Story Time With Gary: Beam Me up Scotty
Thursday, 04 May 2017
Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Welcome to another edition of Story Time With Gary! This story is a little funny but it’s also a little sad, so I just want you to know that up front.
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Katskhi Pillar
Wednesday, 03 May 2017
Located in the country of Georgia, the Katskhi Pillar is about 130 feet high. A small structure is clearly visible at the top. The pillar was left untouched and unscaled for centuries until 1944 when a group lead by mountaineer Alexander Japaridze and writer Levan Gotua climbed to the top. There they discovered the ruins
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Lonely Castle
Thursday, 27 April 2017
The Lonely Castle or Qasr al-Farid stands alone in the north Saudi Arabian desert. Carved from the top down directly into a massive 4-story boulder its origins are mysterious. Believed to date back to the first century AD, this “castle” was actually created to be a tomb. It is believed that the dry climate has
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Story Time With Gary: Don’t Say It Unless You Mean It
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Welcome back to Story Time with Gary! Today I’ve got another tale from my time in real estate that you won’t believe. About 25 years ago, I knocked on a gentleman’s
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Riverside Museum
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Situated at the meeting point of the River Kelvin with the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, the Riverside Museum was envisioned as a place that would connect the city with the river. The open ends on either side form a channel linking the two. This connection is a nod to the former importance of the
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This Week’s Crazy Building: Hong Kong Design Institute
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Although at first glance, it may remind you of a retro spaceship (maybe something from an old video game?), the Hong Kong Design Institute’s campus was built with modern concepts of interaction and cross-pollination in mind. The campus contains cutting edge fabrication facilities and workshops. Completed in 2011, it is approximately 45,000 square feet. Students
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A Home Selling Tip That’ll Confuse Your Neighbors
Monday, 10 April 2017
Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale I’ve got a smart tip for you today if you’re thinking about selling your home soon. It might make your neighbors think you’re a little confused, but trust me, it works.
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What to Do with Rover and Snowball When You Sell Your Home
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale When you sell your house, how should you deal with your pets? Let me start with a story. I sold a house for a gentleman who owned a seemingly nice
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Story Time With Gary: How I Met Your Mother?
Friday, 24 March 2017
Looking to sell your San Diego home? Get a free home value report Buying a San Diego home? Search all homes for sale Most of the stories I tell you happened to me personally. However, every once in awhile, I hear a story that happened to a fellow real estate agent that I just
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