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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2016
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Remember when you thought the best surprise was a bouquet of flowers? Nope!My son planned a "surprise" for me last night. I was expecting him to bring home In and Out Burgers but he walked in with my baby girl.Miss Laurel has been hiding up north for the past few years and I haven't even seen her...
03/19/2016
Ready to Sell? Do-It-Yourself Staging For Success. There are many wonderful professional stagers. Many can be found right here in Active Rain. I have used professionals a number of times when the situation warrants a real make over. This is not always the case and many times you can do it yours...
03/16/2016
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Spring Ahead It's one of my favorite days of the year...Daylight Savings starts tonight. (ok, tomorrow, I get it). Summer is on the way, winter is behind us and I no longer have to stare at the clock willing it to be later than it is because I'm already sleepy.win, win, winDon't forget to set y...
03/12/2016
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What Is Engaging Writing? The land of online blogging for business! What is the point? I talk to people all the time who found me based on my blogging. SEO? Of course, it's important to appeal to the Google gods, but how do you keep the reader? Engage them!My feeling is that readers will come b...
03/12/2016
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Just Listed - Mission Viejo - 3/12/16 The Spring Market is heating up. As we "Spring Forward" this weekend, new homes are hitting the Mission Viejo, California market every day. South Orange County is blooming with new listings. Was that enough Spring metaphors? Be the first to see the new listin...
03/12/2016
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I Forgot, It's Not Fraud! Oh my goodness! Here's a story where the experience of the agents really came into play. Eventually! I closed a listing a month ago and just this past week, everything was finally settled. Yep...you read that right. We had some disclosure issues. My sellers had moved to...
03/12/2016
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Where is that darn Tooth Fairy? Is my only option a quarter? Can I get a whiskey instead under my pillow?I saw my local dentist today. The sad thing is I really like him, but he did a bad thing today. He pulled a tooth. Forgive me...but I'm feeling a bit hillbilly. :(Oh...and no wine, no spicy fo...
03/10/2016
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Adventures In Wordpress I'm working on my new project website. I am bound and determined to do it myself. Nope..not true. I'm bound and determined to get it further along so that someone can step in and finish it. I'm really pretty happy with my work so far. With the help of a Wordpress For Dumm...
03/07/2016
Just Listed - Lake Arrowhead, CA - March 2016 Summer is just around the bend in Lake Arrowhead, California. Ok...well spring is just around the bend. You can already see the buds on the trees and soon they will start to bloom. If you've been dreaming of a sunset cruise on the Lake this summer, ti...
03/06/2016
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Just Listed - Mission Viejo, CA - March 2016 Yes the rain was howling last night, but this Sunday afternoon the sun is out and it's time to shop for that new home. Check out all the new listings this week in Mission Viejo, California. I think there are some real beauties...give me a buzz and let'...
03/06/2016
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