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Childproofing your home

By Jay Gregg Each year about 2.5 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home. These terrible accidents can be prevented by using simple child-safety devices available on the market and by hiring an experienced home inspector to ensure your home is...

Avoiding overpriced listings

“More money, please” is a common refrain from home sellers. It is understandable and needs to be handled properly if they are to get the most money in the end. In handling objections, great salespeople use logic, not emotion. Here is a logical (and effective) solution...

Saying goodbye to the clutter

By Vicky Riley Keyes As a downsizing specialist, you would think that with my knowledge and experience of helping people clear out their homes, I would have the perfectly decluttered home. Well, that’s a funny story. When the last of my three daughters finally left...

It’s not a job, it’s a business

By Jerry Bresser Never look at being a real estate professional as a job; always as a business. You wear three hats: Your investor hat, your management hat and your agent/employee hat. Put on your investor hat for the moment. “I, the investor, am going to invest one...

Multi-fruit dessert

By Carolyne Here’s a multi-fruit dessert to keep on hand all year round.   2 medium large Bosc pears, cored and peeled 1/2 medium large red delicious apple, cored and peeled 1 medium large peach, peeled, pit removed 1/2 medium, medium ripe banana Chop the fruit...