Imagine this … You are buying a home and you're just about to close. The boxes are packed, the movers hired, and there's a crew coming to clean the home you sold from top to bottom. Every detail imaginable, you've handled it. And then you get a phone call. ‘You've got to be kidding me! Why on earth is my loan still in underwriting?!?!’ ‘You've got to be kidding me! I … [Read more...]
Size Matters…or Does It?
We have all heard the old adage about size being important. Without getting inappropriate, in most instances, the relationship between size and performance is (at least on some level) positively correlated. It is pretty fair to say that in most walks of life...whether athletics, academics or business, being bigger generally affords enhanced opportunity. Large size can … [Read more...]
Defining Success
It is cliche to begin a post with a definition, but I am going to do so anyway. Miriam Webster's online dictionary defines the word 'success' in three basic ways, the second of which is the focus of this post - the correct or desired result of an attempt. Creating the optimal outcome for client should always be the goal, but in far too many cases, it is not. Qualitative or … [Read more...]
Why Oak Park is Important
I have yet to hear someone say that they don't absolutely "LOVE Oak Park!" and it is admittedly hard not to. Oak Park, in NW Chesterfield, is really quite well done. Developer(s) John Dempsey and GrayCo. created a stunningly well done homage to the Ginter Park neighborhood in Richmond's Northside. By carefully crafting architectural guidelines (and strictly enforcing … [Read more...]
Richmond’s Church Hill
Approaching Church Hill, as most do, coming from downtown or the interstate, there's some drama in the geography that gives you the impression you are on to something special. Climbing up from Shockoe Bottom, Church Hill strikes you as a town unto itself. The architecture changes, and you feel the sense of history that is so unbelievably rich. You drive up Broad Street … [Read more...]