Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
Tips, tricks, ideas, and suggestions for buying and selling, marketing, home maintenance and safety, and much more.
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2009
One of the reasons why I like working the forty condominium complexes in my farming area is because there are lots of water features, including swimming pools, spas, water fountains, water falls, streams, ponds, small lakes, and even a view of the San Diego River from many units. When it comes t...
03/22/2009
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Money from the Stimulus Bill seems to be making its way from Washington, D.C., to San Diego. I don't know if this is newly printed money, old taxpayer money, or borrowed money from China, Japan, OPEC, and Russia, but the excitement is in the air, along with the sunshine. Apparently the Pentagon ...
03/21/2009
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Many things in our homes and on our properties that we take for granted in our daily lives can cause injury or death to our fine, furry, four-legged friends, such as Zoey the Cool Cat (picture at left). Following are ten tips to help create a poison-safe home for your pet. I got these from the c...
03/20/2009
Lisa Hill of Daytona Beach, Florida, does a superb job of giving us a behind the scenes look at our business and just exactly what all we do to help our Clients buy and sell properties. Real Estate Information, The Process and How REALTORS® Do Business . By Lisa Hill, "THE SMART CHOICE!" As a REA...
03/19/2009
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Here's a useful post by David Matney of Omaha, Nebraska, about title insurance.Most buyers are somewhat familiar with title insurance. Just as you have homeowners insurance insures your home and car insurance insures your car, title insurance insures the title of the property. You would not wan...
03/19/2009
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This year's Coronado Home Show will be from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009. Tickets are $25 and will be available the day of the tour at 1607 Sixth Street in Coronado. Proceeds will benefit the Pacific Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) of Coronado. PAWS is a nonprofit organization...
03/17/2009
Real estate statistics for San Diego County for February 2009 just came out, provided by DataQuick, and show the first overall monthly median price increase since April 2008 when the foreclosure wave hit San Diego hard. According to DataQuick, the median price rose from $280,000 to $285,000. The...
03/17/2009
A free home buyer's fair will be held on Saturday, March 21, at the Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 E. Douglas Street, in El Cajon. The fair will provide information on how to buy a home in a market with low interest rates and will feature credit counselors, lenders, escrow experts, appraise...
03/17/2009
Way back when I was just a teenager -- 1978 -- the citizens of California passed an initiative that limits property taxes. The initiative was called Proposition 13 and limits property tax increases to no more than 2% per year. The purpose was to prevent governments from taking advantage of real ...
03/17/2009
Several years ago I had the opportunity to attend the world championships of Drum Corps International (DCI). If, like me, you love music, and you love to see precision drill groups do their thing, go see a DCI competition. There might be a local competition in your neighborhood, especially if yo...
03/14/2009
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist