Great new home in Forest Meadows, just outside of Murphy's California. Please take a look at this great home, all the extras are included. Very nice private lot right next to the pool and tennis courts. Several large oak trees on the lot, which makes for a very private setting.

Price, oh what a price this home is complete for $429,000 just bring your furniture and cloths and it ready to go. Builder has included granite kitchen, granite and tile baths, about 1100 sq ft of hardwood floors. Great appliance package. Rock fireplace with real wood mantel, custom cabinets with book shelf's in the great room and two large front and back redwood decks. Don't miss out on this home, it's sharp.

Will have a finial sometime next week. Not many homes in this area for this kind of price, what a buy.

This is a golf course subdivision with gates. Very close to Murphy's right in the center of California. Close to Tahoe and very close to Central Valley. Don't miss out come take a look. This is a great place to call home and a great place to retire.

OK looks like we are going to get some great nighttime temps. The weather is going to start to change, I am seeing leaves starting to change. The golds are starting to fall now. I think it is going to be a matter of time before we see some fall.

Great time to come up to Murphy's or Arnold and have a great weekend getaway. Maybe even stop in a Forest Meadows and look at a couple of homes for sale. Great golf course and many great buys on homes in this small gated subdivision.

Check out the house at 814 Larkspur, new home with all the extras just finished. What a buy and a great lot right next to pool and park. This is a great place to retire, very quite area with many things to do. Only three miles from Murphy's it makes it easy to go into town for dinner or just take a quiet walk on a Friday or Saturday night.

Don't miss out hurry up and take a look for yourself, I am sure you will like it.

OK if you have not checked it out this is a great place to retire. Gated community with a golf course in California and you can buy a house anywhere from high 300's to high 400's this is crazy. This is a great place and the sites are incredible. Also a great elevation for the snow, not to much, it does not stay long. I would say you get just enough to make it beautiful in the winter. 

The weather is great at this time of year, just right to come up and take a look. I am seeing a few new homes being built in the area. Prices are great and now is the time to come up . This is one of the few areas that the smart people are taking advantage. It has been steady up here. The homes are selling, people are seeing if they want to retire they have to get a great buy. There are several great buys up here so take a look.

Good luck and drive safe.

Great weather up here so come and enjoy and don't forget the clubs, great golf course.

Hey this is going to be a great weekend to come up and play some golf or just kick around the area. Greenhorn creek resort is a great place to spend the weekend. The family can play golf, hike or just take in the sites.

A short drive from Stockton and the bay area make this a wonderful weekend destination. The weather is going to be gorgeous this weekend.

Hey if you have some time and want to look at some of our great housing inventory, give us a call. I can't see the price being this low for very long so come up and take advantage.

The mother-lode is a great place to retire so please keep that in mind.

Safe driving, see you up here!

Don't miss out this is going to be a great weekend to visit the mother-lode. Try Murphy's the weather is great and temps are going to be around 65 or so. Perfect spring time weather.

Visit one of the local restaurants or maybe take a stroll down main street and take in some of the great shops. Also if you have the time stay all night and wake up to the fresh mountain air, it's totally rejuvenating. I must say this is the perfect way to get ready for the next busy work week.

Don't forget the golf courses, we have three and they are all playable.

The weather is great, so come up and enjoy

Drive safe, see you when you get here.

Everyday we here about it, hell it's almost the way of life now for the everyday average American home owner. Threat of loosing there home. I can only imagine what this must feel like. I am talking about the American dream gone bad. I am talking about the people that have worked hard, pay there payments for many years and then the bottom drops out. The economy drops right out from under them. Now they need help and they need help fast, so what's the fix?

Lets see if the A/R community can do what our elected officials have not done. Lets see if someone has an idea to help the average American family survive this mess and save there homes.

I feel that someone on this board just might have the answer to this large and growing problem. The A/R community is very large and I here some great things coming from some of you. I just know you have input, I would love to here it. I just know there is some very good, positive and helpful information on this board. Please give your input.

Good luck

I think this might just be the best week out of this winter to come up and play some golf. The easy drive from Stockton or Sacramento is very enjoyable and will give you piece of mind and time to relax.

The sun is peeking through the clouds and the weather man has promised the mid 60's all week. Bring your clubs and your friends and enjoy this wonderful 18 hole course. They also have a great club house with restaurant and full bar. Also if you have the time for a full weekend they have rooms at the timeshares, this will give you sometime to check out the Murphy's area for dinner. Calaveras county and Greenhorn Creek is a great place to place and also a great place for a full time residence.

Check it out, I am sure you will be surprised! Drive safe

Agents - I know several have been interested in Internet leads. The question has been, do they work? Well I have only had one good system, out of the many I have tried. I can say that system worked very well for me and I sold several homes off that one product.

Now for all the others! I believe 90% of these lead generators are just ways to get your hard earned money. Now if you want to be a used car salesman you might be able to turn some off these leads into deals, but I must say I would be very shocked if you could do it. I would be very shocked if you ever see a customer face to face. Many of these buyers are so far from buying a home, it's a joke.

These companies are looking for the numbers and they are promising the moon. Please be careful and try to ask the right questions before you sign on the dotted line. The good lead companies don't need contracts because they are proven, agents know the good ones and they are waiting in line to take the next open zip code.

I thinks the number one question would be, where are your leads being generated from. I think you might be shocked at the answer. The second question is how are the leads being qualified either buyer or seller, can the buyer even buy or can the seller even sell.????????????????????Throw as many questions as you can and see if they can give you a good answer. Make sure they are not high balling you, remember it's your money not there's. Pay for good leads only! When in doubt go with your gut, if it sounds to good ------ it is, move on.

I can go on and on, I have tried many, many, many of these joke companies. Most are time wasters and money takers......rip offs!

One thing before you give your hard earned money, try going  back to the basics of selling real estate and I feel you will have a lot more success! Go for the referrals there's more money in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to all and happy selling!

I must start by saying some of these adds on TV are working to draw people to these foreclosure auctions. You must really check these auctions out before you waste a bunch of time. Last week I myself kind of got caught up in one of the auctions that is coming up in California.

The minimum bids suckered me to start checking out some of these homes. Things started to look real good until one of the hosts made the comment to me that! The bank has to approve the final bid. I replied - what in the world am I wasting my time on this for, another sucker was born! 

I went back to my office and called the auction and sure enough. Some of these auctions are reserve auctions and the bank has a right to review the price and not sell if they don't want. ( Anyway it's deep in the terms of the auction terms) I sure don't see anything on the TV add's, I don't think a Realtor could advertise this way!

I must say this is a big sales pitch, to get you there and get you caught up in the heat.I have personally been to several auctions over my twenty-five or so years. I sure feel sorry for the people that don't check this out and waste there time and money on going to these ------------------ well, I wouldn't call them auctions.

I believe a true auction is one where you bid and the high bider gets the bid!

Now what do you think?

Looks like a great weekend to come up to the Murphy's open house. This is always a great event you will enjoy many activities and eat a lot of food.

Open house starts with a parade and a tree lighting and after your family can enjoy many of the shops that are decked out to the hilt with Christmas. I can't think of a better way for you and yours to get into the Christmas spirit.

Please if you are planning to spend the night you must make a reservation because you will end up driving back home if you wait. All the hotels in the area will fill up fast. Also the restaurants will be packed so make your reservations ahead of time.

Look forward to seeing you up here for this great event. I know that most people that come up make it an annual event, so please come up and enjoy!

Happy Holiday to all!