Author Archive for Pat
It Was Almost Like Voting Twice!
A few minutes ago, I got home, wet and bedraggled. And feeling really good. For the past few presidential elections, I’ve voted early and volunteered to work for my candidate in a nearby state. In 2004, I found myself driving little old ladies to the polls in Bucks County, Pennsylvania – thanks to the navigation [...]
Furry Tales
When your house is for sale, the very best kinds of pets to have may be the kind they sell at F.O.A. Schwartz – like my friends here. Real pets are messy. When we’re showing houses, they’re noisy. They smell bad. Some of them hump legs. And their dander makes some buyers sneeze. Stuffed [...]
Cousin Itt, Where Are You?
Yesterday, I was checking out stuff in my neighborhood on our MLS. And Oh! My! God! There was a house that I’d missed! A stone Tudor, circa 1925, listed by Eddie Dugas, one of my absolutely favorite colleagues. And the price was in the five hundreds – the price of a hovel in this neighborhood. [...]
Real Estate Agent – Do They Ever Retire?
Recently, my State Farm agent, Greg Lyons, had the unmitigated nerve to retire on me. Then, one of my Active Rain blog buddies mentioned that he’d never ever been to a retirement party for a real estate agent. Come to think of it, neither have I! I’ve been to some memorial services for some agents [...]
