Kathy Judy's (kathyjudyrealtor) Blog

We have new administrative assistant!!  Our last one left for a full time property management job our previous one to that had retired.  We stumbled around for a week or so with my beleagured cousin/assistant Sandi trying to keep us going.  Our longtime bookkeeper/agent Lark MacKenzie finally got...

I showed my ranch listing in the Mann's Creek area near Weiser Idaho this morning.  This involved driving for two hours slowly on rutted and gulched dirt roads up and down and on the side of hills we even saw a deer and some chukar.  I am very proud of my Hyundai Santa Fe!  It was it's first real...

My husband was out of town last night, soooo I got to watch whatever I wanted!  I always am griping about his channel surfing but..  I was looking for international news (after watching a movie and several episodes of "House Hunters") and happened on C-Span's coverage of a committee of congresspe...

Sellers with homes that won't qualify for FHA/Va etc financing are stuck.  The loans that were used to finance these properties have basically vanished. So the sellers have to wait for a cash buyer or carry the loan themselves if they can.  There's our opportunity.  The timing is really right for...

Apologies to whoever wrote this song, one of my favorites.  I am sooooo swamped - I showed my former full time team member, Daniela, a house tonight.  I really wish I could hire her back but I am swamped sporadically and she needs full time employment.   She is going to college and doing well and...

I am itching to work today but I'm forcing myself not to.  It's been a busy time with lots of out of town showings I am exhausted and know that I need to recharge.  I know what I'm like if I don't and it "ain't good".  I've received very interesting calls lately - business is stirring all over th...

On Monday I posted a little thing on my "facebook" about being bored.  OOPS!  My punishment was Wednesday.  On Wednesdays I drive 45 miles and volunteer for an hour in my grandson's kindergarten class.  My cousin assistant Sandy comes along and spends the time with a friend.  I usually have thing...

We were broken into last night.  Someone who knew we have agents that handle rentals knew we might possibly have cash on hand the first week of the month and broke in to take it.  Luckily the one of my partners that did have some cash had stopped in and picked it up.  The expectation that I will ...

Every year I do a quick graph of my transactions.  No not on Excel   - on yellow real paper legal pad.  I have 10 categories that I track.  This takes about 20 minutes.  Every year there are surprises. This is EZ to the max CHEAP and invaluable.  It tells you where to concentrate your efforts.  I...

This time of year has a lot of "party" activity.  Last Saturday night was the end of 1 each weekend for Carl and I.  I belong to two Realtor associations and each has a party, Carl's company has one and ours has one.  Sorry to say but ours was the only fun one.  The others were all "they came the...