Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2009
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I just want to take a minute to say how very fortunate I am. I'm enjoying the late afternoon on my deck at my vacation home in our local mountains. We sit far up on a hill and from my location I can see over the green trees of the surrounding neighborhood as well as the desert off to the distance...
06/27/2009
Sounds crazy to me...but more and more this is what I'm hearing from listing agents of short sales. I wrote an offer yesterday on a short sale. The lender is handled by OCWEN and the listing agent is assuming a very long wait. I did my research and wrote an offer about 3% above the discounted ask...
06/27/2009
I'm sorry....less than a hundred points from 85,000! Not a big number, but I'm annal and this makes me nuts! I've been hanging at my vacation home in Lake Arrowhead all week, barely blogged, and in high need of an extra couple of points. So....shameless attempt to push me over the edge. Not to wo...
06/26/2009
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We are into the 2nd day of wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Michael Jackson. So...as a California Native, I am going to weigh in. What a tragic life he had!!!! Did he have fortune and fame? Of course...did he ever find love? No! That sounds superficial....he didn't have love. But I think it'...
06/26/2009
I'm going to start and end this blog post with this thought.....if you don't trust your Realtor, find a new one! Ok, that being said, let's go on. This is an odd market. I can't remember a time when the news and information was so available, and conflicting. Buyers are hearing that it's a "buyer'...
06/25/2009
We have to do it....just take the time to enjoy what we work so hard for. In this case....family and my boat! My son is getting married this August, this is my last summer with him as my "child." He went out of state for college and moved out last year for his first year of law school...but has m...
06/23/2009
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Dear Iranian Citizen, As you struggle to have your voices heard......we are with you! As you fight the tyranny of your leaders.....we are with you! As you work to find a future of your choosing.....we are with you! As you pray for the safety of your loved ones....we are with you! As you refuse to...
06/21/2009
Here is the story....as Realtors, we are the face of the deal. This buyer HATES me. It makes me sad! He loves his home and I'm the only reason he has it.....but due to the trauma, I'm the villain. The long and short is an REO agent who did NOTHING during the transaction! My buyer used a lender of...
06/19/2009
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As a Realtor.....we have very busy days! There are days we can't get to everything! We try......but we can't. But some things I'm never too busy to do. They include: * Update my sellers on the status of their listings * Return the call of agents who are going to show my listings * Check in with m...
06/19/2009
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Short Sales are so frustrating for everyone, but none so much as for the buyers. When a home buyer writes an offer on the home, they often spend a sleepless night wondering, hoping, praying...."Will we get this home"? Normally the wait time is about 1-2 days and then they can relax and start plan...
06/18/2009
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