The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home This is the third installment in our weekly blog series to help you prepare your home for listing in today’s market – THE PURGE! If you follow this 8-week guide, you’ll be able to break up all those to-do’s into manageable steps that will leave you in the… [Read More]
The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home – Week 2: Assess Big Repairs
The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home This is the second installment in our weekly blog series to help you prepare your home for listing in today’s market – Assess Big Repairs! If you follow this 8-week guide, you’ll be able to break up all those to-do’s into manageable steps that will leave you in… [Read More]
The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home – Week 1: Paperwork
The Safari Guide to Listing Your Home This is the first installment in our weekly blog series to help you prepare your home for listing in today’s market. If you follow this 8-week guide, you’ll be able to break up all those to-do’s into manageable steps that will leave you in the position to present… [Read More]
A New Environment
A New Environment Today’s session started with introducing a new environment. Last time Valiente was in the indoor arena, he felt so trapped and terrified that it took Sarah an hour and a half to catch him. Today, despite being in a place that he “knew” was scary (and we were wearing Halloween costumes!) he… [Read More]
Refinancing: The Right Move?
Refinancing: The Right Move? Consider these factors about refinancing: The federal reserve recently cut interest rates for the third time in 2019, and if you have anything above a 4.25% 30-year fixed mortgage, or an Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM), it may be a good time to consider refinancing your home. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to… [Read More]
Our New Listing in the Heart of Mayfair
Check out our new listing in the heart of the historic Mayfair neighborhood! This adorable Mayfair bungalow is move-in ready now, and a perfect home to personalize in the future. This sweet home radiates good energy with hardwood floors reflecting character and warmth, dappled sunbeams bouncing light throughout the home and gardens, and cozy spaces… [Read More]
Real Estate Jargon 101
Real Estate Jargon 101: Every industry has it’s own jargon, and real estate is no exception. We’ve defined a handful of these terms below, and we’re introducing a few of our very own! For context, and to test your skills, we’ve also offered a sample conversation. Accelerated Close: A rather short amount of days from… [Read More]
Boo! On Briggs Street 2019
Boo! On Briggs Street is an annual event held in Historic Old Town Erie, this year on Saturday, October 26, 2019. The event kicks off at 4pm (come early for street parking, or head down on bikes if you are local – the weather is supposed to be fantastic this year!) and ends around 7pm. … [Read More]
Back to Basics – Haltering
Back to Basics… Haltering Edition Today we are working on haltering, but if you would like to catch up on Valiente’s story, take a look at our first two posts here and here! Today we went back to a super basic but critically important skill – haltering. As you will see in the video below,… [Read More]
Can You Pick Up Your Feet?
In this visit with Valiente, Sarah works to get him a bit more comfortable with day-to-day interactions, including picking up his feet. If you would like to catch up on Valiente’s training journey, check out our first blog post with his history here. Can You Pick Up Your Feet? As all our equestrian readers know,… [Read More]