210 corridor real estate: The Other Side of The Coin - 10/02/12 04:42 AM
The Other Side of The Coin
Okay so, most of these blogs have been written from the Realtor's perspective.  But since we are in the middle of short-selling our home, I decided to write about it from a sellers/renters perspective.  It's always nice for a seller or buyer to know that we understand what they are actually going through and how they are feeling.
Let me start with trying to lease a house.  For starters, we looked at like 15 homes in the area we wanted to be in.  My husband gets easily tired of doing the same thing, so this was broken … (3 comments)

210 corridor real estate: How Local is Local? - 05/14/12 08:35 AM
How Local is Local?
Okay, so after I wrote my blog this morning about real estate being local, there was an interesting post on my Twitter Feed from a mortgage company.  It's to THIS LINK - an interactive tool on CNN Money.  This tool let's you look at the real estate forecast in your city.  Really, my city?  How exciting!
However, when I go to click on "my city", the closest city is actually Los Angeles.  What's wrong with this picture!  Well, for starters, Los Angeles metro is about a one and a half hour drive from east Los Angeles County, where I live.  Seriously, you want me to … (6 comments)