John M. Scott's Blog

Green Slime Creek, San Francisco, CA It looks like a tranquil picture, doesn't it? The steps on the left lead up to the mid-level, and then steps located roughly up behind the left green chair lead up to the top level. You can see my rear neighbor's deck on the left up above. I know it's slightly...

The Bodyguard - The Story of Love and a Realtor's Passion A while ago I was browsing through movies on Netflix. I added 'The Bodyguard' to my list. That was before Whitney Houston's death.  Today the DVD showed up in the mail.  And all the memories ensued. This isn't a happy story, but it's all a...

Ocean Beach - San Francisco It's a beautiful warm spring day in San Francisco. I visited my clients and friends at my latest listing in San Francisco: 2186 43rd Ave. today. They're a wonderful couple in their early 80s, and are selling their home of almost 50 years to move to Atria, an assisted l...

Charming Outer Parkside Home 2186 43rd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116 www.2186-43rdAve.com Features » First time on market in almost 50 years » This home is well cared for, and it shows Remarks First time on market in almost 50 years, this charming Outer Parkside home is well cared for, and it sho...

A Beautiful Day in Outer Parkside Today was a good day to visit my new listing in Outer Parkside and put up a For Sale sign. Usually we have a company plant a post but in this case it is easier just to mount it on the front gate. I was halfway there and realized I didn't bring my camera. But wait...

Thunder and Lightning, Oh My! We're having thunderstorms in San Francisco tonight. It's the kind where you see the lightning, and then wait to hear the thunder rumble through the area. Reminds me of the movie Poltergeist where they were counting the seconds between the thunder and the light. This...

Old Fashioned Marketing - The Newsletter. An elderly couple walked in to my office this afternoon. They looked familiar. One of my other agents asked them if he could help them - they asked for Mr. Scott. They asked me if I remembered them, and I remembered they lived next to a listing I had out ...

San Francisco Market Focus Report – March The March issue of Market Focus Report, issued by the San Francisco Association of Realtors has San Francisco Homes selling faster as Inventory Drops. The following is an excerpt from the report, and focuses on Single Family Homes. Those of you in the kno...

April in San Francisco I toured 4 homes with clients yesterday. Waiting to hear back on 3 offers made with other clients. The market is really tight around the Bay Area. Signed up for a month session with REO RockStars which starts tomorrow. And my partner bought a new iPad, so that means I got t...