Monthly Archives: September 2026

How many of you remember the TV show Dragnet, starring Jack Webb and Henry Morgan? I loved the show because it was so simple! Bad guys did bad things, and the cops caught them. Do you remember Joe Friday interviewing witnesses and saying, “Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts! That was the ‘The GoodContinue reading “Just the Facts, Please!”

Don’t get me wrong, in the old days, we Realtors worked damn hard for our money, but it was fun! Most didn’t receive huge checks. Back then, the commission was sometimes still 7%, split among the Broker, listing Agent, and buyer’s agent. Sometimes we were grateful; sometimes we were grudgeful.   Later in my career, weContinue reading “Real Estate used to be Funny #9”

Back when Real Estate was in its infancy, it was so much more fun than it is today!  This was before lockboxes, cell phones, computers, and huge mortgage conglomerates on every corner. Applying for a loan meant sitting in front of a Mortgage Banker and answering questions about your ability to repay.  Of course, manyContinue reading “Real Estate used to be funny #6”

Back when Real Estate was in its infancy, it was so much more fun than it is today!  This was before lockboxes, cell phones, computers, and huge mortgage conglomerates on every corner. Applying for a loan meant sitting in front of a Mortgage Banker and answering questions about your ability to repay the loan.  OfContinue reading “Real Estate used to be funny #6”

I worked in the trenches of Real Estate for 15 years in Washington and 15 years in Arizona, and found so much humor that I couldn’t resist sharing some of it! Read “Murder on Lake Haverly” for some of the funny things that happened in rural Real Estate. I changed the names to protect theContinue reading “Real Estate used to be funny #5”

Real Estate was funny and fun, and I loved it! Mostly because I was pretty darn good at making it not only fun, but profitable for my buyers and sellers!  One of my many Brokers said to me, “Brenda, you’ve got more guts than brains!” I said, “Thank you.” I knocked on more doors, gotContinue reading “Real Estate used to be funny # 4”

You probably don’t believe how funny Real Estate could be, unless you were a buyer or seller and your sale turned out entirely different than how you imagined or needed it to. Many of the people I met on the ‘Rocky Road of Real Estate’ in the 70s and 80s were fun to observe asContinue reading “Real Estate Used to Be Funny #3”

In 1974, I was a mother/housewife and bored!  Both of my two kids were in school full-time until one day my husband suggested I look into real estate. I laughed until I took a good look at the current crop of Agents mucking around as professionals. I signed up for Real Estate class, and thatContinue reading “Real Estate Used to Be Funny #2”

Back in the day… In the early days of Real Estate, it was a fun experience working with and against other Realtors to get the best deal for my clients! My motto was then and is: Do the right thing, because it is right!   Yes, it was hard, and sometimes dirty work! By dirty,Continue reading “Real Estate Used to Be Funny”

Wouldn’t it be a surprise to have an adult human being of sound mind and body working for YOU AND ME and not for himself? How many times, enjoying your morning coffee or tea, have you wondered, “WTF is going on in Washington?” I didn’t vote for that fake gold grifter! I wanted a personContinue reading “Brenda for President!”

Why is it necessary to bind the plastic bags inside Cereal boxes so tightly that you need scissors to open them? Think about the slide-seam openers in baggies? Just a thought!  How many times have you grabbed the two sides at the top and used your enormous strength to pry it open, only to spreadContinue reading “Let’s Talk!”