Hi Linda, Saw a piece in the Business Journal this morning: Riverside was named one of the metro's five fastest-appreciating neighborhoods this year, with family-sized homes leading the gains. Your block is right in the middle of that map. Two ways to read it: your place at Birchwood is gaining value while you sleep, and when you're ready for that fourth bedroom, selling into this kind of demand is the good end of the trade. Article's here if you want the details: [link]. And no rush on any of it, that's the point of being early. Jordan

Hi Sarah, Hard to believe, but it's been three years this month since you and Mike got the keys to 742 Maplewood. I still remember Ella deciding which bedroom was hers before we'd even finished the walkthrough. Homes on your stretch of Maplewood have been moving fast this spring, and with the kitchen you two redid, I'd put your place comfortably north of what you paid. If you ever want a real number instead of a guess, say the word. Hope the backyard is surviving Biscuit. Happy house anniversary to you all! Jordan

James, You told me the target: under $400K, cash-flow first. A duplex near the Riverside line listed yesterday at $389K with the upper unit already tenant-occupied. Numbers look close to what you sketched on our last call. These have been getting attention within the week. Want the full sheet before the weekend? Jordan

Hi Linda, I've been thinking about you all since Mia arrived. Congratulations again, and I hope Dan is getting at least a little sleep. No agenda here, just a thought from experience: the squeeze usually shows up around month six, when the baby gear takes over the living room. Whenever you're ready to think about that fourth bedroom, even a year out, I'm happy to walk you through what a move-up could look like. For now, enjoy that little girl. Jordan

Robert, I ran some numbers this week and yours jumped out. Based on recent Oakhurst sales, 5 Sycamore Ct is conservatively worth around $850K against the $610K you and Diane paid in 2016. No pitch, just information I'd want if I were you, especially with the twins off at school. If it would help, I can put together a one-pager on what that equity could do: a low-maintenance place in town plus something on the lake is more doable than most people think. Give my best to Diane. Jordan

Hi Priya, It's been a month since closing day: how's the craftsman treating you and Dev? Have the cats claimed their windows yet? Two quick things that help every first-time buyer about now: the homestead exemption is a 10-minute filing that saves real money (I'll send the link), and my contractor list is yours whenever anything needs attention. Nothing to sell you, ever. Just don't plan the wedding without telling me where to send the gift. Jordan