Ma & Pop as Housemates?! It used be shameful to move back in with the parental units as an adult. But with unemployment sky high & cost of living rocketing, 3 out of 10 Gen X/Gen Y/Millenials are living back home. Don't be ashamed! Embrace it! Here's why:
 
 
 
 
As host for Real Estate Web Series on eHow.com, I answer a question we got from a viewer: What are the disadvantages to apartments? Let me know if I missed any! 
 
 
Check me out on Apt2B's blog! They got tons of tips for LA fun and furniture too!  While you're there, say hi to the cute Guy in 2A & the fab Girls From 2C. (I guess that makes me the Gay in 2D?! LOL) Love these guys!  In fact we are doing a giveaway for a BBQ Pot! Enter here
 
 
I feel so exonerated! I've claimed for years that Curb Appeal = Sex Appeal. In fact my 1st videoblog in 2010 addressed this! Now finally, according to a new study, the attractiveness of your real estate agent  does affect how well your property sells! Duh! People judge me all the time by the way I look..not always to my benefit. The study has some ineresstin findings about race & gender. Homes sell for more when agents are female &/or white. But, hey, can't let that get us down. We gotta do the best with what we've got!
 
 
While we're on the topic of gaudy McMansions (see post below), here is why I think McMansions are going the way of the dinosaurs! 

I aint' just blowing hot air. The National Association of Home Builders says the average American home is shrinking from a peak of 2500 sq ft in 2007 to just above 2000 sq ft now. 

Who needs all that space?! Just ask Dru Schmitt who built a 23,000 sq ft compound. A few days after moving in, he moved out. It was just too big!
 
 
It seems everyone is on some "real estate team" now. Some are effective, meaning there is clear division of labor and works like well oiled machine. But more often than not, I find teams to be just disorganized. I have to communicate the same conversation 5 times to 5 different people. Many are inexperienced new agents who need to join a team to do any business. Too many hands in the pot leads to no accountability.   But then again, if I were them and I had to split my earnings 5 ways, I probably wouldn't be very motivated either...I'm just sayin'! 
 
 
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If you're buying a condo/HOA, watch this! I re-discovered this hilarious clip from one of my favorite series, Tracey Takes On.  The multi-faceted (and multi-faced) Tracey Ullman stars as Fern Rosenthal, who runs for presidency of her retirement condo community. Skit starts at 2:09, and bleeds into the this clip

 
 
I am shocked how agents dress! I can not tell you how many times I've walked into an open house and have seen agents in sweats, halter tops or flip-flops. You don't have to wear a 3 piece suit, but you want people to know you are hockin' homes...not hockin' hooters!

eHow asked me to do a video about this very tragical dilemma facing our industry. Watch!

How to Dress to Sell a Home -- powered by ehow
 
 
Wealth Magazine  allots me a beautiful full 2 page spread in their Winter 2012 issue. Check out my exclusive web video "Condo Investing Tips" for this esteemed publication dedicated to "financial intelligence for life".