Hemet Real Estate Report: Hemet, San Jacinto and the surrounding areas Resale Report - 09/29/07 12:28 AM
Here is a report on the real estate resales in Hemet, San Jacinto and the surrounding areas in Riverside County.  This is a comparison of the number of homes sold resale plus their average prices in August of 2007 with the homes sold and average prices in the same month last year.
 Joey Aszterbaum … (1 comments)

Things to do in Hemet: Now Playing at the Movie Theater in Hemet - 09/28/07 04:09 PM
Do you like the movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy? Things to do in Hemet: What's playing at the movie theaters in Hemet this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
First...here's the Regal Cinema marquis photo for this weekend. Sometimes it's funny and sometimes is just … (10 comments)

Things to do in San Jacinto: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/28/07 04:08 PM
Do you like movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy? What's playing at the movie theater in San Jacinto this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
Feast of LoveThe Game PlanThe KingdomGood Luck ChuckResident Evil: ExctinctionSydney WhiteThe Brave OneDragon WarsEastern PromisesIn the Valley of ElahMr. Woodcock3:10 to … (6 comments)

Things to Do in Idyllwild: Now Playing at the Movie Theatre - 09/28/07 04:08 PM
Do you like movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy? What's playing this weekend at The Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild...and should you go?
Now Playing: 3:10 to Yuma
Russell Crowe plays an outlaw that Christian Bale needs to get on the 3:10 train to Yuma, Arizona in this remake of a 50-year-old classic … (3 comments)

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Things to do in Hemet: How to Breast-feed, drive stick-shift, put on makeup and drink coffee at the same time - 09/27/07 01:32 AM
There were times when I would talk to my mom while she was busy doing other things. I would ask her to stop and to listen to me, and this was a common response: "Honey, I can listen to you and do these other things.  I'm a mom.  I used to breast-feed you, drive … (36 comments)

Real Agent Help Monthly Breakfast - First Time Home Buyers - 09/27/07 12:53 AM
Real Agent Help Monthly Breakfast - First Time Home Buyers 
The Real Agent Help Monthly Breakfast is the premier real estate networking event in the Hemet region in Riverside County, California.  Join us for breakfast, an opportunity to share a need or a listing you have, great educational content and tools to grow your … (10 comments)

Yee-haw! Wild West Bowling at the Hemet Bowling Alley - 09/27/07 12:32 AM
Yee-haw!  Wild West Bowling at the bowling alley in Hemet on Friday, October 5th from 3:00pm-6:00pm brought to you by the Hemet-San Jacinto Association of Realtors affiliates committee.
Proceeds go the the scholarship fund for Hemet and San Jacinto high school students to attend college.
Get out your cowboy hat and jeans and bring your … (10 comments)

Creating Wealth Through Residential Real Estate Investments - CRS Class in Riverside County - 09/26/07 08:32 PM
Discover secrets to making smart real estate investments in any market with Creating Wealth through Residential Real Estate Investments from the Council of Residential Specialists,     sponsored by the Hemet-San Jacinto Association of Realtors and Patrion Mortgage.
This high-energy course explores a way to generate sales that has been overlooked, and the results … (10 comments)

Mortgage Deception: "Fed Slashes Interest Rate by a Half-Point! Refi & Save!" - 09/25/07 04:46 PM
There's a mortgage company advertising online with this deceptive headline: "Fed Slashes Interest Rate by a Half-Point!  Refi & Save Today!"
How is this deceptive? What this mortgage company isn't telling you: the Federal Reserve Board doesn't control mortgage rates at all...it regulates the short-term interest rate that banks use to lend money … (10 comments)

Step into your Greatness - Like Paul Potts from Britain's Got Talent - 09/22/07 11:33 AM
Have you seen this video of Paul Potts from Britain's Got Talent? Jolynne showed me this on you tube last night and I thought it was a powerful reminder that we all have greatness inside of us.
Paul is...or was...in sales, selling mobile phones.  But he had this dream to sing opera.  When … (23 comments)

Breaking the Rules...Did you know this? - 09/22/07 11:33 AM
THIS WILL DRIVE ME NUTS!!!  Sometimes ignorance really is bliss, you know?
My brother-in-law is a detective for the Riverside County Sheriff's department and lives in Hemet just around the corner from me.  And as a detective, he writes A LOT of reports.
He mentioned to me in a casual, off-hand kind of … (67 comments)

How to send a personal email to 2500 people - Outlook Mail Merge with Word - 09/20/07 02:33 AM
Some companies will spend thousands of dollars on a contact management system.  Some Realtors will pay money to subscribe to Top Producer or some other database.  As for me, the hub of all my systems (contact management, direct mail, follow up, time management) is good old Outlook.
Recently I read two great … (40 comments)

Free Realtor Sales Training - How to Master Time Management - 09/19/07 06:38 PM
The Real Agent Help TeleClass is a free, ongoing educational series for Realtors over the phone.  Can't make the live teleconference?  The class is recorded and sent to your computer as a podcast using iTunes.Thursday September 20 from 3:00 - 4:00pm (Pacific) is the next class. How to Master Time Management.Need a … (29 comments)

Somebody Spiked My Google Juice! - Active Rain and the Strange Search Engine Result - 09/18/07 03:41 AM
I've been a member of the Active Rain social network since November, but only recently got serious about blogging.  Being a home loan guy instead of a Realtor, my localism posts tend to be about 'things to do' in Hemet rather than specific real estate information, or maybe just personal interest … (75 comments)

ANOTHER MEME?!? Desert Island Books for the Hemet Home Loan Guy - 09/16/07 03:49 AM
I was tagged by Pamela Williamson's Book Meme ages ago, but I was a newbie to the Active Rain social network and didn't really know where to start.  Better late than never, eh?  The Hemet Home Loan Guy's Book Meme! (Warning: The following Meme is extremely nerdy.  Cool people might want … (20 comments)

MEME'd in Hemet - Messing with the Meme - 09/16/07 02:29 AM
I got tagged today by Adam Brett and his MEME.  (Pamela Williamson tagged me a while back, but I was still such a newbie to the Active Rain social network that I didn't respond.  Pam...I promise to post the book MEME next!)
First, I'm going to mess with Adam's MEME.  Here are … (40 comments)

Birth Choice of Hemet: Pregnancy Resource Center and Free Pregnancy Tests - 09/15/07 03:12 PM
Women facing an unplanned pregnancy in Hemet, San Jacinto or the surrounding areas can find help at Birth Choice of Hemet, a non-profit pregnancy resource center that offers practical assistance, confidential counseling, free pregnancy tests and ultrasound.
Birth Choice provides confidential planning options counseling and education about pregnancy, abortion, sexuality, sexual health … (11 comments)

How to Choose a Mortgage to Buy or Refinance in Hemet - 09/15/07 12:14 PM
Looking to buy or refinance a home in Hemet?  How do you choose the right mortgage for your Hemet real estate?
The most important thing is that it is your decision. 
Buying or refinancing your home is an important decision, so you'll need the help of a trusted mortgage loan expert.  But … (0 comments)

Homeschooling in Hemet? River Springs Charter School Offers Alternative - 09/15/07 12:47 AM
Homeschooling in Hemet?  River Springs Charter School offers an alternative to 'school as usual'.  The Hemet Home Loan Guy grew up going to public school and had a great experience, but my wife and I decided to check into the idea of homeschooling. 
In the process we found an alternative that allowed … (10 comments)

When Bad Loans Happen to Good People - A Letter - 09/14/07 09:53 PM
Today I got a letter unlike any other I've received. It's not uncommon in my business as a mortgage loan expert, to get letters from my clients.  I encourage other real estate professionals to collect them.  But the letter I got today was from somebody who chose not to refinance their … (17 comments)

Things to do in Idyllwild: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/14/07 11:43 AM
Do you like movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy?  What's playing this weekend at The Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild...and should you go?
Now Playing:  Becoming Jane
Remember Anne Hathaway from the Princess Diaries?  Here she is as one of our greatest authors, Jane Austen.  This movie explores a hypotheticla romance … (2 comments)

Things to do in San Jacinto: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/14/07 11:37 AM
Do you like movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy?  What's playing at the movie theater in San Jacinto this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
The Brave OneDragon WarsMoving McAllister3:10 to YumaMr. WoodcockShoot 'Em UpHalloweenBalls of FuryMr. Bean's HolidaySuperbadRush Hour 3The Bourne UltimatumMovie to See: 3:10 … (3 comments)

Things to do in Hemet: Now Playing at the Movie Theater in Hemet - 09/14/07 11:22 AM
Do you like the movies as much as the Hemet Home Loan Guy?  Things to do in Hemet: What's playing at the movie theaters in Hemet this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
First...here's the Regal Cinema marquis photo for this weekend.  Sometimes it's funny and sometimes is just sad. … (8 comments)

7 Secrets to Success- Step Five: Modeling - 09/10/07 10:17 PM
This is part five of a seven-part series to help Realtors grow their business.  To download the free Realtor sales training audio, click here.ModelingReal estate success principle number five is this: Modeling.  Modeling has been a key to my success as a mortgage loan professional.  You might have seen my work … (32 comments)

Who were YOU before real estate? I was a rock musician. - 09/08/07 04:48 AM
No kid grows up thinking "I want to be a salesperson."  Well maybe some geeky little robot, but I know I didn't.  What or who were you before you got into real estate?  What was your path into the world of professional sales?  I'll tell you a bit of my story, but … (66 comments)

A Loving Husband (a joke) - 09/07/07 04:14 PM
A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem.  While they were there, the wife passed away.  Th undertaker told the husband, "You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here, in the Holy Land, for $150."
The man though about it and told … (26 comments)

7 Secrets to Success -Step Four: Listing Flyers - 09/07/07 02:09 AM
This is part four of a seven-part series to help Realtors grow their business.  To download the free Realtor sales training audio, click here.
Listing Flyers
Some ideas, no matter how powerfully they can impact your real estate business, are overlooked for their simplicity.  This is one of those ideas: full-color, high-quality listing … (10 comments)

Money Problems Threaten Homeowners' Marriage - 09/07/07 12:53 AM
"I don't know what to do any more. She and I are hardly speaking and on top of the money problems our marriage is being threatened as well. Is there any hope for us to get out from under this huge payment? "
I was painfully reminded of how money problems are … (34 comments)

Things to do in Hemet: Now Playing at the Movie Theater in Hemet - 09/07/07 12:03 AM
What's playing at the movie theaters in Hemet this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
But first...my wife and I have decided to post a photo of the marquis at the Regal in Hemet.  Sometimes it's funny and sometimes is just sad.  Is it that they can't afford the magnetic letters they need?  … (4 comments)

Things to do in San Jacinto: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/06/07 11:35 PM
What's playing at the movie theater in San Jacinto this weekend, plus what to see and what to avoid.
3:10 to YumaShoot 'Em UpDeath Sentence Halloween Balls of Fury Mr. Bean's Holiday The Nanny Diaries Superbad Rush Hour 3 Stardust Becoming Jane The Bourne Ultimatum The Simpsons Movie Movie to See: Shoot … (2 comments)

Things to do in Idyllwild: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/06/07 11:15 PM
 What's playing this weekend at The Rustic Theatre in Idyllwild...and should you go?
Now Playing:  The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries stars Scarlett Johansson as a nanny for the upper class and is based on the best-selling book of the same name.  Also stars Laura Linney and Alicia Keys.  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Rated … (0 comments)

Funny Video...but Good Advertising, Too - 09/04/07 12:40 AM
When you put something out there...say, a giant 12-foot version of your head on a billboard, for example...you just never know what might come back to you!
A while back I decided to step up some of my advertising by adding a billboard.  You have no idea how many car accidents there … (27 comments)

How to Get Your Blog Post Featured EVERY TIME! - 09/03/07 11:51 PM
I joined Active Rain on December 7, 2006.  That very day, I posted my first FEATURED blog post: The Great Real Estate Crash of 2007.  Since then, I have had the longest, unbroken string of blog posts that have been bestowed with the coveted golden star.  How did I do it, … (23 comments)

All You Need Is Love? Comedy from the kid. - 09/02/07 04:40 AM
My good friend Telah McClary was in the car with her son Joshua...who must be 7 now?  They're listening to the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love".
Josh can be very literal-minded.  He gets a very serious face and says to Telah:
"That's not true, mom.  You need food and Jesus, too."
I thought … (22 comments)

7 Secrets to Success - Step Three: Raving Fans - 09/02/07 03:12 AM
This is part three of a seven-part series to help Realtors grow their business.  To download the free audio version, click here.
Raving Fans.
This third secret is one of my favorites: Raving Fans.  The Raving Fans strategy refers to third party endorsements.  Whether you're a real estate professional or another business person, people … (13 comments)

7 Secrets to Success - Step Two: Database - 09/02/07 02:25 AM
This is part two of a seven-part series to help Realtors grow their business. To download the free Realtor sales training audio, click here.
Owning and Using a Database
The second secret to success as a Realtor or business person is owning and using a database.  Using a database is of the utmost importance.  … (12 comments)

7 Steps to Success - Step One: Success is a Team Sport - 09/01/07 05:49 PM
This is part one of a seven-part series to help Realtors grow their business.  To download the free audio version, click here.
Success is a team sport. 
The next level of success for you as a Realtor or business person is improving the quality of your success team.
You might be unused to … (2 comments)

How to Deal with Criticism, Hate Mail and Other Negative Feedback - 09/01/07 01:44 PM
What do you do when you receive hate mail, bad press, anonymous criticism or even slander?  My friend Dan Forbes wrote a great blog article on how he dealt with some nasty comments on his blog.  Fortunately for Dan and me, we have people on our team that hold us accountable to … (39 comments)

Things to do in Hemet: Now Playing at the Movie Theater - 09/01/07 12:57 AM
Here are the movies now playing in Hemet, San Jacinto and Idyllwild...plus what to see and what to avoid.
Hemet Regal Cinema 122369 W. Florida Ave., Hemet, CA 92545For showtimes 951.658.2939
HalloweenBalls of FuryMr. Bean's HolidayThe Nanny DiariesSeptember DawnWarSuperbadRush Hour 3The Bourne UltimatumThe Simpsons MovieI Now Pronounce You Chuck and LarryTransformersMovie to See: The … (6 comments)

Things to do in Hemet: Siam Gardens Restaurant - 09/01/07 12:38 AM
One of the reasons I love living in Hemet is that it still feels like a small town, but it has more and more great restaurants and other experiences.  Tonight my wife Jolynne and I decided to have Thai food, so we dropped the kids off at Grandma's house and went … (1 comments)

 
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