Brenda Mayette, Real Estate Associate Broker, Miranda Real Estate Group

Brenda Mayette, Real Estate Associate Broker, Miranda Real Estate Group A goal without a plan is just a wish... Letโ€™s make your real estate goal a reality! ๐Ÿกโค๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

09/24/2026

๐Ÿ”ฎ Agent Brendaโ€™s Real Estate Prediction: UPDATE! ๐Ÿ”ฎ

Wellโ€ฆ looks like I might know a thing or two. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‚

Remember when I predicted more homes would hit the market after Labor Day?

Turns out, I was right. ๐Ÿ‘€

Now, if only I could predict those lottery numbersโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฐ

NOWโ€ฆ letโ€™s talk about interest rates..! I have a prediction about the marketโ€™s reaction to those too! ๐Ÿ˜‰

09/23/2026

โœˆ๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ˜ท

We hear it every time we fly, but how often do we actually apply it to our own lives?

๐Ÿ‘‰Real estate agents. ๐Ÿ‘‰Psychologists. ๐Ÿ‘‰Caregivers. ๐Ÿ‘‰Teachers. Anyone in a client-facing role knows what it means to spend your day taking care of everyone else.

Listening. Reassuring. Problem-solving. Showing up when someone else is stressed, overwhelmed, or going through a major life change.

๐Ÿชซ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–โ€™๐’“๐’† ๐’“๐’–๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‘๐’•๐’š?

In Episode 10 of Houses & Headspace, Agent Brenda and Dr. Jen talk about the mental and emotional side of being the person everyone else relies on, and why taking care of yourself isn't selfish, it's mandatory.

They also discuss:

๐Ÿง  Recognizing when you're running on empty
๐Ÿšง Setting boundaries
โธ๏ธ Giving yourself permission to step back
โค๏ธ Making your own mental health a priority

๐Ÿซ—Because you can't pour from an empty cup.

Putting your own mask on first is exactly what allows you to keep showing up for everyone else.

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โœจ New episodes every other Tuesday!

Back in January, Jim & Carol told me they had received one of my mailers ๐Ÿ“ฌ and said to each other, โ€œ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ข...
09/22/2026

Back in January, Jim & Carol told me they had received one of my mailers ๐Ÿ“ฌ and said to each other, โ€œ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ.โ€

(๐‘„๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’.... ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘†๐ด๐‘€๐ธ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘š ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™. ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘ฅ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘ !) ๐Ÿคฃ

๐ŸŽฏ๐‰๐ข๐ฆ & ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž: to list their home "in about 6 months", on their timeline, and most importantly, make it a very low-stress sale. They werenโ€™t looking for a house full of strangers walking through. They didnโ€™t want endless showings. They wanted a plan that worked for them.

I shared it within the company and a connection was made. ๐Ÿค

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ?

โœ…Their preferred closing timeline
โœ…More equity than they expected
โœ…No endless showings
โœ…A buyer who was flexible enough to let them leave behind some items they no longer wanted
โœ…And, most importantlyโ€ฆ ๐‹๐Ž๐– ๐’๐“๐‘๐„๐’๐’.

๐ŸŽ‰Congratulations to the new buyers and thank you to my Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc colleague Alysha Rizzicone, for helping make this happen. ๐Ÿคฉ She said it perfectly:

โ€œ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.โ€

โœจThat kind of collaboration is exactly what you want in a transaction.

๐Ÿฉต๐‰๐ข๐ฆ & ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž.

Sometimes the best real estate stories are the ones that never hit the market! ๐Ÿ”‘

I'll read between the lines, so you donโ€™t have to. ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿกโœจ
09/18/2026

I'll read between the lines, so you donโ€™t have to. ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿกโœจ

September is ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ซยฎ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, and hereโ€™s one thing that might surprise youโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’…๐’ ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’”.I know... that...
09/17/2026

September is ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ซยฎ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, and hereโ€™s one thing that might surprise youโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’…๐’ ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’”๐’†๐’”.

I know... that might sound a little controversial! But for me, itโ€™s not about being afraid to market a home. Itโ€™s about being ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ about how I do it. โญ

Your home is your biggest asset, and I want to protect ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐ฒ and ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ while also keeping myself safe. โœ…

๐Ÿ“ฃThere are plenty of ways to create exposure and attract serious buyers without simply opening the door to anyone who happens to be curious.

And thereโ€™s a part to my safety that you might not think about: ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ—ฃWhen you refer someone to me, thereโ€™s already a connection built on trust and respect. No cold calls. No question of intentions. A safe connection from the start. That matters!

So, this month, Iโ€™m talking about the safety side of real estate and why sometimes more people through the door isnโ€™t necessarily better. ๐Ÿšช

Swipe through to see why Iโ€™ve made this part of my strategy. โžก

๐Ÿ’ญ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ˆโ€™๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Would you be comfortable having an open house at your home, or would you prefer appointment-only showings? Would you not hire a Realtorยฎ simply because open houses arenโ€™t part of their strategy? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง ๐Ž๐š๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”‘I connected with my seller Melissa in March with a goal: downsize in July. The chickadees had grow...
09/16/2026

๐Ÿ ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ ๐ข๐ง ๐†๐ฅ๐ž๐ง ๐Ž๐š๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”‘

I connected with my seller Melissa in March with a goal: downsize in July. The chickadees had grown, and it was time for the next chapter. โค

We hit the market in May, had 24 showings, secured a buyer and thought we were cruising toward that July closing.

And then... well... the easy button was nowhere to be found. ๐Ÿ”ด

There were delays. There were surprises. There was research, resource gathering, brainstorming and LOTS of healthy conversations. BUT we kept working through it and made it to the finish line. ๐Ÿคฉ

A huge thank you to Sophia, the buyer's agent, who was a delight to work with through all of it. ๐Ÿ™Œโญ

๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅ‚And cheers to my seller Melissa, who warned me:
"๐ผ๐‘“ ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘  ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘›, ๐‘–๐‘ก'๐‘™๐‘™ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ." ๐Ÿ˜…

Sometimes the plan works perfectly. Sometimes you have to work a little harder to get there. Either way, ๐’˜๐’† ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘พ๐‘จ๐’€๐‘บ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’†.

๐Ÿก $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Š. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐„๐ƒ๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Œ๐’. ๐Ÿ ๐๐€๐“๐‡๐’. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐…. ๐Ÿ‘€Yes. You read that right!!This 3-bedroom raised ranch has the things you ...
09/11/2026

๐Ÿก $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Š. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐„๐ƒ๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐Œ๐’. ๐Ÿ ๐๐€๐“๐‡๐’. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐‘๐Ž๐Ž๐…. ๐Ÿ‘€

Yes. You read that right!!

This 3-bedroom raised ranch has the things you want already done:

๐Ÿ†• New roof (2025)
๐Ÿ”ฅ Newer furnace
๐ŸŽจ Fresh paint
โœจ Refreshed kitchen & baths

And that fenced yard? Pets, play, gardening, entertainingโ€ฆ bring your ideas. Thereโ€™s room for all of it. ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿ”

The big-ticket work is handled, which means you can focus on the fun part: making this home YOURS! ๐Ÿ›‹๐Ÿ›

Located in an established Scotia neighborhood with convenient access to shopping and everyday amenities, this one brings together price, space, comfort and opportunity!

๐Ÿ“ 35 Market Street, Scotia, NY

$250K + 3 bedrooms + 2 full baths + A NEW ROOF?
Now ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• is worth a look. ๐Ÿ”‘

Call Agent Brenda for a tour: ๐Ÿ“ฒ (518) 527-0800

๐Ÿ”‘ Troy Looks Good on You, Chris! I originally met Chris when work was moving him out of state, and I was helping him sel...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿ”‘ Troy Looks Good on You, Chris!

I originally met Chris when work was moving him out of state, and I was helping him sell his home. Fast forward through covid and he moved back to the Capital Region.

I was honored when it came time to buy his next home, he called me again!

Chris had a new mission: walkability. ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ He wanted to be somewhere he could actually get out and enjoy the neighborhood without having to get in the car for everything.

Enter Troy. ๐ŸŒ‡

We found this beautiful historic South Troy row house with soaring ceilings, gorgeous hardwood floors, classic architectural details and all the character you could hope for, with thoughtful updates that buyers are looking for in 2026. ๐Ÿ˜

Chris put together a great offer with wonderful terms, and the rest, as they say, is history.

From helping him sell his home years ago when life took him out of stateโ€ฆ to now helping him find his way back homeโ€ฆ this time, to a neighborhood that fits the life he wants today.

Iโ€™d say thatโ€™s a pretty great full-circle moment. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ”‘

Congratulations, Chris! And welcome home to Troy! ๐Ÿพ

09/08/2026

January who?? Around here, weโ€™re calling September the unofficial new, New Year. ๐ŸŽŠ

Summer vacations are wrapping up. The kids are back in school. Everyone is finding their routines again. And suddenly that little voice in your head is saying:

โ€œOkayโ€ฆtime to get my life together.โ€

Enter: SMART goals. ๐ŸŽฏ

In Episode 9 of Houses & Headspace, Agent Brenda and Dr. Jen talk about setting goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable (or Attainable), Relevant, and Timely, and why that matters more than simply saying, โ€œI really shouldโ€ฆโ€

SMART goals engage the ๐Ÿง frontal lobe, aka the executive-function headquarters responsible for things like planning, organizing, prioritizing, and decision-making.

Which, coincidentally, are all pretty helpful skills when you're trying to buy or sell a house. ๐Ÿ˜‰

So if โ€œmaybe somedayโ€ is sitting on your mental to-do listโ€ฆ

September might be the time to turn it into an actual plan.

Now grab that Pumpkin Spice Latte ๐ŸŽƒโ˜•๏ธ and let's get SMART.

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โœจ New episodes every other Tuesday!

๐ŸšŒHappy back to school week! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“
09/08/2026

๐ŸšŒHappy back to school week! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“

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