Our local TV station went out and talked with 86 burglars and asked them what they look for when they broke into homes. The couple of take-away points that they said really deters burglars are: Leave the tv or radio on. Loud barking dogs. Leave a vehicle in the driveway. Make the front and back […]

Measuring square footage of a home is not as easy as it sounds. Do you measure the outside of the foundation and include it in the finished square footage? In this brief article, I'll cover some of the basics of the various methods of measuring, as well as definitions of how we use square footage […]

This year was off to a strong start in the spring but has changed this fall. Normally we have a strong spring market, with a decline around the start of summer, and a small rebound just after labor day. But this year is different. There hasn't been much of a rebound. I talked to several […]

  The Copper Hen Cakery and Kitchen. This restaurant is a Farm-to-Table place that tries to source locally as much as possible. But beyond that, it's fabulous! My wife and I went there on a noon-time date, not knowing what to expect as we were first-timers. The place was quite and mostly empty as we […]