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Where I Send Everyone Relocating to Ames: Cornbred BBQ

If you haven’t been to Cornbred yet, I’m going to need you to fix that. Part of my job is knowing this market — the neighborhoods, the builders, the commute times. But part of it is also knowing where to eat, because that’s half of what people are actually asking me when they say they’re […]
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Waiting for Rates to Drop? Here’s the Trade-Off Nobody Mentions

If you’re sitting on the fence about selling this year, here’s the thing I’ve watched happen too many times to stay quiet about. Waiting for rates to drop so you can buy your next place is a reasonable bet — worst case, you refinance later. But waiting for rates to drop so you can sell […]
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Why I Love Being Based on Main Street (And Why You Should Check Out the Farmers’ Market)

Our office sits at the west end of Main Street in downtown Ames, and honestly, it’s one of my favorite things about where we work. Main Street has a real identity — locally owned shops, restaurants, and on Saturday mornings, one of the best reasons to be downtown: the Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market. Ames […]