Archives for August 2010

Anatomy of a Staged Home

In previous posts I have mentioned the importance of a staged home, briefly outlined the things a professional stager will do for your home and even blogged about things you should look for in a professional stager. Still not convinced that this approach to selling a home pays off? You’re probably visual, so here’s hard evidence. […]

There's Only One Lake In Oklahoma?

We moved to Oklahoma just over a year ago. Three weeks before relocating my wife and I visited the State for the very first time. I’m from the East Coast and Maureen is from Denver. So we feel a bit like expats trying to learn the traditions and customs of our host culture. This is […]

Predictability's Out the Window

The title says it all… there’s really no other way to sum up what’s happening in the Oklahoma City real estate market lately. For the past year, although certain aspects of the market have been unpredictable, we’ve seen fairly-steady growth, and respectable levels of home sales in the OKC metro, especially in comparison with the […]

The Stick By Which We Measure

While many may believe that Realtors® are just money-hungry salespeople, we take joy in far more than just the commission check. Our real goal is the smile. Our stellar buying specialist, Brian Russell, just scored a big one: I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciated working with […]

Insurance Claims From Hail

Hey friends!  So, in the last few months, all hail broke loose!  Okay, now that I got the cheesy jokes out, let’s talk insurance!  On May 16th, 2010, Oklahoma City was struck suddenly with a large and violent hail storm.  My little house, (and my car) took a beating.  The hail came down the size […]

Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Yesterday, I took the first half of the day to spend with my wife & kids at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma and was pleasantly surprised at what a jewel we have right in our back yard. It’s easy, when you’ve lived here your whole life, to […]