My introduction. My goal. The pulse of Real Estate in Brentwood, CA and beyond.

Best of days to whomever this post reaches.

This is my first blog of which I really believe is the first in a long line of Real Estate related posts.  

I've been a Realtor for 6 years and can sincerely say that I have enjoyed it and continue to do so.  I grew up in Alamo and Walnut Creek, so I know those areas like the back of my hand.  For the past 10 years, I've been in Brentwood and Oakley, thus gaining a wealth of experience in and around those cities as well.  

I may be a rookie blogger but I'm certainly not a 'rookie' Realtor.  All agents have been 'rookies' at some point.  Some just happen to still be making rookie mistakes, causing their clients a great deal of emotional and financial pain.  My goal is to help you avoid that. Let me be quite clear about the purposes of this blog:

• To inform.
• To be a trustworthy resource.
• To expand my real estate business.

  One of the main goals of this blog is to secure, not only more clients, but better clients.  Another goal is to give my readers a crystal clear understanding of who I am.  I want you to see me not only as an excellent Realtor; a set of skills and experiences that repeatedly prove to be effective in the Real Estate arena, but also to see my character and the values I live by.  I really believe that by sewing these seeds, I'll reap the lifestyle that I see myself and my family living.  One of joy.

These posts will typically focus on the following items, but if there is a Real Estate related question that you'd like me to address on this blog, I'd be honored to provide that support.

Topics will include:

• Market trends from both the home buyers side as well as the listing side.
• Dynamics of buying and selling real property.
• The Short Sale Process.
• Unique experiences I've successfully (and a few not so successfully) worked through.
• Builders sales motivations and selling strategies.
• The art and science of effectively selling real property.
• Shining a light on common very costly mistakes home buyers make.
• Contrasting conditions and trends between differentiated markets.
• and much more.

My goal is to post at least twice each week, but as often as several times per week; perhaps even more than once per day.

This blog will periodically contain videos; some nicely produced, and some much more candid and improvised in content and in production. It will often contain images, if the pictures truly support the topic. And, for fun...I will periodically post what I call "A Taste of Wisdom."  In my years as a middle school and college teacher, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing little phrases, thoughts, points of view, or bits of wisdom passed down, to my students.  I still find that these ideas continue to open my eyes and keep me on track so I thought I'd share them with you.

For today, other than my introduction, I'll leave you with this "Taste of Wisdom" from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"Happiness is perfume. You can't pour it on somebody else without getting a few drops on yourself."

Until next time.

Andy Blasquez ~ The last Realtor you'll ever need to look for.

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