Most people pursue some type of normal, enjoyable hobby, such as collecting coins, stamps, knick-knacks, stuffed animals, books, or music.  Others take hobbies to a new level, literally.  We are all acquainted with someone into whose home angels fear to tread.  In these domiciles, one cannot see the carpet or the coffee table for the piles of [...]

Purchasing a home in these economic times may seem a fool’s errand. In reality, a sound, long-term investment in real estate is anything but.
 
If you rent an apartment, consider that the roof over your head is never fully secure, as the owner of the property retains the right to request that you to vacate the [...]

The chorus of Arlo Guthrie’s most widely recognized hit states, “You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant.”  Had Arlo waited a few decades to pen that tune, he may have altered it to, “You can get anything you want on the Internet…including real estate!”   Not so long ago, a realtor’s best tool for [...]

Like the Native Americans encountered by America’s pioneer settlers, we are finally learning to take only what we need, and no more, from the land and other vital resources.  In addition to conserving these resources, the process of “going green” delivers cost savings: something that nearly everyone in this crunched economy can appreciate.  For those [...]

The last time I swept a critical gaze over my home and hmmm’ed, “I’d like to redecorate,” God heard me and decided He’d be my general contractor: He sent me Hurricane Dennis.   Should you be gripped by a similar urge to re-feather your nest, and ripping out floors and walls and replacing your furniture is [...]

Financially and emotionally, a home is the most significant investment that a family or an individual can make; its purchase or sale is far too critical to leave to chance.  Recognizing this, buyers and sellers demand the services of professional realtors who represent their interests as if the properties are their own. 
 
Enter Yolanda Escobar.
 
A Licensed [...]

The Bible tells us that God promised Noah, after The Great Flood, never to destroy the Earth again with water. God lied.  I learned this the hard way when Hurricane Dennis took half of my house in July of 2005, and I do not live in a flood zone.  I live, in fact, in a [...]

For many older Americans, the dollar value of the equity in their homes rivals or even supersedes investment and retirement savings.  Traditionally, for those wishing to tap into the equity in their homes, there were only two options:  sell it or borrow against its value.  Today, for senior citizens (62 and older), there is a [...]