It’s a big time at Nest. Our 10 year anniversary is here. 10,000 Closings in 10 years. It’s all about the people – our clients, and all who choose to work with, and stay with us.
10 Years of Nest
Yard Sizes and Generational Assumptions
My definition of a functional yard Big enough to throw a ball for a kid or a dog Room for small garden (tomatoes, herbs, etc) Able to open the door at 2:30am and let the dog out Recently, I was talking to clients who said, “we’re old and getting older …” so they wanted a couple specific things in their new home. Newer construction Energy…
10,000 Closings at Nest + Nest County Fair
10,000. That’s a big number When we started Nest almost 10 years ago, there were but a few of us in a small office in Downtown Charlottesville. We’re a bit bigger now, with 11 offices, and more coming. We are grateful for each and every person who has chosen to work with us, and look forward to the next 10,000. Nest County Fair The next…
Three Things I’d Have Done Differently in My Real Estate Career
Three things I would do differently if I were starting my career over? Maintain my client database better. Asked for client reviews/testimonials. And saved them on the blog. Hired an assistant earlier The consistently exemplary and amazing team at Nest Marketing have put together templates for us. I’m finally using them, and putting them on my Instagram feed. Sprinkling in some shameless self promotion is…
Process of Buying a Home is a Deliberate Process
Choosing the right home, neighborhood, part of Charlottesville or Albemarle area can be hard, time-consuming, and challenging. As I tell my clients, “you’re making a decision that will affect the rest of your lives (and your kids’ too, if you have them). My advice: take your time. So far this year, I have represented three or four buyers who started the search process between three and five years…
August Note: Values, Fair Housing, 2019 Prep
August’s note is shaping up early. Interested? Join the dozens who subscribe to one pretty darn good email a month. This month Values Coming Soon and Fair Housing Agents. So Very Many Prepping for 2019 Charlottesville real estate market Communicating Blog Roundup Karma The Podcast, RealPodVA.
Agent Boom. 2018 Edition
*Big thanks to DPOR for the data. I’ve written this story before. In 2005. What’s with the agent population? I wrote something in my most recent monthly note about the state of the Charlottesville market that elicited this response from a friend/client: Thanks for the (monthly note) note. Interesting enough, I was at a networking function this afternoon and noticed that the number of…