Well, hi there! Thanks for checking out my website—hope you find things here at “The School” helpful…
I will admit that sending out mailings to 400+ strangers is a bit nerve-wracking, especially when I realized that not only was I mailing to strangers, but I was sending a personal bit of writing to people I knew in high school or friends of friends.
So, before continuing, I’d like to say hi to all the people I’ve known through the years… And if anyone wants to say hi to me, you can go here.
Back to my story–
As I was working to finish the mailing I kept thinking– “What if they think my Hannah Montana analogy is lame?” “What if they don’t even read it?”
Yes, these are the thoughts that reverberate when folding and stuffing hundreds of pieces of paper. My wife and daughters helped with the editing, the stuffing and, of course, gave me prime fodder for the mailing you read. I’m glad my take on real estate spoke to you in a way that convinced you to check me out even further.
There are lots of posts here—as of 1/12/10, nearly 160 pages worth! I’m the only Wisconsin Rapids real estate agent actively writing, interacting, informing and sharing information with great people like you.
As you know, nationally, real estate has taken a huge hit in the past 3 years. Luckily, Wisconsin Rapids hasn’t been hit as hard as other states, or even other cities in Wisconsin. I started The School as a way to help educate buyers and sellers so they can make an informed decision on the best time to enter the market.
And you’re here because something in your brain is telling you now *might* be your time…
Following is a sampling of many of the topics discussed here in the past year and a half:
Without sellers we can have no buyers…
- Meet the person who’ll buy your home
- 8 questions every buyer asks
- Is now the right time for you to sell?
- How can Marilyn Monroe help you get your home sold?
- See how I relate real estate to the Tasmanian Devil… No really!
And without buyers we can have no sellers…
- See how cool FirstWeber and FirstWeber.com are
- 5 biggest real estate myths
- The 3 C’s of buying a home
- Where should you start?
I’ve also talked about a Flying Spaghetti Monster, elk sightings, and for good measure, birds pooping on my car… Oh, and I was even part of this article written for Wisconsin Realtors.
Before 2 years ago I never fashioned myself a writer, I guess even today, I’m not really a writer… But I love what I do and I love creating these articles for you to read.
I hope your day is better for coming here…
What next?
- Are you thinking there’s a better home for you? Email me at holberga [a] firstweber[dot]com or give me a call at 715.572.8372.
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Did I miss anything? Something else you’d like to know? Seriously, get in touch.

PHONE: (608) 542-0178
My name is Adam Holberg and I’m a Realtor with First Weber of Wisconsin Rapids. This website is designed to inform and help bring conversation to a topic I love, real estate.
When you’ve got it, you’ve got it! Informative and entertaining writing, Adam. I would love to have you be a contributor to the First Weber statewide blog when we do that conversion to wordpress this spring. Keep up the good work and I will try and link to you more!
Thanks Katie!
I appreciate the kind words and of course I’d love to contribute after the redesign.