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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2011
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This month the Masterminds of Active Rain were asked to consider the Foreclosure Epidemic facing the Real Estate Market. Each member of the Gold Standard had different experiences with this based on their own personal market. Allen lives and works in the San Joaquin Valley of California, as he pu...
05/31/2011
I've done lots of things today....Memorial Day. I've slept inI spent 3 hours off-roading with my husband in our jeepI took a napI sat in the spaI read my book about VeniceI worked on an offer for a listing of mine I had a great day...and before my hubby takes me out for dinner tonight, I'm writi...
05/30/2011
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I volunteered to handle the write-up of our Master Mind Essay this month. Our fearless leader is lounging in Hawaii this week. Aloha! I can see from my drop box that all the members' ideas are there....waiting for me. And I'm going to do it....soon, or today...or soon. I'm not avoiding it exac...
05/29/2011
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"This is not about you or me....and I believe our clients each want to close this transaction" This was the statement I made to the listing agent this week. I really believed that we agents acting as "middle men" were the problem and not the solution. We as Realtors® spend so much of our tim...
05/28/2011
Buying Your Mission Viejo Home Is A Series Of "Yeses" Not One Big Decision This is one of the first things I tell Mission Viejo Home Buyers when we meet. Finding a home to write an offer on is the very first step in this process....not the last step. Understanding the entire process of Home Buyi...
05/27/2011
Joseph put together a list of interesting things to know about displaying the United States Flag. I love that there are so many rules....none of which I probably knew. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend everyone and here is everything you need to know about displaying our Flag. Here courtesy of th...
05/27/2011
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No....I'm not talking about a short sale negotiator or a listing agent who doesn't know his listing's market value...I'M TALKING ABOUT A SNAKE! I've spent most of my life in Southern California, but I've never happened across a rattlesnake before. And I hope I never do again. I've been hanging...
05/26/2011
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I'm at a complete loss! Really....I can't get a reasonable response from this short sale negotiator. The ONLY good news is that there is just one loan. But beyond this, they just won't understand the value of this property. No surprise, right? What's new about a negotiator who wants an unreali...
05/26/2011
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This is a bit of a rant...sorry! I have a new listing in a very desirable neighborhood. I expect multiple offers this week and I knew that I'd get a lot of phone calls on this. 8 calls in the 3 hours it's shown as active! HOWEVER Most of those calls didn't need to happen. My agent remarks are so...
05/25/2011
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I've spent a lot of time traveling down Route 66. I went to college on the bluffs of the Mississippi in Southern Illinois outside of St. Louis. Joplin, Missouri? Oklahoma City? These are places I can picture, I know well. One of my favorite BBQ places is in Oklahoma City. I can picture the bar...
05/24/2011
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