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Blog Posts American Heart Month is special to me… It was Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 It was a pretty normal Tuesday, just like any other really, I had just scarfed down Chipotle during our weekly sales meeting… but I didn’t feel very good. Luckily we had a couch in the office and I thought maybe if I layed down for awhile I’d feel better. […]
Blog Posts American Heart Month is special to me… It was Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 It was a pretty normal Tuesday, just like any other really, I had just scarfed down Chipotle during our weekly sales meeting… but I didn’t feel very good. Luckily we had a couch in the office and I thought maybe if I layed down for awhile I’d feel better. […]
Blog Posts Buying our house… chapter 4 Chapter 4 in our journey of buying a lake house!
Blog Posts Buying our house… chapter 3 We bought a 2nd house and this is chapter 3 in the saga of how we got there!
Blog Posts Buying our house… chapter 2 If you haven’t read chapter 1… STOP right now, go back & read chapter 1. It’s important. Let’s get started right where we left off… Me: “Are we really going to do this?” Cory: “Yep!” Me: …long deep breath… “Ok… Now what?” Cory: “I don’t know! You’re the Realtor!” This folks is the deep conversation […]
Uncategorized Buying our house…chapter 1 Me: “Are we really going to do this?” Cory: “Yep!” Me: …long deep breath… “Ok… Now what?” Cory: “I don’t know! You’re the Realtor!” This folks is the deep conversation that Cory and I had in early June of this year as we pulled away from the house we would eventually buy in Clear Lake. […]
Uncategorized Leaves… Leaves. Leaves, leaves and more leaves. Holy cow for leaves. I feel like I never noticed them before… sure I’ve noticed the pretty colors in the fall, I hear about people going on “leaf watching” trips, I usually feel a little sad when they are all gone from the trees… but leaves that need raked […]
Uncategorized 3 things to do after you pay off your mortgage… Paying off your mortgage is the goal and dream of almost every American. In fact over 30% of Americans own their own with no mortgage. If you pay/paid off your mortgage do you know what you need to prove that it’s paid off? Our team recently had a listing where the home was debt free, […]
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Uncategorized 10 things polite Realtors hate to tell sellers (even though it’s important) Sometimes the truth hurts. Sometimes I offend people when I tell them their house smells. Sometimes I die a little inside before I tell them their house is filthy. Sometimes I hurt their feelings when I explain not everyone loves 7 cats in the house. Sometimes I come off brash when I explain, “but you […]
Uncategorized Being a Realtor is easy… I’m generally pretty laid back, but when I let things build up, it can get a little ugly. That’s where this story starts, let me tell you about my week… It all started on Monday when I ran into a past client in the grocery store. She was so excited to see me and tell […]
Uncategorized Innovate or…dissipate?   I started in the real estate world full time in 2005 at the ripe old age of 32. New career, new goals, new outlook on life… yep, I was a bonafide newbie. I was scared to death yet had the whole world in front of me. I was willing to try, didn’t have any […]
Uncategorized One last look at 2016 & our stats… Check out the pictures below of most of the 58 homes & 2 businesses (sorry missing a couple of pics!) that my team helped people buy and sell this year. Here’s the rundown… 46 homes, 11 acreages, 1 condo & 2 commercial buildings 16 transactions were double sided (we worked for both the buyer & […]
Uncategorized 2016… was a BIG year! Before we completely forget last year, let me say 2016 was a BIG year for the Brandi Nelson Real Estate Team! I added two buyer’s agents, moved my main office, hit an all time sales high and helped over 60 individuals/families buy and or sell homes! Let’s start at the beginning… Nicole Haberkorn (now Krauel!) […]
Uncategorized New year, new goals, new office! Don’t panic. I’m still with Century 21 and still very happy there! Late last year, Century 21 Signature Real Estate (Ames, Story City, Huxley, Ankeny, Urbandale & Altoona) bought 511 Broad Street in Story City. For years and years it was the Story City Herald’s office building. It’s a beautiful brick building on the west […]
Uncategorized It’s 2017… now what? Woohoo, it’s 2017! I’ve got all my resolutions made, goals set, plans in the works, a brand new year to look ahead to… but… wait… maybe we should start with a little reality… The last 10 days have been great. I had a wonderful Christmas, played with some new kitchen gadgets & gifts, spent time […]
Uncategorized Why? How? What? What? I repeat WHY? at least 1,000 times a day in my head and probably a few too many times out loud. Why did this deal go bad? Why did this happen? Why do they think that? Why didn’t I say it this way not that way? Why did they list with them not me? Why […]
Uncategorized It’s the annoying little things… Yesterday I was walking thru Lowes picking up some lightbulbs and spray paint (that’s a whole ‘nother story) when I spotted the one thing I desperately needed, staring at me right there on an end cap, the one thing that could make my entire life better, lower my blood pressure… a small, glorious can of […]
Uncategorized To do… to do… to do… My to do list is never ending. Actually I should make that plural, my to do lists are never ending. I’ve moved well past one list to several lists… in several categories… some business, some personal, some broad, some detailed, some are items that need done ASAP, some are for today, or tomorrow, even next […]
Uncategorized It all started with… It all started a few days ago when I saw this great picture on Facebook and I just had to re-post it. I mean its totally me. I wear heels a lot. I’m 5′ nothing on a bad hair day and I love my stilettos. I’ve walked thru the timber in my peep toe camel […]
Uncategorized It’s all relative… relative  [rel–uh-tiv] adjective 1. considered in relation to something else; comparative: the relative merits of democracy and monarchy. 2. existing or having its specific nature only by relation to something else;not absolute or independent: Happiness is relative. 3. having relation or connection. 4. having reference or regard; relevant; pertinent (usually followed by to): to determine the facts relative to an accident. 5. correspondent; […]
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