown homes to buyers and saw some feature that was really outdated or just plain ugly and blurted out a comment about it, only to find that the buyers actually liked the way it looked? Have you ever been surprised at which home they finally choose?I took a seminar recentl...

Everyone across the country is seeing more and more short sales. A short time ago I decided to get a certfication for "foreclosure specialist", figuring that it would help me understand the process. Until then, I had gone to several c.e. classes, but the more I heard, the less I wanted to deal wi...

I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine who is part of an office "SMART Group". We meet once every two weeks and talk about ways we can increase our business, overcome obstacles, etc. (a mentoring group of sorts). I'm sure you've all heard or been part of something similar - it's not...

Okay, the title may be a little misleading here, but it really is the best title for what I have to ask about. The information that I'm looking for is this:Does anyone out there have a written "formula" such that you can put down a $ amount that is your yearly salary goal that equates to x number...

In a former life, I used to create websites and, of course, had to create forms for information requests, etc. for my clients. At the time, I was using my own server, so it was easy to do. Now, I'm subject to the whims of my service provider (I use Yahoo, which I actually like to date except for ...

I just had a great thought as I was conversing with a colleague of mine in the office today. She was commenting on how shoddy a particular listing was coming up in the MLS. There were typos, a reference to a bonus to be paid for a contract by July (it's now October) and other items that really wo...

I don't know about you, but I'm always on the lookout for something I can do with my websites that others don't have. Although my company provides maps on my company-sponsored website, I run specialized virtual tours and have other information on my "external" website(s) that never had mapping fu...