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Shopping for homes with my clients is often an adventure.  Here are some memories you will enjoy: When an immovable object meets an irresistible force. Which came first?  The tree?  Or the garage?   When you rent your home to the Incredible Hulk.   This has lazy written all over it.  Too lazy to texture the sheetrock seams so they just nailed up trim strips to cover them.  Then too lazy to tape off the trim so they just sprayed popcorn texture all over it.  Ugh!   Now that is […]

While viewing many homes so far this year, I have seen a lot of interesting things.  I think you will find a few of them interesting too.   This is a view of a rental unit after a tenant moved out.  At least this tenant left their trash organized in a pile on one side of the room.  It was also thoughtful of them to leave the window open to air out the space…in March…with the furnace turned all the way up…for a week. For a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, […]

Just when you thought you had seen it all… When staging your home for sale, put away your creepy clown masks, or close the closet door…or both.   Need to use the bathroom? It’s a lot easier to make a convenient pit stop on your way to the basement.  Doors, you say?  Who needs doors?   Ummm…..   The only think missing here is marinara sauce.   This is how you know your handiman purchased the EXACT amount of flooring material to do the job…but still not enough to do the […]

I just listed this amazing example of Craftsman architecture located at 515 24th St. in Ogden, Utah.  The home was originally the residence of the minister for the Presbyterian Church next door.  The church is no longer there and the home was sold long ago to the current owners.  But, current owners have lived in the property for over 50 years and it shows in the integrity of the original woodwork, casings, fireplace, and other fine finishes.   Unfortunately, the owner lost the ability to update and keep up the […]