The family just got back from a visit to New Orleans. We stayed in a rental condo just outside of the French Quarter, near Decatur and Frenchmen streets. It was a great place to stay.
Author Archives: Lane Bailey
I Went to New Orleans Recently
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 21:43
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Why, oh Why. Three Sides Covered, and Butt Hanging Out.
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 21:41
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Every time I see one, it reminds me of one of those hospital gowns that your butt hangs out of. Three sides are fine, but that fourth side just isn’t making it. What am I talking about? Three sides brick homes.
I like brick. My house is brick… all four sides. But three sides brick is just something I don’t get. One of the great things about brick is
A Garage is a Garage is a Garage… NOT!
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 16:51
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Garages are a specialty. Oddly, after deciding that I really wanted to focus on fellow gear heads, I find that there is more of a need than I thought. Personally, the garage has always been one of the first places I went to when looking at a house. I guess I enjoy it in the same way a cook enjoys the kitchen, and a movie buff enjoys the media room.
And then I catch a news story that garages are the new
For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Study in Wisconsin
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 16:12
- Written by Lane Bailey
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As I watched TV recently, I noticed a commercial for a very popular “By Owner” company. There were a string of people giving testimonials about how much money they saved using this company’s services.
Then, earlier today I saw that there was an article in the NY Times about how unrepresented sellers (FSBOs) in one city, Madison, WI, when studied between 1998 and 2004, sold their homes for about the same price as represented sellers.
Interesting. I already am familiar with data from the National Association of REALTORS that shows that the median price
House Stalking… and Garage stalking, too!
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 15:59
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Not too long ago, I had a friend and client tell me that he and his wife were “stalking” a house.
Around the corner, in the same subdivision they were in was a house that they loved. In their case, they were friends with the owners, and joked that when their friends moved, they wanted the house. It got me thinking… always a dangerous act.