Blog | Debbi "G" Gierat

Neighborhood Identity and Big Business

Image by F. Muhammad from Pixabay Several years ago in an upscale comedy club located in a relatively downscale Los Angeles neighborhood, the owner gave an impassioned speech about how gentrification was affecting the Hispanic culture that once thrived there. The overlying, tear-filled message was that nothing could be done to preserve ...

Painted Rocks: The New Trend in Hidden Treasure

Photo by Jadson Thomas from Pexels Have you been walking through a local park or along the street downtown and stumbled upon a brightly colored painted rock? These painted rocks have been appearing in the most unlikely of places over the last several years and it doesn't seem like the trend ...

Fix It or Leave It As Is?

When you’re preparing your home for sale, you obviously want your property to look its best for buyers. That means fixing things that are broken, and, possibly, making a few improvements. But, how do you decide whether to invest in fixing or improving something versus just leaving it as is?Say, for ...

Why You Need to List Your Florida Luxury House Today

Believe it or not, now may be the ideal time to add your luxury home in Coral Gables, Tampa Bay or any other Florida city or town to the housing market. In fact, there are many reasons why there may be no time like the present to list your Sunshine ...