Patricia's Blog

The American Dream is to own your own home, and no matter what your home looks like or where it may be, we don't want anyone to invade it or our privacy, but last night a crazed burglar broke into the house next to us.  We were sound asleep and even our dog didn't hear it.   Apparently, the burgl...

I can log on and network with other industry folks any time I want to. It gets me in the habit of reading and writing every day. It provides me with a great bunch of folks. It makes me laugh It makes me realize that each day is a gift It give me referrals It give me answers to all my questions It...

All the buzz about town these days is the new web cam on our Main Street, downtown Dunedin, Florida.  I haven't tried it yet, but I am told that you  can operate the camera right from your very own cp and have a closer look at our local shops and restaurants.  It's so cool for visitors and locals...

Okay, maybe not all, but some. Getting their license that is.   I always encourage people to go get their license. that's because I love the industry and I have had some success.  Every day is different, every day is a challenge and events can happen in a moments notice.  When I wake up, I think ...

Most of the day I am in my office alone.  Oh I see a few agents here and there wondering in and out, but most of them do not put in a full eight hour day in the office.  Most of the time, I do.  You see I am the broker and often need to be in the office, to keep it open, answer phones handle mail...

I volunteered to help get folks registered to vote in time for the upcoming election in November, never thinking that so many folks are not registered.  I took it for granted that most folks were registered, that most do it as soon as they are old enough.  But in my little campaign, I found out q...

Ever submit an offer you that's so low it's almost an insult to the Seller?  I felt that way today and spent some time trying to convince my buyer why $40,000 under the offering price may not get her a counter offer, but the buyer insisted she wanted to make that offer.  The house didn't need any...

 I passed by our "Fritzee Freeze" at least a thousand times, never stopping by for a quick coke or an ice cream cone, so last night I was in the mood for some soft serve and my husband and I went to check it out.  It was packed with folks from all over town.  We kids and older folks too.  We enjo...

That's a question I had to ask myself when I exchanged business cards with another associate the other day.  The picture on her business card was about twenty years back and didn't even resemble the person standing in front of me.  While that marketing tactic may be good for those who never meet ...

Lately, I have been getting alot of call from folks who want to rent property rather than buy it!!  It seems to me that folks are just plain scared of buying.  We have lots of inventory in our office as well as on the market and I know there are buyers out there who can afford to buy right now bu...