Leslie Mathews Mortgage Broker

03/01/2026

So cute move me in ❤

Discover this charming vintage-style home with a wide, welcoming porch. Step inside to explore an interior filled with stunning and unexpected delight.
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02/24/2026

💥 MOTIVATION MONDAY 💥

“Value-driven service converts better than aggressive selling.”

Read that again. 👏

In real estate, the agents who WIN aren’t the loudest.
They’re the most valuable.

The ones who:
🏡 Educate instead of pressure
📊 Bring data instead of opinions
🤝 Listen more than they talk
📈 Solve problems instead of chasing commissions

When you focus on serving at a high level, explaining the market clearly, protecting your client’s equity, and negotiating strategically, the trust builds naturally.

And trust closes deals.

Stop trying to “convince.”
Start working to understand, guide, and protect.

Because when your service is undeniable…
The listing signs, signed contracts, and referrals follow.

This week, don’t sell harder.
Serve stronger. 💪

02/24/2026

Start Your LLC Today

02/24/2026

Most people throw pallets away. Gardeners turn them into vertical berry farms that produce for years without taking any ground space.

🔧 What you need

One heat-treated pallet — look for the HT stamp, which means it was treated with heat rather than chemicals and is safe for food growing. Landscape fabric or burlap. A staple gun. Potting soil mixed with compost. And 40 bare-root or plug strawberry plants.

🏗️ How to build it

- Wrap landscape fabric tightly around the back and sides of the pallet and staple it in place.
- Leave the front slats open — that's where the plants go.
- Lay the pallet flat on the ground and fill it with soil through the top, working it down between the slats.
- Tuck a strawberry plant between each slat opening with the roots buried in the soil and the crown just above the surface.

Water deeply and keep the pallet flat on the ground for about two weeks. This gives roots time to anchor into the soil before you stand it up.

🌞 Then stand it up

Lean the pallet against a sunny fence or wall. South-facing gets the most heat and produces the sweetest berries. Prop it at a slight angle for stability. Water from the top and gravity distributes moisture down through all the plants.

🍓 Why it works

Berries hang in the air instead of sitting on wet soil — no rot and far less slug damage. Air circulates freely around the fruit, which reduces fungal disease. Runners cascade down the face of the pallet and root into empty spaces for natural propagation. One pallet replaces roughly 20 feet of traditional row planting.

🌿 Tips for the best results:

- Choose everbearing varieties like Albion or Seascape for continuous harvest from June through fall, or June-bearing varieties like Honeoye for one large concentrated harvest
- Feed with a balanced fertilizer once a month during the growing season — vertical planters drain faster and nutrients wash through more quickly
- In winter, lay the pallet flat again and cover with straw mulch to protect the crowns from freeze damage
- By year two the entire face of the pallet will be covered. By year three you'll have more strawberries than you can use

One pallet. 40 plants. Zero ground space. Berries for years. 🍓

02/24/2026

02/14/2026

Good friend of mine.

01/29/2026

Step inside this cozy white farmhouse with wrap-around porch, trimmed with glowing garlands, festive red bows, and warmly lit porch trees. The interio.
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05/28/2025

Bring your business to me! 30 plus years of Mortgage Finance and credit repair. I'm able to work with 500 to 800 fico. Self employed, with specializing in VA. Im a whole sale broker with the most lenders and best rates. Just IM me

05/19/2025