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Would you like to be a writer?

Would you like to be a writer?

Would you like to be a writer? Have you ever wondered what might be required for a successful career in the print medium? Me too! You probably already unknowingly dabble in everyday writing as it is, just a bit, what with writing advertising copy (or sending a brief...
Choosing your summer open houses

Choosing your summer open houses

It seems that this time of year I reflect back on doing summer open houses – I wrote a REM piece last August on this very subject. I suppose this might be due to the perfect storm of being cooped up at an open house in a hot old home with no air conditioning, on a...
This one’s for the birds

This one’s for the birds

Houses offer safety and security for a wide variety of dwellers, yet not always just for the typical human or standard four-legged pet members one would normally associate as common residents. Undesired residents are often discovered during a pre-sale home inspection....
By the numbers

By the numbers

Over the years in my sales career, I have had several clients express concern over house numbers. They would either pass on viewing a home altogether, or insist that I check with the city to ensure that those house numbers could be changed to a more favourable...
The well-intended real estate advice columnist

The well-intended real estate advice columnist

While I have met the second-generation Hints From Heloise in person, I have never had an encounter with famed newspaper columnist Dear Abby or those who now write in her place. Wouldn’t it be great if newspapers had a version of these famed columnists to specifically...