Continental Ranch is a Master-planned community situated in Marana / Tucson that borders Interstate 10 on the east, the Tucson Mountains on the west side, and starts at Cortaro Road in NW Tucson, within Marana town limitsWithin its borders is plenty of shopping, a movie theatre, restaurants, a pu
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06/07/2022
I was reading old notes from a file I had on Leadership this week and came across an attribute list regarding leadership qualities.Top Five Characteristics of a Leader in the field of Real Estate according to our discussion were:1. Competence2. Loyalty3. Optimism4. Honesty5. Creativity/Possibili
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05/30/2022
Just after 4:30 a.m. this morning the cement truck pulled up to our address for a patio renovation. Along with the truck, about 12-15 workers showed up as well.What struck me was the laughter, and the singing: Someone would sing a phrase and suddenly 3 or 4 more would jump in on the next line.T
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05/26/2022
My mother recently passed, Cinco de Mayo, in fact, after a real quick illness. She was 90, however, lived a pretty healthy life, and we keep that in mind when dealing with our sorrows, We were having a talk in her final week, sitting in the dark overlooking the city lights. (Here is one during
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05/24/2022
I was browsing blog posts today and ran across Alan May's May Challenge, which ultimately led me to here. The original rules are here if you'd like to "play"! What was your first job and what did you learn from it?At 16 years old, for two weeks, I picked daffodils in the beautiful, wet, drizzly a
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05/23/2022
I've been on the hunt recently for some large families, hoping to find their Tucson, Arizona dream home.It's important to work with a REALTOR in helping with your home search. We can set you up on a portal, ask our networking resources for upcoming listings, and check coming soon listings. Thes
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05/18/2022
Who doesn't marvel at the sight of a tiny hummingbird, wings whizzing, taking a sip from a summer bloom or sugar feeder.Did you know Tucson AZ is rich in hummingbirds in terms of sheer numbers and diversity? Our abundant, year round supply of plants and natural landscape appeal to the hummingbird
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05/16/2022
I read an interesting note from a head broker to her firm this morning, detailing the thought about taking life, or work, a slice at a time. Looking at the real estate market as well, a slice at a time.This past week I haven't blogged or responded to other blog postings, and I'd started up with
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04/21/2022
So Easter is just around the corner and holidays always make me a bit nostalgic. Watching children with the Easter egg hunts brings me back to the inventive hunts I used to do for my kids, and even going back to my own.One of the things that was a clear memory of my 10 year old self and beyond w
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04/11/2022
Spring is trying hard to stay in Tucson now. It seems a little colder this year, the weather flip flopping between the 80's and the 40's. I'm carrying a coat in the car just in case.But with the return of the 80's, nature's beauty is popping up all over as well. Yesterday I had the good fortun
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04/06/2022