John Villella's (allpro18) Blog

Task - It's Cold Outside... Stay in and clean your kitchen cabinets Cooking, smoke, steam, grease, food spills, oils from hands and you name it make your kitchen cabinets look grubby. Cleaning will not only keep them looking new, but make for a cleaner living area and help retain the value in you...

I'm always amazed when I see a repair that is.. well...let's just say not proper.  In this case this repair had to be more trouble than if it was repaired properly.  But, it's funny. I'm just wondering the year and model of the car! Here's to your best year ever, may everything you touch turn SOL...

Here's the weekly update regarding my kids soccer teams. The Lockport Lightning U10 Girls won this week 2-0 against the North Tonawanda girls.  This was a well played game that could have went either way, but glad the Lockport girls improved their record to 2-1.  My daughter had 2 assists.  The g...

  "If you believe what you've believed, then you'll keep achieving what you've been achieving." ~ Mark Victor Hansen   "As the market changes you have to think differently so you can reach new achievements.  A new mindset is needed so you can recognize new ideas and concepts.  Once you can accep...

I just commented on another post about the cold weather.  It's been a long winter already here in Western New York and we still have a few weeks to go before it gets better.  Reading that post reminded me of a question another inspector asked at a seminar a few years ago. He stood up and asked th...

Buffalo Sabres win.  Sorry all you Dallas Star fans.  It was a great game.  I have some friends in the Dallas area and they called and emailed me today looking for a friendly wager.  At one point when the Sabres were down by 3 goals the emails started hitting my inbox, but I had the last laugh. ...

At my morning inspection while in the driveway for introductions and my elevator speech, it happened again.  You know... we congratulate our client on their purchase and explain what is and isn't covered during the inspection and how we report our findings...and provide some basic rules, such as ...

Weekly Maintenance Tip - Moderate your indoor humidity in winter Task:  If water condenses on your windows in winter, the problem might not be the windows - it might be that the house is just too humid. Humidity makes your home more comfortable in winter, but you can have too much of a good thing...

On Thursday, January 15th, 2009, at 11:30am, the Buffalo/Niagara WCR chapter will be hosting its monthly meeting.  Great topic this month - Topic: Tax Expert-$7500.00 Buyer Tax Credit and Tax Tips Speaker: Marian Ciarmella If you are an agent in the Western New York market and not a member of the...

Good morning - Over the last 5 years I have been sending out Monday Morning Motivators - a.k.a. A thought to start your week.  I hope you enjoy and have an inspired week.  "All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination.  Imagination is the workshop of you mind, capable of turning m...