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2011 

Playa del Rey Open House 7740 Redlands St. #G2086 Saturday & Sunday January 22nd & 23rd  -  10am - 2pm When you get to the front gate, call 213-910-5060 for the gate code A small beachside community of approximately 10,000 residents within the city of Los Angeles, Playa del Rey offers some of the...
01/21/2011
I recently read a post by Paula Hathaway about the "slobbering love affair" that so many people have with Facebook.  It was a good post about how she didn't understand why so many people were so obsessed with Facebook.  I too have often wondered the same thing.  One of the things that I found int...
01/21/2011
  A small beachside community of approximately 10,000 residents within the city of Los Angeles, Playa del Rey offers some of the most affordable beach life living in Los Angeles county.  Rolling hills that border the Pacific Ocean and Marina del Rey, this South Bay community is the perfect spot ...
01/20/2011
In Part 1, I discussed the different first time buyer and down payment assistance (dpa) programs that are available to prospective buyers here in Los Angeles & Ventura counties.  In Part 2, I discussed some of the specific property qualifying requirements for the different dpa programs.  In Part ...
01/19/2011
When buying a home here in CA, state civil codes dictate that all sellers are required to complete a property transfer disclosure statement (TDS), outlining any info and/or details about the condition of the subject property and the appliances in the property as well as any defects, major repairs...
01/18/2011
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as a couple of other bloggers that I've recently come across.  There was Protecting Your Commission From Ravenous Beasts by Keith Verilyea, So sorry I blew your purchase but I'm too busy.......
01/16/2011
ATTENTION FIRST TIME BUYERS:  One of the best things about this particular townhome is that it is available for down-payment assistance (DPA) for eligible borrowers.  I will be hosting an open house on Sunday, January 16th from 1pm-5pm so come by for more info on how you can qualify and realize ...
01/15/2011
In Part 1, I offered a rather broad description of what a buyers real estate market was and what a sellers real estate market was and how important it was for buyers and sellers to know what kind of specific market they were in before buying or selling a property here in Los Angeles & Ventura cou...
01/13/2011
Determining whether a particular real estate market is a buyers market or a sellers market is theoretically based on the economic concept of supply and demand: the number of buyers in the market wanting to purchase a property vs. the number of sellers in the market wanting to sell a property.  It...
01/12/2011
I subscribe to the daily webcasts of Think Big, Work Small (TBWS), which is hosted by these two guys, Brian Stevens & Frank Garay.  TBWS was founded a couple of years ago by a bunch of real estate and mortgage people who wanted to teach others in the business how to work smarter to grow their bus...
01/11/2011