Janie Pugh's Blog

  What's not to love about this gorgeous, all-brick home in West Ashley?  You have to see the inside to believe---so many upgrades and improvements throughout.  And if you need a mother-in-law suite? This is it!   Open 2-5 pm today, it is...... Simply perfect! Call me for more info or directions. 

I am SO excited to be part of this amazing drive to help feed our local families in need! Tomorrow, we pack, load and deliver complete Thanksgiving meals, in time to be ready for Thursday.  I don't know who will be more blessed.....the givers or the receivers.  Never mind....We will ALL be blesse...

Before I moved to Charleston, about 75% of my business in Georgia was repeat and referred business. After practicing for 8 years in the same town, with the same company, I had established a healthy network of folks that were either past clients, or that referred to me on a regular basis.  And I ...

One thing I can say about Charleston is we are a "fancy" bunch.  If you take a walk through downtown, you will notice the fine, intricate details that makes this town so fascinating.  We don't just have "buildings"---we have "BUILDINGS"....Fancy buildings that are larger than life, with all kinds...

In the service industry, we are all about making our clients and customers happy.  What do you do to keep your clients and customers coming back, and do you have a solid team of extraordinary individuals that are prepared to make those experiences happen? One of the speakers at NAR was Chef John...

Sitting at gate C37 in Atlanta, the final leg of my trip back to Charleston from the NAR convention in New Orleans, I am passing the time, flipping through photos from the trip. It's great to have photos to capture the moments, but nothing to compare to actually experiencing the energy and excit...

 I didn't think a Realtor, having been in the business for more than three decades, would still attend National and state-level association conferences in order to learn more about the business.  Nor did I think bread pudding made out of cornbread would be any good.  But some do, and yes it is de...

  Day Two of the National Association of Realtors Annual Conference is awesome!  So many excellent speakers, ideas and opportunities to network!   One thing I am excited about is to be a part of a group of professionals that have a foundation to provide funds for disaster relief.   The Realtors R...

Day One of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) convention in New Orleans started off beautifully, with an amazing sunrise---an unbelievable view from my 33rd floor hotel room. If you haven't ever attended the NAR annual meeting, you are certainly missing out on a wonderful opportunity to l...

You never realize how important some people are, until they are no longer part of your everyday routine. So when folks relocate to a new area, it is important to be sympathetic to their losses when working as their Realtor.  You are not just there to find them a place to live, you there to help t...