This is my first post. I am a real estate broker in Menlo Park, California. I like to write. I like people to read my writing; I prefer it that people enjoy reading my writing. My commitment to you is to do my best to make this space professional, useful and enjoyable. I look forward to your reactions and hope you will share your thoughts.
I teach a course at Stanford in the Continuing Studies Program on real estate called Residential Real Estate: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. I’ve taught the course for 4 quarters and am about to embark on the 5th quarter this Fall. Today I had a visit from a student who had taken the class in the spring of this year. He came to meet me to discuss helping his children buy houses in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially Palo Alto or possibly Redwood City. However, the most enjoyable thing he told me was how taking my course had given both an overview of the residential real estate transaction process and an exposure to the details that drive the success of a transaction. He said that the class had put him in a stronger position to act with confidence based on knowledge. That, of course, is what teaching is all about and why I love it so. And that is the outcome I’m seeking as I begin this blogging venture. Good luck to us all.
