Jon's Blog

Once again Welcome,      Today I would like to talk about the power of positive thinking.  When one thinks positively many things can happen.  First and foremost positive thinking leads to positive actions.  The positive actions will not be limited to the things you do personally though.  When on...

Welcome back friends,      Its beautiful outside today on the Jersey shore.  I would like to talk today about giving back to our communities.  As realtors we have a job that at its best can help shape the communities that we serve.  Realtors can help people into the houses of their dreams, or int...

Welcome back,            It is another day in Paradise, AKA Long Branch, NJ.  And, I would like to talk about carpet cleaning today.  As we who rent know, apartments should be cleaned and painted before a new tennant occupies the rental unit.  I am working with an absentee owner, and the apartmen...

Hey There        Welcome to Another Day In Paradise, glad to see you stopped by.  Today I would like to talk about how great my home town is.  Long Branch is one of the first real shore towns after Sandy Hook in New Jersey.  The city of Long Branch was at one time the vacation destination of the ...

Today I'd like to talk about some of the hidden costs that can be incurred by real estate agents.  Of course the dues we owe for variuous organizations is something the avarage person may not know about realtors, but there are other fees that can occur which you might not think about before getti...

Hello again,      Just figured I would give some closure to those who read my last posting about my little league team.  This past Wednesday was our end of the year awards diner.  All of the children involved recieved a trophy and were given the chance to be infront of everyone involved and take ...

Hey all      It really is another day in paradise today, because the heat wave finally broke up here in the northeast.  Five or so days of it feeling like a hundred degrees out there was rough.  Being that i am still fairly new in the business I still handle alot of residential rentals.  I have w...

Its another rainy day in Long Branch, and all over the east coast.  Which makes me think that mother nature is at times against the real estate sales person.  On a day like today in the east, it is ugly out there and I would personally not like to engage in showing properties, or even driving aro...

Even when its raining like mad outside, Long Branch is still my favorite place to be.  Today I'd like to talk about the MLS system.  A MLS system can be a realtor's best friend, and most important tool.  Why is it then that agents and brokers don't do their own house cleaning when it comes to exp...

Its another glorious day here in Long Branch, and today I am looking into For Rent By Owner signs.  I have a few clients interested in renting in the area, and I wanted to go beyond what the MLS had to offer and really hit the streets.  This is a risky allocation of time, but it can pay off if I ...