I’m starting to see why Odysseus tied himself to the mast. Temptation is just too great. Sitting at home in the comfort of your electric blue Snuggie, homemade hot cocoa brimming with mini-marshmallows by your side, you decide you need some help. You don’t need no stinking expensive lawyers or real estate agents people that…
Parents always asks me “What are the best schools in Salem?” Best is a subjective concept and the fact is that you can have an exceptional school that has a difficult class one year that may pull test scores down. When you are considering schools as part of your home buying experience, you generally…
“I think Oregonians were subterranean dwellers in another life.” The confused look on my face must have given it away, as she continued on… “Well, you all live in that gray, rainy and gloomy state all year. I mean I hear that you guys are so used to the rain you don’t even carry umbrellas! …
Sometimes I think I should just write “same ol’ same ol’” hit publish and be done with my blog for that day. There’s only so many ways you can say “market is still out of whack and it will be for a while.” I’ve been distracted with other things lately which will make blog fodder,…
Carob. Whole Wheat. Carrot Juice. No McDonald’s. Staples in my diet as a child. I wasn’t allowed to eat at McDonald’s as a kid. I was convinced it was some bastion of great tasting food because all my friends ate there often and thought their food was great. I’d whine and cry about not being…
I have to say I debated about publishing this list. What list? The best schools in Salem-Keizer defined strictly by the test data of the recent report card that came out. One of the most difficult things about being a real estate agent is everyone wants to know what is THE BEST school, as if…
The Keizer Oregon real estate market Keizer had been one of the best markets here locally…best, being a subjective term mind you. The inventory in Keizer which had been pretty consistently in the 6-9 month range for past of the past couple of years started to spike this year and that spike has continued. As…
Warm soup, fresh bread, apples, pears and pumpkins. The leaves have started to turn and it is autumn. I love fall because I think of warm potato soup with homemade french bread, apple muffins, and pear bread. Fall is that perfect time when you get some cool weather, have a steaming cup of hot cider,…
I think the regular readers of my blog are so with it in terms of the local home trends here in Salem Oregon, that I can just post these charts with no opinions attached, right? Say yes…I’m in the middle of beating Plants vs. Zombies on my iPad and I don’t want to have to…
“I always find it helpful to ask what their favorite piece of clothing is,” she said. “Aagggghhhhh she picked all hot pink clothes for school this year. I mean ALL hot pink.” I replied. Considering it took us four coats to cover the hot pink that had been there previously, I wasn’t too excited about…