Valerie's Blog

It is drawing near the end of the day, Monday.. but it is never too late to be inspired.  Most of us in real estate, or for that matter any career or task we undertake will appreciate this.   Men's best successes come after their disappointments.   Author:  Henry Ward Beecher   This is one saying...

WEEKLY TUESDAY TRIVIA QUESTION I'm trying to stay on track.. and I'm here again (for the second Tuesday in a row) ready to test your memory.. and to have fun at the same time.  The last two trivia questions have been mulitple choice, to get your back inot the swing of answer these questions... Th...

PAY IT FORWARD... Brought neighbor to the hospital.  As most of you know, I live in Cromwell Hills, a condo complex in Cromwell CT.  There are over 520 units in all, but are broken out into courts.  This gives it a neighborhood type of feel. This morning I was going out to dump the garbage when I...

RENTAL PROPERTIES... In Central Connecticut. Cromwell CT is in the center of the state of Connecticut, which makes it an ideal place to live.  Easy communting (for the most part) to the majority of the state. Wondering how to get your foot-hold into this town?  Or perhaps you are looking for one ...

PAY IT FORWARD.... New twist. I've written a blog a few weeks back where I went to Aldi's Supermarket, and instead of returning the cart and getting my .25 cents back, I just gave it to a person coming out of their car. This past Wednesday, I was at the store again, and when was putting the groce...

PAY IT FORWARD... Giving someone a ride.  You know how we have all had *those* days when no matter what we do, we are running behind.  This happened to a lady I met this past Thursday.  I was pulling into a parking garage in Middletown CT, when I saw this woman running past me... I noticed that s...

Power outages.. wonder how bad Connecticut is???? I'm sure there are people all over the country that are either worried or curious about how bad the northeast was hit by the *tropical* storm. Here is a link via CL&P that will give you the statics as of Monday, August 29th at 5:29pm.  This is not...

PAY IT FORWARD... Water, water everywhere.....  As most of you are aware, there is a hurricane (Irene) coming up the east coast.... hitting NC today, Friday. I'm sure everyone is getting ready doing what they can.  Today, I've spent the day (only inside for a few minutes to get something cool to ...

PAY IT FORWARD....  Let's go Swimming.....  As you may recall from previous *pay it forward* blogs, I've been helping out my son's best friend one way or another.  Well this week was no exception. My son is on vacation this past week with his father...  and I love how quiet, and peaceful it has b...

Available October 1st... Valerie Osterhoudt | Johnson Real Estate, Inc. | (860) 883-8889 7 Cedar Land Court, Cromwell, CT This 2 bedroom rental with fully finished lower level offer approx 1800 +/- sq ft of living space. Centrally located. 2BR/1+1BA Condo $1,250/month Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 full,...