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
I'm grateful to have a featured post today which is getting lots of discussion. Are Realtors Salespeople? Should They Be?.....YES!!!! And some of the comments have led me to write a follow-up post. It's the concept of "closing the deal" or "closing the buyer." What exactly does this mean? Closin...
11/30/2009
Buyers....everyone tells you buying a home is a confusing, scary, difficult thing. It's not!!! Sure there are things to do and know, but hopefully you have a solid Realtor handling this for you. In fact, there is very little for you to do. This might even lead you to feel like you "should" be dea...
11/29/2009
We are the experts! We spend our professional lives working in Real Estate....with escrow officers, home inspectors, contractors, appraisers, lenders. Yet how can we explain the unexplainable? Every transaction is different, even if the theme is the same. One of the things I love about my job. I ...
11/29/2009
Just because I had nothing better to do while trimming my tree last night.......something to get the Realtors in the holiday mood, I had to bring out my parody pen and write a new Holiday Song...soon to become a favorite :). Deck the Halls is such great Folly,Fa-la-la-la-la, La-la-la-lahWe will m...
11/28/2009
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This is a snowy picture of the village in Lake Arrowhead, California. Those of you from other parts of the country probably don't understand how exciting this is for a Southern California girl. But this is just the perfect start to a holiday season. This is my get away.... The problem is that I ...
11/28/2009
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A year ago I didn't know about Active Rain. Since last December, I have been exploring, learning and giving to this community. I have had much success on both a personal and professional level and I'm truly grateful. This Thanksgiving, we all have much to be grateful for...and I just wanted to ma...
11/26/2009
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As you can see....my Cornucopia includes a couple of bananas! Happy Thanksgiving to Anna and the entire Banana Tude Group!!! I was inspired by the very ripe bananas on my counter which are about to turn into banana bread. I had a slight mishap with the first batch, I'm at my cabin and forgot to ...
11/23/2009
I'm on a mission this week......to make the case for the value of a Realtor. We all realize how hard we work and what goes into being a professional Realtor. I would bet that if we really gave thought to the hours we spend working every week, every month, every year...then divide in our yearly in...
11/23/2009
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The beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday starts for me this weekend. I know there are going to be many blog posts like this...but I need to add mine. I'm very grateful for the good in my life, past and present. Maybe the most grateful for the past, it's allowed me to have my present and has educ...
11/22/2009
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I'm sitting at the breakfast bar at my cabin. There is an 18lb naked turkey on the counter. My husband is dismantling the package and preparing to put it in the oven. I know, I know...a few days early...and this might seem like a lot of turkey for the 3 of us who are here today, but leftovers are...
11/22/2009
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