Living

Moving

• Cooler by the Lake
• May 8, 2012

....When I walked through the house one last time with the new buyers, the place just wasn’t the same....

Where Were You?

• Cooler by the Lake
• Sep 7, 2011

Do you remember where you were?

Patch's House & Home

Please, Don't Shoot the Messenger

• Cooler by the Lake
• Aug 14, 2011

It was a quirky house...

Real Estate

Make Them Buy My House

• Cooler by the Lake
• Jul 19, 2011

My client gave me way too much credit -- no agent has the ability to make a buyer like a house or pay a certain price. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we did?

Real Estate

The Sweet Spot

• Cooler by the Lake
• Jun 28, 2011

I got a phone call last week from someone. The question asked was, "How long will it take me to sell my house?"

Summer on the Shore

• Cooler by the Lake
• Jun 5, 2011

I was in high school when the Lovin' Spoonful’s hit song, Summer In The City, came out. At one time I knew all the lyrics, but it was only the first few lines ...

Real Estate

Olfaction

• Cooler by the Lake
• May 14, 2011

Do you have a favorite smell? ...To this day, I’ll go out of my way to wander near lilac blossoms whenever I see them, just so I can experience that smell again.

Real Estate

Karma

• Cooler by the Lake
• May 10, 2011

There seems to be something about the house that makes it transient and perhaps even unlovable. I can’t put my finger on it, but I know there is a spirit to a house.

Real Estate

Putting a price on memories

• Cooler by the Lake
• May 7, 2011

...I also believe in the market and that selling a house means pricing it to reflect the market – not your wants, needs, feelings or even your memories...

Real Estate

Home

• Cooler by the Lake
• May 6, 2011

There was something about the North Shore that pulled me back to my childhood haunts. Maybe it was the graceful older homes; or the lush green lawns... something pulled me back.