Keli's words

As I work mainly for my husband who is a builder, I deal with many people coming thru our open houses, looking at the new homes. The first words out of my mouth are always "Do you have a Realtor you are working with?" If they say yes, great. I always tell them to have their agent call me for any ...

i just had to write about this. I find it funny and sad at the same time. I was looking on the MLS to see some competition of my husband/builder, who I represent. These are high end homes in the Rochester, NY area. I stumbled across a new build from another builder, listed at close to $600,000 in...

I have to apologize to all of you out there who were readers of my blog. Work, life and everything else seemed to expand until writing was the last thing I had time for. Many of you contacted me asking if I was OK. I am OK, just trying to get back into my schedule! I have an interesting story fro...

I had an interesting call the other day from a Realtor who had a client he wanted to register with the builder I rep. He told me how they have been looking at existing homes and finally came to the conclusion that they need to consider building to get exactly what they want. He said this almost ...

It has taken many years, but housing designers have found a way to create barrier-free homes, and make then attractive. It's called "Universal Design." Homes that have universal design features look like other homes, but they can sometimes be better than other homes because they are much easier t...

I had a previous post regarding photography, the do's and don'ts. Now I am here to really focus on some personal pet peeves: grammar and spelling. I just read a listing by an agent and it made my skin crawl. I will put a few of the whoppers here: "From the exterior and color coordinated siding en...

OK. I post this out of curiosity. I am interested to hear what others have to say on this topic.This past weekend I was doing an open house on a new build (I represent the builder). A couple came in loved the house, and want to meet again to discuss building. I asked if they had an agent they wer...

This weekend the local animal shelter here in Rochester, NY had its annual Barktober Fest. Yes, you guessed it. It is a dog extravaganza. I don't have a dog, but promised my son I would take him there. They had bouncy houses, doggie dress-up,you name it. I get my son all organized, we drive down ...

OK, more geek-speak. This is about the photos that agents (or FSBO) have on their sites. I know this has been discussed to death, but I have a few more pointers that may help. A photo can be worth a thousand words, but are those words the ones you want to be saying? Having a background in graphic...

I’ll admit it. I am a computer geek. From my days as a graphic designer, I always had to have the latest and greatest, the fastest and the slickest machine. And yes, I am a Mac lover. As designers, we all used Macs. I cannot switch over to the Dark Side and use a PC. I do when I have to, kicking ...