Aren’t we lucky. Warm temps, sunny with some clouds and a light breeze swaying the tree tops occasionally. Pretty close to perfect. Whatever activities are in store for you today…enjoy.
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Perfect Sunday
Posted on May 29th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Just for Fun, Nature Make a comment.
Encountering Memories
Posted on May 28th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Real Estate Perspective
One of the perks of being a Realtor is I get to view a lot of different homes up close. After all this time, I’ve never gotten tired of that. Rather, my appreciation has increased more over time. No two are the same, and the variety of designs, features and decor is really diverse. Each one is interesting but my favorites are the really old homes. I love the architecture but they pull at my heart for some reason, mostly because of the story it speaks while exploring their grounds, exteriors, corridors and spaces. It’s fascinating because of the times and lives they have touched. Sometimes four, five or more different families have come and gone, each raising their families, creating memories and making their mark on the home along the way. There’s an essense, a residue of their presense left behind. Neighborhoods also evolve, from the top, then declining, hitting bottom, only to be reborn again eventually and appreciated more than ever.
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Weekend Plans
Posted on May 26th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Community Feature, Just for Fun
I haven’t checked the official numbers, but it feels like this Spring has been wetter than most. More cloudy, rainy days than not. Remember last summer when everything was parched and dry for months? It would be nice if the rainfall was a bit more balanced, but it’s futile to complain about the weather in general. The logical thing is to develop a mindset that every day is a good one, no matter what you are dealt. Enjoy every one. Granted it’s difficult to do sometimes but it seems to work for me usually.
Around Indy on Memorial Day weekend, this weather pattern is a common one. With all the 500 festivities and the Race, not to mention all the backyard barbecues and gatherings of friends and family, it would be nice if it was 75 to 78 and sunny for the whole weekend wouldn’t it? But that doesn’t happen very often here in late May. More times than not the weather forecasts threaten to rain out one thing or another. The funny thing is, it almost always never does. Somehow the clouds break apart just in time and everything goes on as planned. So, don’t worry a second. No rain on the Parade…or the Race. And the barbecue will be a huge success. The odds are in our favor.
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The Race
Posted on May 24th, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Community Feature, Holidays
Memorial Day weekend. One can’t think about that holiday around here without including the Indy 500 in that thought. It’s the event that initially put Indianapolis on the map and still takes it center stage today. There are many other auto racing events now around the country, but it’s still the “Big One” to racing teams and enthusiasts alike. Local, national and worldwide attention is focused on the city and the speedway because of it, but due to the vision and tenacity of local leaders, Indy’s image has grown to be so much more. You have to give those civic leaders involved a lot of credit for the inspiration and persistence, slowly building and re-branding the city…now the amateur sports capital of the nation and growing destination of choice for conventions. When you are used to living here, it’s hard to get perspective, and easy to take it for granted. But outsiders who experience Indianapolis, like what they see and the friendly hospitality of it’s citizens. All of us should take some credit for that part of it. And besides, we directly and indirectly are footing the bill for a lot of the changes to the public infrastructure and skyline.
The premiere weekend is about to unfold. Lots of events happening. The Indianapolis 500…”The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”? I don’t know…I guess I’ll have to accept their opinion on that. If you grew up around here though we just call it ”The Race”.
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Sunday Best
Posted on May 22nd, 2011 by Richard. Categories: Real Estate Perspective
I remember decades back when everything was closed on Sunday…well, except for churches in the morning. It was just understood by all to be a day of rest, relaxation and a sacred day for family. A lot of retail businesses, office buildings and factories weren’t even open on Saturdays either. It was the weekend. That gradually changed over the years as Saturdays became the accepted norm for retail businesses to be open…and then Sundays finally too for a large percentage of retail. Businesses want to be open when most people have more time on the weekends to shop, but they are also afraid they will miss a sale and their competitors will get it instead if they aren’t open. Now that the genie is out of the bottle, it will never go back to the slower pace of yesteryear. But I wonder sometimes if we weren’t better off then. A little more balance in our lives.
As this relates to real estate, for a lot of Buyers, the weekends are the only time they have to look at homes, especially in the winter months when it gets dark really early. So Saturdays and Sundays are fair game for showing homes, at least for me. Back maybe twenty years ago, the idea of having a public Open House was just getting started…but they were usually held on Saturdays back then. For most people though, Saturday is the day to do something fun or get a project done around their own home, and Realtors found that traffic was best on Sundays instead. Some Realtors like to do them, others don’t. I like them, but it’s only worthwhile if it’s at the right home. Some lend themselves to it more than others. Most Sundays I can be found somewhere hosting an Open House. It’s only for 2-3 hours and I have it down to science as far as preparation and presentation. So it’s fun actually. Most of the day before and after is still ”relaxing family day”, just a little adventure in the middle.
