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Hugo's Restaurant - Valley Village, California - Another GREAT Los Angeles Restaurant Hugo's Restaurant is a phenomenal place to eat.  It is one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles for those patrons seeking either top-notch vegetarian or vegan cuisine and/or high-quality organic foods.  Gluten...
07/22/2010
Eat Well - Very cool casual restaurant to try in the Los Angeles area Eat Well restaurants in Los Angeles are independently owned and operated.  I usually go to the Glendale and West Hollywood locations.  They have a very cool mix of food and atmosphere that is unique. Their menu items contain a ...
07/22/2010
Short Sales - Just when I thought I've seen Everything: You're never going to believe this...... For those of you who follow my blogs, you'll know I have a high degree of fluency with short sales. On one of my short sale condo listings, I had a buyer cancel escrow who just simply changed their mi...
07/22/2010
I get asked this question so much. For varying reasons. Sometimes it's because people are genuinely curious. Other times it's a loaded question where the person asking me is a total "Debbie Downer" and needs affirmation of their negative outlook on the world. For these kind of people when I state...
07/22/2010
I've been reading a few posts about people getting other jobs and some other posts with words of advice. My partner and I have consistently finished in the Top 10 for our office for the last 5 years.  Last year we finished in the #5 spot. I just wanted to offer the following advice: Don't become ...
07/22/2010
I love hearing funny (or shocking) stories from other agents that happened while showing property, farming, or door knocking. Some of the agents in my office have shared things that were pretty hilarious.  I'm sure some of my Active Rain peeps have some really good ones!! What are some of your mo...
07/22/2010
I joined my first networking group a few weeks ago. The first 15 minutes of each week's meeting is just talking to each other while we have lunch. There is only one member from each occupation allowed in each chapter.  Each week, everyone gives there one-minute "commercial", and also each week so...
07/22/2010
I had to cut a short sale prospective buyer loose even though it meant lost $$ for me I have a listing that is a short sale. We did a major price reduction this last week, in an attempt to create multiple offers from the open house that we did last weekend. I have a prospect who contacted me last...
07/21/2010
As a tennis player, I found this unbelievable: Meet Butch Lumpkin A tennis buddy of mine sent me a link to a video. After watching it I was totally blown away and I will never again whine or complain when I have a bad day on the tennis courts! After watching the video of Butch Lumpkin that my fri...
07/21/2010
ShortSale Superstars: What a resourceful site! I became a member of the Short Sale Superstars about 9 months ago. I have to tell you, this group has put together a site that is continously growing as a great common resource for short sale agents. You can find answers to issues that other agents h...
07/21/2010