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Crestwood, AL Airbnb For Sale

A Turnkey Investment with Midcentury Charm If you’ve been daydreaming about dipping your toe into Airbnb investing — or you just want a ready-to-go home in one of Birmingham’s most walkable neighborhoods — this Crestwood 2-bedroom is your golden ticket. […]
Shut Up and Listen: Confessions of a Reformed Over-Sharer

Back in my early days of real estate—think chunky highlights, print marketing, and Blackberry phones—I had this one house. Oh, that house. It was a builder spec, which is just industry-speak for a new construction home sitting around waiting for […]
Part Two: Sellers…(and What to Do With All That Feedback)

Alright fellow listing agents, grab your wine tumblers and your thickest skin, because it’s time to talk about the fine art of delivering buyer feedback to sellers. AKA: Translating “This house smells like despair” into something your client won’t cry […]
From Burnout To Breakthroughs

Why People Matter More Than Production When people ask how long I’ve been in real estate, I proudly say “25 years”—and then I pause for dramatic effect like I’m announcing how long I’ve survived in the wilderness. Because let’s be […]
Part One: Buyer Feedback (The Uncensored Edition)

**[Scene: A stressed-out buyer agent, finally responding to a listing agent who’s been hounding them for days. Cue the email.] Subject: Feedback 3609 Dandelion Drive (You Asked for It…) Hi there, Thanks for following up again (and again). I’ve been […]
There’s No Pitch for Selling a Church

But There Is a Prayer I Say Every Time. In my life, I’ve sold… a lot. I got my start in restaurants, sweet-talking folks into adding a top-shelf margarita to their enchiladas and definitely saying yes to the dessert tray. […]
Every House Has a Story—Some Are Buried in the Backyard

True tales from the twilight zone between sold and moved out. There’s a moment in nearly every home sale—not during the final walkthrough, not even at closing—when the true handoff happens. It’s not legal or financial. It’s emotional. And oddly […]
Let Me Get That Door for You

The Real-Life Magic of Working with a Buyer’s Agent Who Knows What You Want (Sometimes Before You Do) Let’s just get this out of the way: yes, you can absolutely scroll Zillow in your pajamas while eating dry cereal straight […]
Ok, But Am I Even Allowed to Sit Here?

Top Tips for Touring a Builder’s Model Home Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Dignity) -Photo Provided by Author You pull into the pristinely manicured community, gliding past cheerful signage with names like “Whispering Pines,” “Creekstone Meadows,” or “The Villas […]
I’m a Ring Doorbell, and I’m Having a Full-Blown Panic Attack
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Roxanne Hale

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