Judith Abbott's (judithabbott) Blog

  The hard and fast reality of real estate is that ultimately, all value is in the land value.  Improvements are constantly declining in value.  If the property owner isn't continuously improving, updating, maintaining, replacing and repairing their home, the condition of the property will fall s...

I have closed a fair number of cash deals in the last 12 months.  In every case, I have had to explain to the Buyer that their being able to write a check at closing is just one factor for the Seller to consider.  Old School Real Estate Think was that Cash Is King.  Cash is useful.  Cash can get ...

  One of the recurring puzzlement I experience is the public perception that all real estate agents make the big bucks.  The National Association of Realtors 2010 statistics indicate otherwise.  See blog posting set out below. The average for the Metroplex?  In 2010, 13,000 agents sold a total of...