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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2010
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Before I became a Realtor® I might have thought I could do this on my own. Afterall....it's just some paperwork, right? Escrow handles everything? Truth is, escrow can only do what the two parties tell it to do. It does not drive the transaction. It's critical to have proper inspections and discl...
12/31/2010
I wrote an offer last night for a short sale property. My buyer is a cash buyer and the approved price is very low for the community. Needless-to-say, we are happy. But, there is a hitch.....it has a tenant inside. And they are not happy about moving. We know this because we had a very hard ti...
12/30/2010
New Laws affecting California Real Estate that you should know about in 2011, Orange County Information Ralph has taken the time to put together some new laws which go into effect at the New Year. I am grateful to see the change in law regarding deficiency judgments after a short sale. Many shor...
12/29/2010
Not a rant....but a warning. Active Rain is a community, and here we have the luxury of being ourselves. We can rant, we can complain, we can question.....but remember that posts and comments go out to the Internet. One of the reasons we are all on Active Rain is to get exposure, so be sure that ...
12/29/2010
The Challenge by Bob about answers to questions has really had me watching my email and monitoring my phone conversations. Yesterday I received a call from an Active Rain agent in Texas with a possible referral (thank you Ed). One of the first questions he asked me was "how do you work with ...
12/28/2010
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Today is the 3rd day of Kwanzaa! For those celebrating...Happy Kwanzaa! Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga and it's purpose is to celebrate family, community and culture. Dr. Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach, author and scholar...
12/28/2010
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I'm expecting controversy on this post....you can't see me, but I'm writing this fully "braced." I am not passing judgment on this....but I've been hearing about some great loan modifications at unbelievable interest rates. The interesting thing is that the people getting them probably don't r...
12/27/2010
This is the most important week in real estate. A lot of the general public is off work, out and about, and looking forward to the New Year. For many, that means a new home. Now I know some of you are thinking..."lookie loos visiting family....waste of time." Maybe. But what else are you doi...
12/27/2010
All true real estate junkies will understand this....but after the presents, and cookies and prime rib, I sneaked away from the party to check my email.....in the laundry room. Completely obsessive of me. I would like to say there was a reason beyond real estate....but there really wasn't. I had...
12/26/2010
That's right....you heard me! My best tree EVER! My son's best friend and his family are Jewish. (Some of you might remember my post about attempting the Sufganoits). He is also on the high school basketball team. Early November I got a call from his mom....she was laughing hysterically, she...
12/25/2010
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