Monthly Archives: January 2018

Wooly Warm Wrap

Wooly Warm Wrap
I figured I'd best close up early so to make it home before the sun went down.  I couldn't drive any faster than 20 miles per hour, or that blowing wind would cause my vehicle to begin swerving.  Thank goodness we don't have much for hills in and around Mason City, because coming up over a hill with such wind can cause a driver in less than a sec … continue reading

Getting Funny

Getting Funny
Thinking I'd have enough free time today to get some tax work started, another job was handed off to me early this morning which was much more time consuming than most in the general public would think.  By the time I was finished with my written report on a home's value along with accompanying support documents, I found that three or four hours o … continue reading

The Drip Pan

One of my clients called late this morning asking if I would have time to meet with one of his customers who is in need of some real estate advice.  With an hour or two to kill, I told him to send him down if he had time.  About 15 minutes later, a tall elderly gentleman walked into my office asking for me.  We did our introductions and then wal … continue reading

Parting Company

Parting Company
It was sad to hear about the accidents that took place this morning.  People have got to learn what happens to roadways when we have these drastic temperature changes. While driving to work this morning, it didn't take me long to discover how slick the highways were, and then proceeding accordingly. I'll never forget hearing a man recently tell … continue reading

The Gorilla Glue

The Gorilla Glue
Oh what a delight it was to be able to go outside without covering nearly every square inch of one's body just to keep from getting frostbite.  I normally have to cover my nose and mouth so to keep that really cold air from making me cough.  It has a near strangling effect on me which is likely one more genetic predisposition some of us have to e … continue reading

Some Good Reads

Some Good Reads
I absolutely could not believe how two people were dressed when arriving at a home they wanted to see.  Oh mercy!  They both appeared to have put back on the same dirty clothes they'd been wearing for at least this last week.  Since it was relatively early in the morning, they couldn't have possibly got that dirty before the hour.  Seeing them, … continue reading

Outdoorsy

Outdoorsy
If 1034 Park Lane had been listed before winter hit, I'm sure it would've been sold right out of the gates simply because of its location,  being a newer 3bedroom ranch with a double attached garage, and its pricing.  There were a number of similar homes that sold this past year which were in the same range which sold within days of being listed. … continue reading

Core of Consumerism

Core of Consumerism
It seems that once a given person has been challenged from all sides for an extended period of time, there's a mindsets that begin to form.  Each and every one of us are given to either take their well traveled "job" roads of life-living, or raise our sights to the other lessor most chosen option of stepping off our near life-long familiar paths a … continue reading

Three Ways

Three Ways
The sellers of my listing located at 1415 - 9th St. SE decided to lower their asking price so to get it sold more quickly, and I think it's working because there's already another showing scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.  For sure, it's not your average cookie-cutter ranch home. Its extra roomy main floor family room with gas-log fireplace is a r … continue reading

First Day Back

First Day Back
With this frigid spell hanging on so long, I'm becoming all the more envious of our little snow birdies who're likely sipping margaritas out around pools somewhere in Florida or Arizona while checking their smart phones to see how cold it is here so to give them all the more reason for leaving North Iowa.  In spite of that, I'm still not to the po … continue reading