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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2010
It doesn't matter how good you are,you still have to tell people There was a plumber, Mr. P, who had worked for Mr. A's Plumbing Company for 25 years in a small city of 50,000 people. Mr. P was widely recognized as the best plumber in the city and was very well liked. Mr. A knew it, and had alway...
08/18/2010
Foreclosures continue to drop in San Diego County According to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace specializing in foreclosures, foreclosure activity in San Diego County fell fell more than 37% in July 2010 over July 2009. "Foreclosure activity" includes notices of default, scheduled auctions, a...
08/17/2010
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Zoey the Cool Cat always likes to remind me — and me, you — that every house is someone's home, and that home is their castle, regardless of how big or small or unseemly it might be to you and me.
08/16/2010
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Today has been equally frustrating, or more so, than anything I experienced at ActiveRain in March, April, and May this year with all the bad gateway, proxy, and service unavailable errors. Since this is my last post this week, I'm not even going to try to do another serious one. I'll just leave...
08/15/2010
This is one of a series titledOut & About with Jim Frimmer, your Realtor in Mission Valley.Read others in this series by clicking on Out & About. Beware of tow trucks on Newport Avenuein Ocean Beach on Wednesday afternoons One of the best Farmers' Markets in San Diego County is out in Ocean Beac...
08/15/2010
Federal government adds $3 billion to foreclosure prevention funds The federal government has added $2 billion to the Hardest Hit Fund, managed by the Treasury Department, and another $1 billion to a new program under the Department of Housing and Urban Development that was authorized by the ne...
08/15/2010
Consumer confidence in San Diego continues to rebound The San Diego Consumer Confidence Index reached an all-time low of 34.9 in February 2009, when the stock market was falling, unemployment was rising, and the economy was spiraling rapidly downward, seemingly on its way to another Great Depre...
08/15/2010
Your Mission Valley neighbor: SeaWorld San Diego and beluga whalesFor previous posts in this series, simply click on Did you know? SeaWorld San Diego welcomed a baby beluga whale back on June 23. Unfortunately, it's mother immediately abandoned it, leaving SeaWorld staff rushing to save the litt...
08/15/2010
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For previous posts in this series, simply click on Did you know? Many people don't realize that San Diego not only has four seasons, but actually eight easily identified seasons: Summer (February through November) Winter (December and January) Tourist season (Memorial Day through Labor Day) Ea...
08/15/2010
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The only thing I can add to this post is that it doesn't do any good to hang towels over all the nude pictures and statues because that just encourages people to look under the towels. This is a reblog, and I always disable comments on reblogs so that you can click here to go directly to Richard'...
08/15/2010
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist