The Truth in “Selling New York” Real Estate
Every week I receive unsolicited inquiries from folks—young and old, who think they’re goin’ to be the Jay-Z of this ever changin’ real estate beat. Kings and Queens they wannabe. Seems that those...
View ArticleLighting a Match to Thunder
As much as I talk, which is A LOT, I do listen and I watch. People. Over the years, I’ve become a matchmaker: matching people to new homes, matching hearts, matching people to new ideas and just...
View ArticleOn Dating a Realtor
I’ve been doing this real estate gig for about 15 years. Needless to say, I’ve met and still meet a lot of people—agents, buyers, sellers, renters and serial open house moonlighters. Some of these...
View ArticleOn Being a Corporate Relocation Agent: A Snapshot
FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING RELOCATION SPECIALISTS As real estate agents we all have our niches—something that sets us apart from others in the business. Sometimes it’s a...
View ArticleACTION JACKSON
A little over twenty years ago I visited the little town of Cody, Wyoming: A cowboy settlement known as the Rodeo Capital of The World and named after that great showman William Fredrick Cody, aka,...
View ArticleOn How to Fire Your Realtor: 101
Being fired just sucks. It burns like taking a shot in the chest and it doesn’t matter how many times we’ve experienced it; it still leaves a mark. And firing someone, unless you’re Donald Trump,...
View ArticleCleveland’s Coe Château
Originally published in The Society Guide by HL BISE “I was reminded of something—an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words, that I had heard somewhere a long time ago.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The...
View ArticleTIPS FOR NEW REALTORS
“I’ve been thinking about getting into real estate.” I hear this a lot. Over the years, I’ve helped, championed, and even mentored plenty of newbies in this biz. It can be a good gig, at times....
View ArticleHigh-rise Confession from a Manhattan Real Estate Broker
Views. Manhattan is all about the view, especially when you’re looking to purchase an apartment. The view can make a so-so apartment appear to be SPECTACULAR. It bumps-up the price, dramatically....
View ArticleSTYLE in Real Estate
“Why are you still working in Cleveland?” I hear a lot from my NYC colleagues. Well, I’m from Cleveland, so why not sell real estate there too? Is it sexy and glamorous selling homes in CLE? Of course...
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