I hope this blog post finds you how you are. I'd like to say I hope it finds you well, and honestly I do, but more importantly, I hope it finds you being you. Instead, in the spirit of Brené Brown, I'm going to get vulnerable here because I think we are all feeling a bit … Continue reading Do the Next Right Thing: Vulnerability in the Age of COVID-19
I can only control what I can control. And that's not nothing.Tweet I can control what I put in my body. I can control what media I consume. I can control where I go. I can control which shows I watch. I can control which books I read. I can control what exercises I do. … Continue reading I can only control what I can control.
With last night's epic Super Bowl LI (51) comeback victory by the New England Patriots, Tom Brady's and Bill Belichick's statuses as all-time greats are firmly secured. No individuals have won more championships as a quarterback or as a coach in the history of professional football than these two men. Now the off-season … Continue reading Football Season Ends; Real Estate Season Kicking Off
It's Jimmy On...The Carolinas' (and Waxhaw's) Real Estate Newsletter! As stated in the upper right corner, this is Vol. 1, No. 1 of my new monthly real estate newsletter. Unlike this site, it mostly stays on the topic of real estate, because it's only two pages! I'm distributing locally in select neighborhoods and businesses and … Continue reading It’s Jimmy On…The Carolinas’ Real Estate Newsletter
Baby, there's no denying it's cold outside. In fact, as I write this, it is 17 degrees in Waxhaw and south Charlotte with today's high barely above freezing. Yet, somehow the cold temps have not translated to a cold real estate market. Instead, I am finding that the local real estate market is thawing off much … Continue reading Frigid Temps = Hot Real Estate Market
I heard someone, well a couple of someones, say they thought that Larry Sprinkle and Harris Teeter are in cahoots. Well, maybe not those two, specifically, but weather forecasters and the local grocery stores in general. I swear, I mean I think you could have sold Wonder Bread and 2% milk for a 500-1000% markup … Continue reading SNOW(flake)MAGEDDON 2017
Simplifying life in 2017. Accomplishing more with fewer distractions. Focusing on what's important and leaving behind what is not.
Want to know what's taking place in the Charlotte area real estate market in December and my predictions for Q1 of 2017 ? Plus, why the holidays could be the perfect time for you to buy or sell a home! Take five minutes to watch my Carolinas Real Estate Market Report for December 2016. Merry … Continue reading Carolinas Real Estate Market Report December 2016 (Video)
This summer was long and hot, but we are almost on the other side. Football and the start of the school year are clear signs of Fall approaching. After being in the duldrums in late July and much of August, the local real estate market is showing signs of picking up steam, and I expect … Continue reading Real Estate Activity Picking Up As Summer Winds Down
Keeping Current Matters is a real estate website I subscribe to and I often share their posts on social media through my branded KCM website, Real Estate With Jimmy Grappone. However, with the popularity today of real estate television shows on DIY, HGTV, and other cable networks, I feel it is my duty to share KCM's … Continue reading Reality TV Myths vs Reality