It has been quite a while since I wrote about Buyer’s Agency… or having a Buyer/Broker Agreement (BBA) with the agent that helps you find a home.  So, it’s time…
What is a Buyer/Broker Agreement?
Simply put, it is a contract between a buyer and their agent to clarify for whom the agent works for.  Don’t let [...]

There is a big change coming to GarageHomesUSA and LaneBailey.com.  We’ve been working on this a little while and we’re almost ready to go public.

What I can say right now is that I will be adding another blog (I guess the three aren’t enough) that will be focused on one area in Gwinnett County.  GarageHomesUSA [...]

Take a look at the top of the page and you will see the new Featured Listings category.  This will show select listings, including mapping info, pictures and links to their websites.  We will also be loading videos onto the featured listings in the next few days.

If you are a regular reader here, you know how I tweaked out a listing using a load of current technology.  And I am quick to admit that this has been an expensive process.  but, for a listing that is close to $1m, I think it is a worthwhile investment.  But, most homes on the [...]

Today was an interesting day.

Randy Travis of Fox5 here in Atlanta was on location on one of my listings, 9010 Brixham Court in Suwanee, shooting some video for a story about a vacant home staging service.  The home in question has a property manager from Showhomes of Atlanta.  There isn’t a problem with this home.

But, [...]

I did a series of posts on questions that I get on a regular basis (or interesting enough that they make an impression by getting asked just once).  This isn’t one of those.  This is the question that most consumers don’t know to ask… and this is part two.
Shouldn’t we just offer X% of the [...]

I did a series of posts on questions that I get on a regular basis (or interesting enough that they make an impression by getting asked just once).  This isn’t one of those.  This is the question that most consumers don’t know to ask… and it comes in two parts.
Can’t we push the price up [...]

Auto restoration, real estate, diet… whatever.
It’s all about building the system, examining the system, testing the system…
and doing it all over again…
and again… and again.
I am building a Jeepster/Commando from the ground up.  Currently I am building a frame.  I know that in order to get it right, I will put it all [...]

A friend of mine is quite involved in a big fight right now.  Along with his neighbors and friends, he is fighting a river.  And while this is going on, he has taken time out to assemble some incredible blog posts with some inspiring photography.  He has another blog, but the one that is the [...]

I hate to toot my own horn, but if I don’t, I doubt that my competition will…  So, here it goes.
When the AJC needed perspective on Gwinnett real estate…
Their reporter called me.  Apparently, I was inescapable…  I do write monthly market reports, and I don’t pump sunshine…  I tell it like it is.  If it [...]