Hal's blog

In that we are taking the weekend off I decided to do an open house yesterday. Scheduled it from 11 to 3.I arrived at 10:30 to set things up and open the house. The usual routine, lights on, fans on turn on the AC, open the blinds, etc.  I had everything finished except for the final arrangement ...

We have decided to take the weekend off. Not something we do that often. Usually it is an open house, floor time at the office, scheduled weekend showings for the working couples, etc. You all know the story all too well, OR the most dreaded, the TO DO List at home!Maybe we will go back up to Tar...

New Legislation strengthens the nations do not call laws. Under the new legislation consumers do not have to  re-register every five years to keep their number on the federal Do Not Call list.The DNC will scrub their list every month to remove reassigned or disconnected phone numbers.I Florida,FA...

Residents of Sun City Center are invited to attend the Futrue Development Workshop scheduled at 1:30 pm on Thursday, April 24, 2008 in the Community Hall, 1910 South Pebble Beach Blvd.The workshop will focus on recreation, commercial development and the environment we want to develope for senior ...

St. John the Devine Episcopal Church has scheduled the ground-breaking on their new church property on East Del Webb Blvd. Sun City Center, Fl. for May 25, 2008 at 4:00 PM.Bishop Dabney Smith of the Diocese of Southwest Florida will be there along with clergy, leaders, parishioners and friends of...

I will never understand how some Realtor's stay in business! I know these types are in the minority, thankfully so!How much effort does it take to notify a Listing Office that a scheduled showing won't be kept? We have an owner occupied listing in which one of the residents is somewhat disabled. ...

After taking early retirement from my other life and before heading to Real Estate I own and operated a Home Maintenance Business here in town. Except for the first three months of those fourteen years we enjoyed a full schedule without having to advertise. All of our business was referral. I ret...

This has been a week of first's for me. Not that I am complaining. I'll take all the help and business I can get!Earlier this week an agent ask if I would take  a listing appointment for her. She was too busy with buyers. Sure I will!  I got the listing to boot! (Referral fee in order)Yesterday t...

Earlier this week one of our more "Seasoned" agents ask if I would be interested in taking a listing appointment. She was going to be tied up with a buyer most of the afternoon. In today's market, buyers are more important then listers.I willingly accepted the opportunity. She called the seller a...

I recently wrote a post telling about an enclosure we received in a gift package from Omaha Steaks. The enclosure was postage paid envelope to mail old cell phones to the recycler who in turn would make them available to our Servicemen. At the time I didn't have the address, however I provided an...