sacramento real estate: Volcano - A Gold Rush Era Gem - 08/18/09 04:05 PM
We literally fell into the little town of Volcano, after exploring the Indian Grinding Rock State Park in Amador County last week. The distance between the two is a mere few miles.Volcano (Formerly Soldier's Gulch) is another of those little Gold Rush gems, which provides rich color to the Wild … (14 comments)
sacramento real estate: Speechless Sundays - At the End of the Tracks - 05/10/09 12:44 PM
This picture was taken with my first digital Kodak 1 megapixel camera. I take pictures for the purpose of remembering fond times. I do not impose copyright restrictions on this photo, so you may feel free to use, or distribute as you wish. However, should you need a Real Estate … (30 comments)
sacramento real estate: HEALING STRATEGIES – HEALTH - SOMETHING TO BE GRATEFUL FOR - 11/26/08 07:56 AM
A number of years ago, a search for healing strategies would have been the furthest thing from my mind. I was very fit, rarely became ill, and could leap 7 steps easily in a single bound. My life was busy, raising very active kids, while managing a real estate career.In the … (10 comments)
sacramento real estate: A Singles Ad for Freddie - 11/11/08 08:01 PM
Real Estate Professionals are beginning to understand what is happening more often than we care to know. What is that, you ask? It is the abandoning of pets when homeowners abandon homes which ultimately end up in vacancy and foreclosure.Some homeowners drop of their pets at animal shelters, where animal overpopulation exists, and … (16 comments)
sacramento real estate: Qualifying for a New Mortgage by Improving Credit - 11/09/08 09:22 PM
Often real estate professionals come across clients, who would like to purchase a home, but are a tad skinny on qualifying for a new mortgage. It is interesting to note that in fairly short order, a buyer can improve their finances enough to more readily allow for easier qualification of a home … (0 comments)
sacramento real estate: Watch Your Children Tonight - Happy Halloween - 10/31/08 08:35 PM
I was sitting here reminiscing about Halloween night, 39 long years ago. Believe it or not, we had just moved into a new home, a few days prior to close of escrow. Our real estate agent, came unexpectedly to our home, just as my little boy (then aged 4) was … (7 comments)
sacramento real estate: True Financial Security Comes From the Ability to Foresee Trends - 10/20/08 07:52 PM
In Charles Dickens book, A Tale of Two Cities, the opening paragraph reads, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it … (5 comments)
sacramento real estate: Interesting Creatures Great and Small on ActiveRain - 10/17/08 08:22 PM
UNUSUAL MOTH - PALM DESERT
One of the little pleasures I have here on ActiveRain, is viewing photos that folks take when they are either vacationing, working around their homes, or seeing the unusual in the course of their everyday lives.If you have an opportunity to visit the blogs of the … (10 comments)
sacramento real estate: Sacramento's Fall Home Show - 10/16/08 04:24 PM
Each year at this time I plan on attending Sacramento's Fall Home Show. The 7th Annual Fall Show will be held on October 17th - 19th 2008The Admission Rates are as follows:
General Admission - $6.00General Admission with can - $5.0012 and under with Adult - Free
The Official Sacramento … (1 comments)
sacramento real estate: Why Are They Blaming it All on Zero Down Mortgages? - 10/15/08 08:52 AM
One of the Presidential candidates has talked about bailing out $300 billion dollars of bad mortgages. When that idea started being presented, I began wondering how it was that $300 billion became ultimately a $700 billion bailout effort, that once loaded with pork, ended up in the neighborhood of $850,000. On … (7 comments)
sacramento real estate: Looking Back 5 Years - 10/10/08 08:12 AM
Every year at this time, I begin thinking about writing a little holiday newsletter to go into cards I send out to my past clientele, and other contacts. Yesterday, a close friend of mine, found this one I had sent to her via email 5 years ago. It is interesting to … (9 comments)
sacramento real estate: "The Unforgiven" - Or How to Sink a House with a Boat! - 10/08/08 09:55 AM
Recently a real estate agent was lamenting about a couple "For Sale" signs on a home in her community. It had previously been a well-kept property, but now appeared a little more ragged around the edges.A real estate "For Sale" sign was hanging from the traditional post planted on the front lawn. … (15 comments)
sacramento real estate: The Hills Come Alive This Time of Year - 09/20/08 10:21 PM
Every year at this time, there is a special place along Highway 50, at a place cradled in the arms of the Sierra Foothills that comes alive. In Autumn when the fruit comes into harvest, and the cider is pressed, Apple Hill provides delight for all.
Originally, Apple Hill was a … (10 comments)
sacramento real estate: Kindling a Plan to Tame the Wild Wild West of the Financial Markets - 09/19/08 01:42 PM
Well it appears today that the Bush administration has kindled a plan it hopes will quell the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades. The plan won't come cheaply, and would likely cost taxpayers hundreds of billions - if not close to a trillion in it's effort to buy up bad mortgages, and … (5 comments)
sacramento real estate: Preparing for Disaster - 09/17/08 07:19 AM
With the advent of hurricane season upon us, it is a good time to revisit our preparedness for times when storms born in Africa, navigate their way across the Atlantic, and use the Eastern seaboard, or the Gulf of Mexico as a private bowling alley.Here in California, hurricanes are not much problem. But, … (9 comments)
sacramento real estate: Senators Call For Freeze on Foreclosures - 09/14/08 07:16 AM
Senators Call For Freeze on ForeclosuresVarious news agencies in the last several days have reported that four U.S. Senators have urged mortgage companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to temporarily halt foreclosures on loans they hold.The lawmakers advised the new chief executives and federal regulator now running Fannie Mae and Freddie … (0 comments)
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