Rosalie's Reflections

  Come out and support the kids at the 16th Annual Hot Harley Nights.  This event is a fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation of South Dakota which grants wishes for children with life threatening diseases.  There will be awesome food, live music, a motorcycle parade, a casino run and lots of ...

  Just had to share this beautiful video with you all. Hope you all had a beautiful 4th of July Weekend! This video is not by me it is by a gentleman named Fred Margulies. I found this on a cool little website called Vimeo. Just click on the birdy!  

  No they did NOT sell their house because they were LUCKY! Luck has nothing to do with it at all. When I went to them to do the listing presentation we had a long discussion about what it would take to sell.  The number one thing people are looking for is a price that competitive to the market a...

Into my open house! You walk quickly by me when I am talking to another person in the hopes that I won't press the issue for you to sign the sign in sheet. Don't think I don't know your schtick cause I do, this isn't my first rodeo. You are the "independent contractor." You don't need my help. Yo...

  Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River Sioux Falls has blossomed into a regional center of commerce for the surrounding areas. Sioux Falls is the largest city in South Dakota and is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and has in recent years spread down into Lincoln County to th...

It seems I never have enough time with my girls. So I have tried to incorporate them into my business in a effort to spend more time with them and save money (yes the little bums should earn their keep!). With summer coming up this is even more important. With two girls ages 9 and 15 they can bot...

It came across my email this morning as a addendum. It was short and sweet and to the point. It was a contract addendum concerning inspections. It stipulated that if repairs were under $500.00 that the seller would do nothing but if repairs were over $500.00 then the parties would negotiate. I re...

I am still up in the air about what is the perfect closing gift. What fits the old and young, the young family and the empty nesters, what fits everyone? I have many ideas but I have ruled them all out for one reason or another.  1.  A nice dinner at a nice resturant- except some people might hav...

I did it.... I took a day off. It was actually almost a whole weekend.  No open houses, no reading, no showings or (gasp) Active Rain! I spent Saturday with my best friend shopping for her wedding dress and then at a BBQ. And Sunday my girls and I stayed home and watched movies followed by a ride...

What happens when your wants do not meet up with your housing budget? When told of the amount you have available are you determined to use it all? If it doesn't seem like enough do you borrow from family and then have to pay them back later?It seems the vast majority of all buyers I work with do ...