Chris's Blog

The book  a walk in the woods is a crack up.  Place an out of work, down on his luck fat guy in the woods with a backpack full of Twinkies and tell him to walk 2200 miles north from GA to Maine....I love to explore different parts of our country, and this book does a great job of painting the pic...

Inspired by the post by angus I thought I too could share a bit a home grown story.  This story, is ongoing, and has photos, and mainly involves spending money, sweating and determining whether or not a beam is load bearing. So, What do you do with 1970's Rough hewn Beams when bringing a home up ...

In the Kitchen, Foyer, Upstairs and .... (gasp)..... the guest room?  You may think it a problem, but people are asking for this feature!A FloorPlanOnline Tour allows buyers to click in any room of the floorplan, and see the photo of that room.  It's simple and makes sense - without distorted pho...

I've tried several types, and searched multiple words, but searching for good Home Tours on You Tube seems to be You-Sless.  Tours are jumpy, bumpy and grainy.  Frequently music is way overbearing. I have not found good organization at all nor any consistency. The best part, is when the camera sh...

I'm sitting at a chain oil change location, sipping on a hot cup of burnt folgers and reading active rain.  I over hear a couple loudly discussing and article they read-  "Did you know only 20% of Americans read newspapers, while close to 100% of Europeans read newspapers? That's Horrible!"   Thi...

Stats from NAR in Bar Graph Format, showing the resources buyers find usefull.  This is no shock right?When asked, Buyers said Agents and the internet are the top 2 most usefull sources for info. A bit down the chart you can find Print media. So combine Magazine and Newspaper, and you get almost ...

Shawnee KS ranked as a top Suburb by Newsweek.  Fair Housing prices, low crime and good test scores propelled Shawnee to the top of the list.  Thoughtful cameraman captures town essence with beautiful shot of some Dust in the Wind:Seriously, the photographer could have spent a bit more time on th...

The stats keep improving, but adapters are not as fast as non agents nation wide.  Oh - and what kind of nut would do this "blog" thing? Bernice Ross Explains.Web strategiesConsumers continue to shift their business to the Web. In 2005, 79 percent of home buyers used the Internet as an informatio...

Just a quick update - The Virtual Tour Business is growing nicely, had a great trip to St Louis and spoke with top ReMAX agents in Columbia as well.  I'm currently putting together a Twin City's Trip the first week of December, including a stop at the Counselor Realty meeting and several Keller W...

Well, I'm off to Missouri in the Morning. Ill be stopping in Columbia, then on to the St Louis ‘burbs to talk to several top offices in the area.   I got many of my invitations from my MAR (missouri association of realtors) booth last month. Thanks MAR! I've got to say that I'm looking forward to...