Dustin's Real Estate Blog

After only 2 days on the market, I have 4-6 friends and colleagues who are passing the word on to interested parties, one of which is looking very promising.  All it took was some networking and only within my immediate "sphere of influence".  (And to think that, 6 months ago, I though my sphere ...

All the hard work and dedication has finally paid off in this crappy market... I have listed my first property for sale.  It's a beautiful, fully renovated home in the Pittsburgh area and only selling for a modest $62000.  You can view pics on my myspace page at www.myspace.com/dustinnulf This ca...

So I recently blogged about Home Sales being up lately as reported by NPR News.... evidently NPR was not talking about the country in general because it was just on NPR today that NAR announced home sales to be down a little over 3% nationally. So I appologize for my last post.  The good news is ...

Just wondering what you have found to be effective advertising.  Where do you get your leads?  I'm currently doing well marketing to expired listings and was wondering if magazine, yellow pages, local newspapers, or homes magazines were effective for bringing clients on? Also, has anyone had any ...

Has anyone used pay-per-click advertising on the web?  And what have you're results been with it?  Have you gotten any decent leads or clients out of it?  Success stories or failures?  Please post away, I'd like to know if it's worth my time and money. Thanks, Dustin

So, I heard this on NPR 2 days in a row and tried to post something about it 2 days ago... evidently blog posts don't work correctly when completed over a phone... so here it is again. National Public Radio just stated that home sales are up a good bit over last year at this time and I would just...

So after 2 years of plummeting home prices and an overall crappy market, Pittsburgh is still positive in year-over-year home prices.  Anyone else have numbers like this to share?

This is just my opinion, let me know what you think.  I, in no way, consider myself to be a conservative person... and in many ways I am not a liberal... Here goes: Our economy is where it is now because of bad business decisions that were made by people who were blinded by short-term gains and d...

1st Time Homebuyers Tax Refund Info. 1st Time Homebuyers (someone who has not owned a home in the last three years) of a Single-Family Principal Residence may be eligible for a INCOME TAX CREDIT in an amount equal to 10% of the home purchase price up to a maximum of $7,500. There are income restr...

I am starting to realize that alot of potential clients seem to feel like working with a Real Estate Agent will cost them some type of out-of-pocket, up-front fee(s)... and that having an agent help with the buying process will be more expensive than going in alone. This is for you potential buye...