Strock Talk: A Real Estate Blog
Your Pre-Market Checklist For Listing Your Home
Preparing your home to list on the market can feel like an overwhelming task at first. To help you stay organized, we've compiled a pre-market...
What Career Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?
If you could hit rewind and give your younger self some career advice, what would it be? WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE Ben sat down with Neil and Matt...
Vacation Rental Permits in Santa Cruz County
Our agent Bjorn Berg is going to walk us through where you can and can’t get vacation rental permits in Santa Cruz County! WATCH VIDEO HERE In the...
The Benefits of Staging
The benefits of staging a home are far reaching. Selling a home can be a complex and challenging process, with numerous factors that can impact the...
How To Apply The Advice Our Parents Give Us
What do you think about the advice our parents give us? WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE 🌹Ben sat down with our agent Jody Muller to talk about the...
The Resiliency of the Santa Cruz Market
Ben sat down with our agent David Morrell to discuss the incredible resiliency of the Santa Cruz Market - especially on the Westside of Santa Cruz:...
Proposition 19 in Santa Cruz County
Move to a New Home without a Property Tax Increase WHO QUALIFIES? If you're over 55, have lost your home to a wildfire, or have a permanent...
Valentine’s Day Ideas For Monterey Bay and Beyond
Feeling nervous about Valentine’s Day and the perfect date you haven’t planned yet? We got you. Our team had plenty of suggestions for their...
What You Need To Know About Building in Santa Cruz County
Watch Ben and Ruth's interview! In case you didn’t know, building in Santa Cruz County is a complete pain in the a$$. But the good news is that we...
How You Should Be Marketing Properties
The number one thing agents are responsible for is marketing properties! Introducing Justina Bryant, our Marketing Director and a member of the...
How To Get A Competitive Edge in Real Estate
Alright, finally, we're getting to the bottom of why our agent Bjorn has a mullet - and how it has given him a competitive edge in real estate! It...
The Three Hardest Things About Getting Into Real Estate
What are the three most challenging you face when first getting into real estate? Ben sat down with our agent Shakila to shed light on these common...