Working Girls (or Two or More is Like None)
Hooking up with two agents in San Francisco is like dating two people in a small town.
Wharton, Hemingway and Strange Houses
“Everything in the great empty house smelled of dampness: the stuffing of the chairs, the threadbare folds of the faded curtains, the splendid tapestries, that were fading too…”
Remove all Traces of Human Use when Showing a Home
What the new homeowner decides to do with your old house doesn’t really matter.
Scrap the Sentimental: A Worthy Thanksgiving Tradition
When in doubt, simply throw it out.
Let the Whole World Belong to You
throughout history, there are and have been countless bloody conflicts arising from the acquisition of dirt. The claiming and defending of territory is one of the main causes of wars.
Dialogue: Closet v Bedroom, Drawer v Crib
"My crib contained a pillow with Karl Marx on one side and Engels on the other. It was Berkeley in the late 70s, after all..."
Serious Advice for Realtors
“What we are doing here is so important, better not take it too seriously.”
It Might Have Been Otherwise
I have only to look outside my front door to see what might have been otherwise.
3 Things Homeowners Regret Forgetting
Speaking of P words, Plenty are the worries that can Plague a homeowner.
Never Mind My Pliers. Just Open Wide.
All you screenwriters out there: Please consider letting your next powerful, sassy and beautiful heroine have a career as a real estate agent.
"The Nicest Word"
"In other houses there were people, there must be lights, but they were too far away to seem real."
Now Is Always The Right Time To Buy
Today it’s Coronavirus. Tomorrow it could be double-digit interest rates. And earthquakes and climate change are always on the menu.
Let's Be Free (Of Stuff)!
Yes, you can be free. And so can I. And so I shall begin. Right now.
Buying or Renting? Six or a Half Dozen?
With a rental, if the building starts leaning 18 inches to the left, you can walk away.