RhondaHeaslip NanaimoRealEstate's (nanaimo) Blog

fDi Magazine Ranks Nanaimo in Top 10 Micro-Cities   According to fDi Magazine, my home town of Nanaimo, British Columbia, is ranked in the top ten American Micro-Cities of the future. Nanaimo came in at #3 for Infrastructure and at #5 for Quality of Life. It's no wonder I love living here...and t...

Shopping Online For A New Home The internet: A wonderful tool to help find a new home, ora frustrating time-waster? That depends on how youuse it. Here's the upside of  homeshopping online. You can: • See photos of homes available, often evenindividual rooms and other property features.• Access d...

“We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.”Aristotle These are words to live by today as well. I take them to heart as a wife, mother, athlete, and REALTOR® While I may not yet be in the top producers category, what I do offer as an agent is the very best of me. I a...

Think about the last time you were at a really well stocked buffet table. So many wonderful dishes...where to start? Yet you had to make quick decisions because the line was moving so fast.   That’s a bit like today’s real estate market. You may not be thinking of moving right now, but when the t...

Hi Everyone! I just flew home from the Nationals last night and with me came 8 new National Records: 4 in Masters 1, 4 in Masters 2 for my weight class, 63 kgs. (Multiply by 2.205 for pounds.) I'm waiting for the official word on this and should have it within about a week. I weighed in at 61.4 k...

Hi Everyone, Although I lift at the Nationals tomorrow, I still feel the need to blog today. Perhaps it's to get some of the jitters out of me and "on paper"....Therapy if you will. I weigh in tomorrow at 11 am eastern standard time and my flight of lifters starts competition at 1 pm. Here's the ...

Well, the count down is on. Tomorrow morning at 7:20 am my plane leaves the west coast, Vancouver Island, for the east coast, Prince Edward Island. I arrive at midnight. Then, time to rest, meditate and prepare. I lift at the first Canadian Powerlifting Championships I have done in 16 years on We...

PUT THE FUN IN!   Shopping for a home got you stressed? Would you like to make the entire process fun foreveryone involve - kids included? With a little planning, you can. Here's how you can put the fun in: • Get the whole family involved in deciding what kind of homesto consider. The more everyo...

RAISE THE BAR! I thought I'd let everyone know  what I was up to last Thursday morning in preparation for the official launch of my hospital fundraiser, "Raise the Bar". Above is the photo that was taken at the construction site of Nanaimo Regional General Hospitals' new emergency ward. The weath...

  The Home Buying Process: Do You Understand It? The more you know about the best way to achieve your goal, the better your chances of being successful are.  This holds true whether you’re job-hunting, assembling furniture, or training for a sports competition.Using a proven process will help you...