Proverbial Hello World Post

This is what I look like when I'm squinting at the brightness of my future.

This is my first post of my real estate blog. I've lived in many places around the world, but I'm starting my real estate career in central Virginia. So far it has been an interesting adventure full of surprises and opportunities for education. I'm interested in real estate because it plays a major part in most people's lives, and I see it as a means to tangibly better our communities. It also seems to be a profession that can put to use the many talents I've acquired over the years through my varied adventures and experiences. I hope to chronicle my adventures in this field with this blog, sharing my thoughts and maybe inspiring readers.

This is Queen City Marketplace in Staunton, VA.

Queen City Marketplace is one of my first orders of business. We're seeing it as kind of a downtown bazaar, a place to open your own business on a scalable level. Artists and craftspeople and others can get a spot or a booth or wall space to sell their work. A shopkeeper experienced in retail sales will man the fort while artists do what they do best and antique dealers acquire more pieces and retailers can dream up the next big trend. I think it's a great use for this huge downtown location. It would bring more foot traffic downtown, and I think it would become a destination for shoppers year round.

This is Downtown Staunton, looking East from the Queen City Marketplace.

Staunton is a pretty awesome place to live. It isn't your typical main street little town. A lot of young people and artists live here, and there are always more coming. It makes sense. Many of my friends telecommute or sell their art online. Others work in cities like Harrisonburg or Charlottesville and live here because its standard of living is better. We have great restaurants and movie theaters, night life, cafes, and cool places to live that don't bankrupt you. The art and music scenes are the envy of many nearby towns. Staunton really earns its name "Queen City."

Staunton is not the only place we service, but I live here and I'm concentrating on it for now because there's plenty to keep my busy already. If you don't live in Staunton, you might want to consider it. You'd probably like it very much.

Thanks for reading. I hope you like my adventures in central Virginia.