Welcome to my blog

Welcome to the first post of my new blog. I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, give you a bit of my background, and let you know what this blog is and why I created it.

First off, I'm currently a real estate agent in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and I work for Northwood Realty Services. Northwood recently celebrated it's 50th Anniversary, of which, I've been a part of for the last 2 1/2 years. I started on my own for the first 6 months, but was then asked to join Dan Kite's team. Dan is one of Northwood's top agents (number 6 out of 800) and I was honored that he would ask me to join him. It was definitely a win-win situation for me and the team because I was able to bring my marketing and high tech skills to the table. I'm also able to learn from one of the best agents in the area. This hand's on training cannot be learned from a book or in a classroom.

As for my background, I owned a video production business which I started in 1990 and I videotaped various events such as weddings, dance shows, mall events, as well as corporate functions, professional speakers, and TV commercials. I wore a lot of hats with that business because not only was I a cameraman and an editor, I was also in charge of sales, marketing, advertising, paying bills, and even cleaning up the editing booth. After 15 years, I began to get burned out and my body started protesting everytime I would pick up and carry equipment. So I decided I needed a new career. My wife now runs the business so it's still moving right along.

So what's up with this blog, then? Videotaping weddings for 15 years give you an opportunity to meet and learn about many brides and grooms. I know that they spend a lot of time, effort, and money planning their wedding day. It's stressful, but when the day finally arrives, it was all worth it. But then what? Where will they go to spend the rest of their lives together? That's where I come in. I know a lot about the needs of brides and grooms and I know a lot about helping them find and buy their first home.

I'm not going to fill this blog with boring market statistics, interest rates, or other statistical data. You can get that anywhere. What I will be filling it with is practical homebuying tips, real world homebuying situations, humorous homebuying stories, home decorating and maintenance information, and even an occasional wedding tip. I even created a special website just for newlyweds at www.newlywedhomebuyer.com. There you'll find lots of information about first time home buying and even selling your home in you need to. You can sign up for my email newsletter and order my free Newlywed Homebuyer Survival Guide.

So I hope you come back often to read and learn all about homebuying in the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. I'm always looking for article ideas and suggestions so please feel free to let me know.

Until next time....have a great day.