14 Lessons Learned from 14 Years in Real Estate
April 2018 marked my 14th year in residential real estate. Thinking back to my first season in 2004, I have a visual of myself with a St. Louis street guide plotting every turn for a...
Thanksgiving Gratitude & Recipes
Thanksgiving is EASILY our favorite holiday here at The Dawn Griffin Group. Today we are sharing some of our favorite recipes and the ways we celebrate. Whether you are spending Thanksgiving at home or traveling,...
Preventing Home Fires
It’s Fire Prevention Week and we want to help you protect one of your most valued assets, your home. The importance of working smoke alarms cannot be understated. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has...
Ten Things I Learned in 2012
Disclosure is a SELLER’S best friend. A St. Charles County family was awarded $472,000 after suing the former owners of their home for failure to disclose a brown recluse infestation. SELLER’S remorse does exist and it is...
So, You Want to Buy a Rehab Project?
Yesterday I went out with one of my new clients to look at rehab possibilities. I always think the first day out with a new client is interesting. It’s a learning process for both of...
Scandinavian Designs
I am going to Scandinavia for vacation!!!!!!! And in the course of my vacation research, I found an incredible experiment in urban planning and sustainability. VIIKKI, Helsinki, Finland The general guidelines for Viikki designs were...
Rocio Romero and the Extraordinary Ordinary
I am reading The Perfect $100,000 House: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home by Karrie Jacobs former editor in chief of DWELL. It’s great; I love it....