Holtz Realty- Oldest North Iowa Real Estate since 1943

Better than Brand New

Most of my morning was spent with follow-up correspondence and updating listings. I had a thick stack of information to get copied and mailed off to a prospective out of town buyer who was asking for it. I do work at making sure all buyers are given all pertinent information on any and all of my listings. As far as I'm concerned, the best buy … continue reading

Posted on July 27, 2018

En-visioning

That was quite the thunderstorm we had last night. While driving to work, I noticed a considerable number of small branches in yards as well as on the streets. I figured that wind was going to do some damage because of the color of those clouds. They reminded me a little of that horrible windstorm which took down trees and power lines on the … continue reading

Posted on July 26, 2018

Light Switch Love

Not much progress was made in the world of real estate today. It seems there are always those days throughout the year when the market goes into a funk. It sounds like a few other agents have had similar situations where they couldn't get buyers and sellers to come together on prices. What's comforting about these days, is knowing that they're … continue reading

Posted on July 25, 2018

Mole Hills

Since yesterday, I've been diligently working at getting several of my listings sold. One thing I've noticed this past year or two, are all the more buyers paying way more than they should for shoddily-built and lipsticked homes that have been purposely tweaked to attract the interest and subsequent sale to unwary home seekers. There've been … continue reading

Posted on July 24, 2018

Corporate Consumerism

I wasn't expecting the humidity to be as great as it was today--especially this afternoon. Seems we become all the more comfortable with the cooler/drier temperatures, and then wham, it's back. While driving back from Minneapolis yesterday, I couldn't help but notice how tall the corn was all those many miles. All the moisture and heat we've … continue reading

Posted on July 23, 2018

Fortunes Lost

The first thing on my schedule this morning was to drive over to St. Paul Lutheran and play the organ and piano for their 9:00 am Service. Now that I've grown all the more accustomed to the order of their service as well as their vintage organ, I'm all the less worried about making noticeable mistakes. As I was leaving, I was thinking how much … continue reading

Posted on July 22, 2018

Becoming Mighty

Thank goodness those northerly breezes started drying things out in North Iowa. It certainly was damp out this morning. In the shaded areas, I don't think the grass finally dried enough to mow until around noontime. All in all, it turned out to be a glorious July day. Most of my morning was spent performing the back end duties of a Realtor … continue reading

Posted on July 21, 2018

Sleep on It

Early this morning, I turned into one of my "mini-me's" by taking the initiative to go over and do some deep kitchen and bathroom cleaning at a property belonging to a client of mine who's physically unable to do it, along with not having the extra money to pay for it. I figured I'd make an honest attempt to get it sparkling since there's going t … continue reading

Posted on July 20, 2018

Fish without Nets

Those were quite the episodes of rain we had today weren't they? The one earlier this morning sent it down in sheets. Alas the clouds are starting to clear off allowing the sun to peek thru. I may sound a bit negative, but I'll be glad when this funky year of weather is over, along with hopes of never seeing another year like it again. Afte … continue reading

Posted on July 19, 2018

Deep Price Reductions

Being it already mid-week, I'd say there's been a great amount of real estate activity for our office, but on the down-side, I'll have to admit there was great dis-appointment when hearing after two weeks of waiting and wondering, a particular buyer working with another Realtor, decided at the last moment against placing an offer on one of my listi … continue reading

Posted on July 18, 2018

22 Steps

Thank goodness for the cooling temperatures. I was beginning to think the heat was going to be with us into perpetuity. When I mentioned something to a secretary this morning about our reprieve, she said, "No matter anyone thinks, I still love summer." Of course she added, "I could do without the humidity." I was fully on the same page with … continue reading

Posted on July 17, 2018

The Place to Be

I'd say this was a Monday to be remembered with the number of appointments I had scheduled along with the number of phone calls and drop-ins. I did manage to make them all, with the exception of being 10 minutes late for one this morning due to an extended phone call. This week may possibly go down as being my "listing" week since there were tw … continue reading

Posted on July 16, 2018