Who is that masked man, you ask yourself? Well, I’m not wearing a mask, it’s just my face, but enough about my appearance. The real questions are who am I, and what can you expect from this blog? My name is Steve Stovall and I am the Broker and Owner of Stovall Realtors in Abilene, Texas. I’m a fourth generation Abilenian and I’ve been in the real estate business since 1989. I train and manage real estate agents for a living. So, in some ways, I’m like a kindergarten teacher. Not that real estate agents are like kindergarteners. I would never say that (out loud), but rather meaning that I care about all of my students. Yeah, that’s it.
What is this blog all about? As the title implies, or just outright tells you, it’s a “cheeky” look at Abilene real estate. Cheeky is word that we don’t use much in Texas. I thought about saying “quirky”, but that didn’t sound right. “Weird” wasn’t quite right either, although I have been called that on occasion. So, it’s cheeky, defined by Webster as “saucy, impudent and brazen.” Yes. Cheeky is the right word.
At Stovall Realtors, our mission is to set the standard of honesty and professionalism in Abilene real estate. So, why would I write a blog in a saucy, impudent, brazen way? There are a couple of reasons. First, I think that you can be professional, and still have a sense of humor. You see, the point is to try to pull you in with a funny story, and then slip a little education in your drink while you’re not looking. Many of these ideas were originally published in the Abilene Reporter-News while I was President of the Abilene Association of Realtors. I had lots of positive comments, and a few that were… questionable. Our ad rep from the Reporter-News told me that someone asked her if I was “alright.” I wasn’t quite sure how to take that. Did they mean mentally? Some people just wont get it, but some will. I loved receiving a letter from a lady in Tye, TX. who wrote that she appreciates the way I “take something that is totally unrelated, and relate it to some aspect of the real estate business.” Now, there’s a person who “gets it!”
So, tell me what you think. If you have a question about real estate, or about Abilene in general, ask me. Odds are, I’ll have encountered your problem before and I have a funny story about it!
