Know the 7 Steps to Selling Your Home

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   What are the seven steps to selling your home? Today, I’ll walk you through each of them. Hopefully, this will give you a better idea of what the process looks like.
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Story Time With Gary: Outnumbered at a Staging Class

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Today’s story takes us back years ago when I took a home staging class. At this class, there were about 30 to 35 people in attendance. Other than myself, the class
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This Week’s Crazy Building: House In The Clouds

Thorpeness 13-5-2004 by Martin Pettitt is licensed under CC BY 2.0
House In The Clouds is located in Thorpeness, England. This type of building is termed a “folly” and is a building made for purely decorative or conversational purpose. Follies were especially prevalent in England in the 18th century. In the early 1900’s Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie came up with the idea to develop the whole town
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You Should Insist Your Agent Offends You

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   When selling your home, you’ll eventually have your agent over to your house so they can take a look at it and give you their advice on how best to sell
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This Week’s Crazy Building: The Interlace

Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash
Although at first glance it can look a bit haphazard, The Interlace, in Singapore was designed very thoughtfully. Architect Ole Scheeren’s concept behind the 1,040 apartment structure was to bring the residents together and allow them to connect. The city’s original vision for the project would have been several buildings in the traditional vertical arrangement.
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An Awkward Moment with Gary?

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Have you ever had one of those moments where you just think to yourself, “Awkward!”? Well, today’s story is about one of those moments. A very nice couple called me out
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Dog Bark Park Inn

Big Beagles by Alan Levine is licensed under CC BY 2.0
What is the most unique place you have ever stayed? I’m guessing if you had stayed at the Dog Bark Park Inn, it would be on your list! This 30 foot high beagle (Sweet Willy) can hold 4, a smaller 12 foot beagle (Toby) stands nearby. Opened by husband and wife team Dennis and Frances
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Beware of Investors Looking to Buy Your Home

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   Today I’d like to tell you a story about why you should be wary of investors looking to buy your home. I once knew this sweet, older couple who had some
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A Common Home Selling Myth

Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale   One home selling “tip” that trips up many home sellers (and Realtors) and that I believe just doesn’t work is the idea of offering a carpet or decorating allowance. I won’t
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Inside-Out Building

The Inside-Out Building is also known as the Lloyd’s Building. It is home to Lloyd’s of London, a large insurance company located in London’s main financial district. The elevators, staircases, electrical power conduits, ductwork, and water pipes are located outside the building to maximize interior space. Each year they receive thousands of requests to visit
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