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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2014
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Oh my goodness! This is just cracking me up. I have posted that my son is in Europe with his best friends on a post-graduation trip. Today they are in the Netherlands (Holland) and as you might know...there was a little soccer game today? The Netherlands won! The kids in the picture decided it w...
06/29/2014
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See those smiling faces? Could be any group of teenagers. Mine is on the far right! The thing is that these kids are in Amsterdam! They all just graduated from high school and are heading off to college this year. Scattered far and wide. Of this group, 3 were Valedictorian, 2 graduated from the ...
06/28/2014
Nestled in the middle of the quiet Southern California city of San Marino is the beautiful Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens. Originally the home of Henry and Arabella Huntington, this estate includes acres of unique gardens, a rare book collection and art museum. Henry was the n...
06/28/2014
Do you know where the best beaches of South Orange County are? I do! I am a Southern California Native. I don't want to turn this into a mapquest-style post, but I'm going to share a few secret places to get your summer dose of sun. Laguna Beach Victoria Beach: Access PCH and Victoria Av...
06/27/2014
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July 4, 2014 in Lake Arrowhead, California I just love the 4th of July each year. It's probably my favorite holiday (I also say that about Christmas and Thanksgiving). There is nothing to do but sit in the sun, BBQ and enjoy the night colors. On the 4th of July, the sky offers extra beauty aroun...
06/27/2014
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Smoke detectors save lives, period! They are not an inconvenience, they are a necessity. I always find it odd when sellers don't understand the need for the smoke/carbon monoxide detector check by appraisers. Most lenders now require that an appraiser check for the presence of smoke detectors an...
06/27/2014
I love Facebook. I want to say that right up front. I joined in 2008 when my oldest child went to China on a college abroad. He was going to be there for 10 weeks and before he left I told him I needed him to email me pictures....lots of pictures. He told me to join Facebook and see them there. ...
06/26/2014
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I'm competitive by nature. Is this a surprise to anyone reading this? I'm also patriotic by nature. USA USA USA But other than the basic principle of wanting the United State to beat everyone else at everything we do, World Cup does nothing for me. I remember watching the 4 year-olds playing ...
06/26/2014
Real estate is a local industry. More often than not, we hold ourselves out to be the "local expert." This is easy to do since we live and work in our communities; we shop in the same markets, attend the same schools and use the same gyms. Then every once in awhile, we get a call/email from an I...
06/26/2014
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There they are...my kiddos! Connor now joins the group of graduates! It was a beautiful Southern California evening and I couldn't be any prouder of this group. He leaves for Europe tomorrow for 3 weeks with his closest friends on the senior trip. They will go to London, Paris, Amsterdam and Dub...
06/25/2014
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