Welcome and Introductions

Welcome to Real Estate Ramblings!

So, you made it my Blog -- thanks for stopping by. Now I bet you are wondering what the heck this Blog is all about and just who I am. Am I right so far? Okay, so first a little about me and then more on what I want to do with and within this Blog.

All about me.

One of my favorite subjects. My name is Bruce Weise; you can call be Bruce, that's fine. I am a Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Primus Realty in Crystal Lake, Illinois. That's me in profile in the upper right hand corner. I haven't always been in real estate; in fact, I spent over 20 years working in Information Technology -- most recently as a project manager. Leaving IT wasn't exactly my idea, but if you happened to be in IT, or know somebody in IT, then you probably know somebody who used to be in IT. There are too many of us, shall we say 'older', IT people running around, so jobs were hard to find. So, I figured it was time for a career change and now here I am.

Great, if you are here then you managed to get past that Real Estate Agent line without clicking back! Thanks. Crystal Lake is in McHenry county Illinois, which is in the North Eastern part of the state -- we are about 60 miles Northwest of Chicago. I serve the whole area though; McHenry, Lake, Cook and Will counties. If you happen to live in this area -- that's great! And if you happen to want to move to this area -- well that's even greater (please call me, or send an e-mail so we can talk). If you don't know or care where these counties are -- well I guess that's great too, since the focus of this Blog really isn't to sell real estate, but to provide a forum for my musings, and your comments too, on real estate in general. Read on.

This Blog

Considering my background, it's not unusual that I would actively use the Internet in my new profession. Usage of the Internet by buyers of real estate has grown, even in the past few years. Now, about 2 out of every 3 buyers will use the Internet prior to buying a new property. And of these, about 90% will employ a Realtor. Seems to me that since the World Wide Web is already an active marketplace, then the Blogosphere should be a natural extension. As far as I know, I'm the only one in this area -- but I'm willing to be proved wrong.

The purpose of this Blog is not to market properties. Oh sure, I'd love for you to visit my Coldwell Banker website (you can go there now if you want, I'll wait); that site is absolutley for marketing purposes! Rather, this Blog is for rambling on the real estate market in general. I want it to be a place where you -- future buyers and sellers -- can go for information. Hopefully, you will find my ramblings informative, entertaining and even (can it be) useful. Every post here allows for comments; and I look forward to them. Challenge me. Ask me questions. Rant about real estate Agents in general if you want. I look forward to hearing from you.

All the information he is FREE -- you don't owe me a dime. Sure, if you live in northeastern Illinois, and are looking to buy or sell a house, I'd like for you to call me -- but if not, that's OK too. (I love referals too). Hopefully, I'll be posting here frequently as time permits, so stop back often. For now, see you around the Blogs.