I am a licensed real estate Qualifying Broker for Kachina Mountain Realty & an accredited ACRE® real estate consultant. Imagine, me, Dianne McKenzie, as your real estate consultant. What I do for my clients is invest my time consulting, marketing, negotiating, and overseeing the details of their transaction so they will have a superb experience that causes them to want to introduce me to the people they care about most. The purpose of my business is referral, which means I must bring my clients so much value that they feel comfortable introducing me to the people they know who need my help. After all, a referral is sending someone they care about to someone they respect and trust.
“The sooner we control COVID-19, the sooner indoor dining can safely operate. The virus itself is keeping indoor dining unsafe – we have to slow the spread. We all have a role to play in fighting the virus and helping our economy get back on its feet.” ~Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham From The Albuquerque Journal: Restaurants have highest rapid response … Continue reading →
Are You Looking for a Safe Haven? A sanctuary is a place of refuge or rest, a place where you can feel at peace. During these unsettling times, now, more than ever, I am finding that clients are looking for a home that offers a retreat like space that can nurture their spirit and heal the soul. COVID-19 with its … Continue reading →
COVID-19 Guidelines for In-Person Open Houses Please adhere to the following recommendations to minimize the exposure of REALTORS®, clients, and the public to COVID-19. Prior to an Open House Virtual Tours for a property should be recommended before any in-person showings Discuss with seller the precautions that will be taken and adhere to any specific requirements requested … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – July 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, July 2020 marks the forty-third edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – June 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, June 2020 marks the forty-second edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
Making Face Masks For Family, Friends, Clients & Anyone Who Wants a Face Mask Since March 2020, my sister, Valarie McKenzie, and I (Dianne McKenzie) have been making face masks for family, friends, neighbors and clients to be worn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Valarie lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a massage therapist extraordinaire at the Bellagio Spa & is … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – May 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, May 2020 marks the forty-first edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
Sierra’s 4th Video Sierra, our 1 year old silver standard poodle & CFO at Kachina Mountain Realty has some advice for staying safe in the era of COVID-19 in her 4th video. Here is Sierra’s 4th video:
Continue reading →Sierra’s 3rd Video Sierra, our 1 year old silver standard poodle has a job! She has been promoted from iCFO (in-training Chief Fun Officer) to CFO. With her new promotion comes a big responsibility. Sierra will be launching our real estate video promotion featured on our websites and on social media. In Sierra’s 3rd video, Sierra talks about selling and … Continue reading →
Resources for Real Estate Sellers & Buyers HomeLight, a real estate website that has referred clients to me, has offered some suggestions for Buyers and Sellers. Check out these links: How a Real Estate Agent Can Help You Buy a House During a Pandemic What Do Coronavirus Clauses in Real Estate Contracts Mean for Sellers Can You Still Close on … Continue reading →
Sierra’s 2nd Video Sierra, our 1 year old silver standard poodle has a job! She has been promoted from iCFO (in-training Chief Fun Officer) to CFO. With her new promotion comes a big responsibility. Sierra will be launching our real estate video promotion featured on our websites and on social media. In Sierra’s second video Sierra talks about Dianne’s role … Continue reading →
Sierra, our 1 year old silver standard poodle has a job. She has been promoted from iCFO (in-training Chief Fun Officer) to CFO. With her new promotion comes a big responsibility. Sierra will be launching our real estate video promotion featured on our websites and on social media. Here is Sierra’s first video:
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What is the role of a Bodhisattva, you might ask? A Bodhisattva is a Buddhist Practitioner who has taken a vow to practice for the benefit of all beings, meaning that they may decline opportunities for ultimate enlightenment until they can bring all sentient beings to the same state. From Tricycle: “In other words, it is the motivation … Continue reading →
Prayer For A Pandemic From the Ursuline Sisters of Toledo Ohio I just wanted to share something I read on Facebook that really touched me.
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This poem was reprinted during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1919. Written in 1869 by Kathleen O’Mara: And people stayed at home And read books And listened And they rested And did exercises And made art and played And learned new ways of being And stopped and listened More deeply Someone meditated, someone prayed Someone met their shadow … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – April 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, April 2020 marks the fortieth edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
Wishing You Hope in the Midst of Change, Comfort in the Midst of Challenges We all need to be comforted when life gets as challenging as it is right now. Together, we find ourselves in an extraordinary situation with COVID-19. In the past few weeks, things have moved very quickly, and this pandemic is affecting all of our communities, our … Continue reading →
A Practice for Self-Soothing during Difficult Times Just sharing to help you through these challenging times ~Dianne From Phillip Moffet Through the skillful application of mindfulness, we can learn to self-soothe whenever life knocks us off balance. We’ve all experienced how unsettling and uncertain life can be. Through the skillful application of mindfulness we can learn to self-soothe whenever life … Continue reading →
Yesterday, March 23, 2020, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham introduced New Mexico Public Health Order #03-23-2020, announcing additional restrictions to disrupt and slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus in New Mexico. Our ULCNA community should fully support this as much as possible. These restrictions include “stay-at-home” instructions in effect as of today (Tuesday, March 24). Residents should … Continue reading →
Good News About the COVID-19 Pandemic We all need some good news, even if it is only a ray of hope. The world needs equanimity and compassion now as much as ever. Just sharing ~Dianne Reposted from Peter H. Diamandis Recently named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Peter H. Diamandis is the founder and … Continue reading →
Should You Sell a Home Now? Part 2 Sellers The question comes up often these past few weeks, “Is this a good time to sell our home?” The answers are mixed across the real estate industry, depending on the day and the location of the property. In Santa Fe and Taos, the real estate market is unique, as the area … Continue reading →
Should You Buy a Home Now? Part 1 Buyers, of 2 Parts The real estate market is in flux and nobody knows what is going to happen with this pandemic and how it is going to effect all of us. The “stay-at-home” suggestions will negatively effect mass numbers of people in all service industries across all socio-economic sections of our … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – March 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, March 2020 marks the thirty-ninth edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
Eco Lifestyle And Home News – February 2020 Dear Friends, Clients, Business Associates and Neighbors, February 2020 marks the thirty-eighth edition of Eco Lifestyle and Home Newsletter produced by Kachina Mountain Realty. We offer Real Estate & Lifestyle news in the email newsletter covering Santa Fe, Taos Ski Valley, Taos County and beyond. In this edition, we offer … Continue reading →
