I had a property listed for sale and when we received an offer, the sellers did not take it – the owner called his brother who lived in Ohio and convinced him that he should not take the offer. That is often the problem with free advice – it ends up costing you more than [...]

I have a farm in Estill and I lease some of my land to farmers in the area.  I have gotten to know many farmers in the area.  Terry Jarrell always has a great crop – his cotton is much larger and healthier than some of the other farmers cotton. He is the hardest worker [...]

I recently had a meeting with a client about a property and they had a lot of questions.  I knew everything about the house – who the previous owner was, how many square feet were in the house, when it was built, what it previously sold for, when it sold, etc.  My client stopped to [...]

I was in Napa Valley and our guide was taking us on tours of several different wineries.  Our guide started telling us stories about different winemakers in the area; especially ones who grow grapes and then sell their grapes to other people who make the wine.  This one particular farmer decided that he was going [...]

Last week I was out on house tour with several other Realtors and we were walking through a beautiful $5 million home.  I stopped to look around and told the other agents that we were so lucky because we had the best job in the world.  I get to work with the nicest people and [...]

Many changes have occurred in the real estate market.  Every day, I see real estate agents who talk a good game, but can’t perform.  I had a good client of mine who decided to list their house with another agent.  This agent had a great listing presentation and she was a member of a national [...]

I recently had a property owner call and ask to represent him in the sale of his property on Hilton Head Island.  I knew that this particular property owner had previously worked with another Realtor.  He told me that his previous Realtor had lost the “fire in his belly” and that I had not and [...]

James had some clients asking for some advice on a real estate topic.  After James was finished explaining what he would do, his client stated, “well, it’s not your first rodeo” – so he took his word for it. James thought this was funny, but very true.  James has been selling real estate on Hilton [...]

I got a call to do an appraisal on a house.  The owners lived out of town so they asked me to go over and take a look and to touch base with them when I was finished.    I went over to their beautiful home to do my analysis.  I gave them a call afterwards [...]

Jane bought some new spring flowers and we decided to work in the yard yesterday afternoon.  In order to plant our new flowers, we needed to trim back some branches.  I have three chainsaws and several pair of clippers at the farm, but realized that I did not have the proper equipment at the house.  [...]