Below is a video I shot yesterday about why it’s a bad bad bad idea to close your real estate deals (completion date) on a Friday. Sometimes it’s unavoidable, but you want to make sure you set the completion date for any weekday besides Friday. This will make your moving experience a lot easier andContinue reading “Don’t Close On A Friday! [Video]”
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #109
June 21st, 2008 “Stairway to Heaven?“ Of the four interior shots on this listing, two were of this banister. Must be some staircase! See all the usual suspects here. –Tim Ayres – Sooke Real Estate Professional Your comments are welcomed and encouraged! Just use the form or link below this post. You can bookmark thisContinue reading “Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #109”
Poorly Written Spam Email is As Sweet as a Shakespearean Sonnet
photo credit: Simply Portraits Photography Occasionally I read the spam that my Gmail filter catches, just for fun. Today I got a “heartfelt” e-mail that looks like it was translated by a computer from some other language. Good day, gentleman I look for stability in relations. I want to be descent wife, the Friend andContinue reading “Poorly Written Spam Email is As Sweet as a Shakespearean Sonnet”
Sooke’s Sunriver Estates launches The Pointe Townhomes This Weekend
On our weekly MLS® tour yesterday, we were invited to Sooke’s popular master-planned community, Sunriver Estates to view their first multi-family development, the Pointe. The Pointe is a 4-unit-per-building townhouse complex, with 32 units sitting on 7 acres on a peninsula which juts out from De Mamiel Drive and is surrounded by the steep banksContinue reading “Sooke’s Sunriver Estates launches The Pointe Townhomes This Weekend”
Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #108
June 20th, 2008 “For Sale: Batcave, lightly lived in. Suits reclusive super hero.“ This photo is from a $1.2 million condo in Victoria. It wasn’t the only photo I could have selected, either. If you can’t take good photos for your valued clients, then hire somebody who can – there are plenty of outfits thatContinue reading “Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #108”
Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #107
June 17th, 2008 “In through the out door“ Of the five pictures on the listing, two were of this door. Is that the best this home has to offer? The kitchen looks really nice from here – why not step through the door and show it off? See all the usual suspects here. –Tim AyresContinue reading “Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #107”
Warning About a Creep in Sooke, Victoria, Colwood!
From an e-mail I received moments ago: st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:”Calibri”,”sans-serif”; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Just to let you gals know that there is a guy withContinue reading “Warning About a Creep in Sooke, Victoria, Colwood!”
CompatibleAgent.com Launches in BC
A while back, I wrote a post entitled A Bold Statement, about local startup CompatibleAgent.com and their aspirations to be as widely known and used as MLS.ca in Canada within a year. Shortly thereafter, I received a response from the president of the company, Mark Stewart. Mark stands behind his product and his statements madeContinue reading “CompatibleAgent.com Launches in BC”
Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #106
June 18th, 2008 “Orange you glad it’s got a tub?“ Looks like somebody is having a problem with lighting, white balance, or both! Sometimes this can be fixed in Photoshop or another image editor, but read your camera’s instruction manual and learn about white balance first.. See all the usual suspects here. –Tim Ayres –Continue reading “Horrible MLS Photo Of The Day #106”
A Fresh Look, A New Direction
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I hope that I’ve gone the right way here in moving from WordPress.com to my own self-hosted WordPress installation. I have ideas and things I want to do with this blog that go beyond what WordPress.com could do for me, including the new theme and layout. Inspired byContinue reading “A Fresh Look, A New Direction”