The Real Estate Agent Alphabet

Deborah K. Vick

Alphabet Letters after a person’s name seem to bestow some kind of special prestige. PHD, MD, ESQ are common… but just look at what is available to real estate sales people… ABR, ABRM, ALC, CCIM, CIPS, CPM, ARM, AMO, CRB, CRS, CRE, GAA, GRI, RCE, RAA, SIOR, AHWD ePRO, CAM, […]

How STAGING Helps Homes Sell

Deborah K. Vick

Have you ever considered why two, somewhat similar houses, are listed on the market at the same time, for a similar price, and while one sells quickly, the other continues to be available? Once we’ve eliminated reasons such as the condition of the house and grounds/ property, real estate taxes, […]

Tips For Selling Your Own House

Deborah K. Vick

Not everyone is willing to use a real estate agent, since they do take a commission, usually around 7%. That means, by selling your own home, you’ll end up with upwards of $10,000 that would have gone to an agent. And given today’s slow market there is a very real […]

Home Renovation, Bathroom Layout

Deborah K. Vick

There are many different aspects of home renovation, bathroom layout. You don’t necessarily have to change your bathroom layout in order to get a fresh and up-to-date look to your bathroom. For this home renovation, we changed the look easily and inexpensively. The steps we took for this home renovation, […]

Buying a House in Skopelos

Deborah K. Vick

Only in recent years have people from outside Greece been purchasing property here and in general the Greek people are fairly new to the concept of selling property at all! In previous generations houses were usually kept within the family and if the family couldn’t maintain their properties they often […]