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
Small Lake, Big Fish | Lake Mission Viejo Members Land Some Big Fish! My husband is an avid fisherman! Plugs in his Ipod and saddles up a camp chair or boat and off he goes. Giddy Yup! And full disclosure...Lake Mission Viejo isn't THAT small. But still....it has some big fish, apparently I...
07/30/2011
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Why Use A Real Estate Professional? Because If You Don't You Will Miss Your Daughter's Birthday....Huh I was floating in the pool listening to the radio (last time I mentioned my pool, Bob took away a point). A commercial came on with some ridiculous scenario about a catastrophe that would occ...
07/30/2011
I noticed something this week...more and more people I'm speaking to are self-employed. Some form of contractor, consultant or small business. I am too, of course. Then something interesting happened at my house...my husband has taken a new position as an Independent Contractor for a software ...
07/28/2011
My hubby took me out to dinner last night. After a long day of handling listings, buyers, gardeners and car repairs....dinner out just sounded good. Although we have some favorite places in Mission Viejo, we ventured 3 miles further to Laguna Hills to try King's Fish House for the first time. ...
07/28/2011
If you've read my posts over the past few years, you know that I embrace the term SALESMAN. (yes, even the word "person" annoys me a bit....salesperson....ugh). But I also define the term pretty clearly. It is not pushing someone into a decisionIt is not hiding facts, flaws, defectsIt is not c...
07/27/2011
3 Hours.....3 teeny tiny hours and holy cow!! I represent the buyers buying a bank owned house. It's in nice condition for a REO....or really for any home. Appliances are there, flooring intact, toilet flushes and is attached to the floor. Seems like things should go well? Right? Almost! While...
07/26/2011
I love the Food Network shows! Since I'm not a baseball fan, some of the extreme eating or cooking shows fill my competitive need to watch a sport during summer. Hot dog eatingHot food contestsGiant hamburgersPlates of chicken wings Shoot....I'm rooting for them all...eat, eat, eat! So it got ...
07/26/2011
I'm reblogging this and changing the title by editing. The irony of this is that there are several reblogs on Active Rain about duplicate titles which have a DUPLICATE TITLE...... Now THAT is irony! In our efforts to keep ActiveRain highly SEO friendly and to get our member blogs to the top of th...
07/23/2011
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This touched my heart. Simple and sweet! Enjoy this little touch of "real life" as you work today and be sure and tell Kim how lovely you think his post/family is.33 years ago today on the hottest day of the year at First Christian, Cambridge Ohio,with no A/C, that sweet young girl named Jan said...
07/22/2011
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What a lovely, thoughtful post by Kathleen. I appreciate the sensitivity and care which she uses to approach a very important subject. Short sales are so difficult and those sellers going through it need care. Just loved this.Short sale agents are not psychologists. For anyone to truly understan...
07/21/2011
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