Ray Henson's (rayhenson) Blog

Elk Grove Market Real Estate Market Update for June, 2022We have higher interest rates, inflation at a multi-decade high, a stock market that has been correcting, cryptocurrencies have been falling and even the bond market is slipping.  I thought that all would have impacted out market more than ...

This is a very good post by Rocky Dickerson.  It has a lot of great advice for those looking to sell a home.  I particularly like the quote about stepping over a dollar to pick up pennies.   I think every time someone sells there home using an iBuyer, they are stepping over dollars to pick up pen...

Our favorite destination for yard art, pots, statues and fountains is Lomeli Statuary.  I bet we have been visiting this place of business for over 30 years.  We have purchased several items to decorate our yard over the years.  We just visited Lomeli Statuary again a few days ago and look who gr...

Ok, I have to share the post of anyone that lists cookbooks in their list of favorite things to read.  Much to the chagrin of my wife, Mary Margaret, I love and have way too many cookbooks.  Would you like to borrow one, Endre Barath, Jr.? 😉 Other than cooking and real estate, Endre just might be...

The North Laguna Creek Wildlife AreaWe have driven past the trail hundreds of times.  It is a short walk from our current home and we always have wondered what we would find.It really opens up into a large meadow area with quite a few oak trees, plenty of wild flowers and a few Eucalyptus Trees.A...

Will Hamm says he is getting carried away with the air fryer recipes.  In my humble opinion, that is just not possible.  My son recently won an air fryer in a contest and we definitely need plenty of recipes to try.  Will used scallops in this recipe, but I am thinking shrimp would work too.  I m...

I do enjoy hosting open houses and many times I am surprised at the conversations that I have with those visiting the house.  Mary Margaret helped me stage a house a few years ago.  She added a very large, very nice Scrabble board made by Restoration Hardware on the living room coffee table, then...

I really think these are some very good tips for agents just starting out.  I used to think pictures on business cards were a little over the top, but one of my first clients told me that my picture was why she hired me.  She said I looked honest.  The picture has stayed!  😃I also think it is so ...

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.  Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away,"  Henry David Thoreau.  This is how my dad described David.  My grandma called him, "her little Davey."  I simply called h...

I am definitely a fan of color.  In our last home, we had color everywhere, red, pale yellow, metallic grays, sage green and even purple.It was perfect for our home.  We loved our pops of color, Peter Mohylsky. Broker -BRIX REALTY!   Are you a fan of color?   Grey and white are still the number o...