Walk the Walk

Walk the Walk

I have been questioned by numerous people as to why this blog is called The Dusty Shoe.  The explanation is quite simple.  It derives from a marketing tool called a dusty shoe or dusty boot tour.  That is when tours are given of a site that is still under construction, causing you to quite probably get your shoes a bit dirty.  It also provides an opportunity for a developer to give select sneak peek visits to  highly qualified buyers before the home is generally open to the public.

Now, not every dusty shoe tour is the same.  Think about it for a moment. Wouldn’t it make sense for large estate home tours to be different than lower priced production home tours?  With that in mind, I offer up various branded real estate showcase shoe tours:

The Jimmy Choo Shoe Tour.   A tour of a home in a very flashy area where homes are typically overpriced.   The home will have a lot of bling and be very uncomfortable to live in.

The Wolverine Work Boot Tour.  This is a man cave oriented home tour.  You would expect to see flat screens in every room of the house, including a steam proof television in the shower so as not to miss a sporting event after working all day on the Harley in the Gladiator finished garage work area.

The Tom’s Shoe Tour.  A green oriented home tour focused on minimizing your carbon footprint and giving back to the community.

The Croc’s Shoe Tour.  A tour of a slightly out of fashion, but still very comfortable home. 

The Ked’s Shoe Tour.  A tour of a simple, non-descript home.  Nothing really special about it, but everyone always seems to want one of these.

The Rocky Boots Shoe Tour.  A home tour for the outdoorsman.  You will usually find lots of wood, dark leather and possibly a number of stuffed animal heads in the smoking room, next to the gun rack.

The LL Bean Shoe Tour.  A tour of a wannabe outdoorsman home for the ivy educated yuppie.  What they would envision a hunter’s home to be if they were not concerned with getting the Land Rover dirty.

The Penny Loafer Shoe Tour.  A traditional all-American home tour.  Classical and functional, but not showy or innovative.

The Reef Shoe Tour.  A beach house tour.  Lots of water views.  You can expect to see a number of surfboards in the garage with the kitchen refrigerator full of Coronas.

Well, there you have it.  There is no one shoe that fits every home, or every home tour.  That is the beauty of real estate.  Each home ultimately becomes an extension of its individual owner.  You know the expression.  One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.  You should always be able to find that one home that always matches how you walk, or, more to the point, how you live.

Until next time…

Keep kicking the dirt!