353 Bellevue St
Hartford, CT 06120
3 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Newly renovated! 
$1,600.00 per month
RENTED 5/1/2023

Y'all know how I love smart young people investing in their financial futures via real estate!  In this case, my client purchased this two-family home, moved into the first floor and completely renovated the second floor.  When she was close to finished with the project, we listed the apartment for rent.  We had quite a few showings and she was able to pick her favorite applicant to be her upstairs neighbor.  Now her tenants will be the first to live in a newly renovated apartment and she'll be able to start saving for her next down payment to continue building her real estate empire!  Everyone wins!    

I found this super cool edition of Orwell’s Animal Farm in one of my favorite local little library boxes. I’ve never read it before now so had to take it home. I think it was printed in 1954. It was fun to read and the theme really holds up over time.

​Over the years, many of my clients, friends and family members have asked me for my professional opinion on solar. People want to know if it is a good idea and how it may affect the future sale of their home.  At first I was skeptical.

But with energy costs continually on the rise and so many changes in the technology and the terms it was time for me learn more about the options available.  The more I know, the more I can help my people. It turns out, that if your circumstances allow for solar, the savings can be amazing!

So I've partnered with a lifelong friend who is in the solar business to be my trusted local expert.  I've learned a lot from him so far and now I'd like to share his knowledge with you!  If you have any interest in solar please let me know. I'll gladly connect you with my friend and I can promise you a no pressure, no obligation, no sales calls experience.  Just call, text or email me and I'll make the introduction.

​Have an awesome spring!

My friend Nate and I had the pleasure of being invited to speak about honeybees at the Westfield on Weekends Creative Arts Center in Westfield, MA.  They are currently displaying a Smithsonian Travel Exhibit, Pollination Investigation.  The exhibit will be up until the end of April, stop by and check it out! 

4/4/2023

When a friend thinks of you and takes the time to share with you. How great is it to get real mail that is not marketing or a bill? I love mail! And I love the ideas this Yankee magazine has sparked for my summer! Thanks to all the friends who clip, save, send and share. You’re a special bunch.

4/3/2023

​A beautiful day. A beautiful view. Looking forward to seeing it change through another cycle of seasons.

I love when a client makes a decision to invest in their future by purchasing a multi-family home to occupy while they save up another down payment to use on their next home purchase!  When you own and occupy a multi-family house you can lower your own monthly expense output by applying rent collected to your mortgage.  Then you can put more money into savings each month allowing you to hit your next goal that much sooner!  It's a slow but sure way to future financial success!  Congratulations to this smarty-pants!  May you build an empire! 

3/28/2023

I made friends with this guy today.  He was very keen to show off his toy, less inclined to share it.  We had a brief game of tug.  He won.  I thanked him for introducing himself to me and I was on my way.  

Meet 6 Elm Terrace!  A very cool, yet very challenging house to sell!  I represented the buyer here and we struggled through some inspection issues, appraisal issues and now post-closing issues.  Thankfully the listing agent and seller were great to work with and helpful with problem solving.  So we'll lay the blame on the contractors outside of our control and leave it at that!  LOL.  In the end, my client has a very cool antique house that was tastefully updated and is just what she needed!  

Meet Jeremy and Debbie!  If you know me, you know that my favorite people come from Waterbury.  So it was a pleasure to help these two make their move from Waterbury up to the north and west to a new Watertown address!  No more renting for these smart and savvy homebuyers!  Their new house is gorgeous and in a fantastic location.  The market is still crazy enough that they had to bid aggressively to win the war on this one but not SO crazy that they had to waive inspections.  We were able to negotiate a much needed septic repair and that makes me feel positive about current market conditions.  Congratulations Jeremy and Debbie!  I'll be stopping by for a drink soon!