Bergen County Real Estate Chick's (goldstarrealty) Blog

OPEN HOUSE. I arrived early. The family including two young kids and fido had left a few minutes earlier. Put up the signs, put out fact sheets. Opened up the sign-in pad. Then it hit me.Something had died in the house. Such a surprise because these people are meticulous. I ran upstairs and check...

I spent the day on the road in Bergen County. Showed houses to some early risers. Another couple before lunch. Finally, a third couple in the afternoon. Then I looked at my gas gauge. Oh dear!It had been full when I started in the morning. So I drove over the the local service station. He handed ...

Will Rogers was a stand up comic during the Depression. Of course that was a difficult period in American history. His advice to sales people? "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." At Gold Star/GMAC we are running harder and faster than ever for our buyer...

I am in need of some interesting recruiting messages. I know the basics of recruiting, but I need messages to send to experienced and potential agents For example: Feeling all washed up? Are you wasting away? Do you feel alone where you are? Is it time to change? Do you have more examples? Thanks...

I am so happy that the Wall Street Journal has decided to agree with me: it is a good time to buy a house. Today, Sunday March 9th they reported: "Finally, it's a buyer's market out there. For years rapidly rising pricesw kept many first time home buyers out of the housing market. But as home val...

I knew it would happen again. The power went off. Of course, the storm is over. The rain has stopped, but the power is out.For years this would have been a problem. No light, no frig, no heat, etc. But this year I took care of things. To everyone's surprise we installed a gas powered generator. T...

We just found that GMAC Mortgage has instituted a special low interest rate for anyone currently employed as a police officer or fire fighter. The person must be a member of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System with at least one year of service.All one and two family residences and condos l...

Recently I had a Sunday Open House for the public to view one of my listings. On Saturday I went over to check on the condition of the home. It seemed beautiful, neat and tidy.Then I walked into the teenage daughter's room. My goodness. The floor was covered with clothes and stuff. I spoke the th...

Readers: I have learned the need for care with real estate paperwork: listing forms, sales contracts, disclosures, property history forms, martgage approvals, certificates of occupancy, and more. I am constantly on the phone with attorneys, mortgage brokers, house inspectors, town officials and o...

Today my car dashboard said that I had a flat tire. I stopped and looked. As far as I coul tell nothing was flat. Nevertheless, I called the manufacturer's Roadside Service number as instructed in the automobile manual. Roadside Service told me that I must tell them WHICH tire is flat before they...