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It's been a year since the passing of my friend, Bob Wilcox. As I prepare to graft 60 trees, this article from my 2015 archives is both a "how-to" refresher and nod to Bob. The 25 trees mentioned in the article are all going strong. I moved them from the garden bed to the orchard late last fall, and they're preparing to spend their first year in the U-pick. A tern has made her nest at the foot of one (look closely!); she and her mate vigilantly guard their unhatched charges. That, too, is a nod to Bob who knew every bird by their call alone and loved spending summer evenings on the porch looking up at the orchard. A year has passed, my friend, but you are not forgotten.
Almost 90% of all new home buyers start their search online, and photos sell houses! Most buyers won’t even look at listings with few or no photographs, and many real estate sites rank their listings by the number of photos a listing has. So it is important to make the first impression count! Follow these crucial tips to prepare your home for the best real estate photos possible.We are not all the same, I swear. Realtors, that is. But with real estate agents like this prize-winner on the loose, it’s no wonder we’re sometimes ranked alongside guys selling discount gold watches and stereo equipment out of the trunk of a Buick. (“Act now, and we’ll throw in a free genuine gold Rolex!”)
As a licensed real estate broker for many years, a lot of “how-to” articles pass through my Inbox on the fast-track to Trash. I recently came across helpful hints on how to get listings from FSBO’s – aka “fizz-bo’s” – folks trying to sell their homes “by owner,” without the help of a Realtor.
A Realtor by the name of Lynn Hicks (apparently her real name) gleefully offered her “Super-Successful FSBO Technique”:
“When I see a F...
It’s that time of year again when your local Girl Scouts are selling those delicious boxes of delectable goodness. If Thin Mints weren’t already yummy enough, here’s a recipe for how to make them even better!
Just like the title to your car, “Title” to a piece of property is a bundle of rights, including use of the land, water, and minerals on a piece of land. Those rights can be split up between different parties. For instance, you can own the rights to the ground on a piece of property, while I can hold the rights to the minerals found in that ground. In West Virginia, it is very common for minerals rights not to convey with surface (ground rights); mineral rights have often been sold off to mining companies.
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