DID EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE, SANE AND FUN FOURTH????  I sure did.  We watched a boat parade all lit up and decorated at BEAUTIFUL LAKE TULLOCH in Copperopolis, CA.  I would have taken pictures but it was after dark of course and I don't have a good enough camera.  You just have to imagine....flags, palm trees, stars and hula girls.  It was very cool.

I don't know who organized it, but they all started at South Shore Lake Tulloch.  Does anyone out there know anything about who organized it?

What did everyone else do for the fourth?  Let me here from you.  I have not been on Active Rain in such a long time.  I have been extremely busy in Real Estate.....F I N A L L Y. 

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I almost forgot to wish everyone a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!  In my card to my husband I said.  We are Rich in love and that is the most important.  Tell the ones you love today "I LOVE YOU"  The more you say it the more you will want to say it and the more you will want to hear it.  Love makes the world go round.  CHEERS TO LOVE!!!!!

Here it is February ALREADY and how is it going for you???  I got through the big tax day and now I am ready for SPRING.  I have not been on active rain in such a long time because I got back into listing FORECLOSURES.  Everyone knows that word these days.  I have also been showing property, lots of  property and that is a good sign. LET's get ready to catch some BIG FISH.  I am gearing up because I am going to be opening up escrows.  You will too.....mark my words.  Buyers are out there on the prowl and they are ready to pounce.  It is time to put this nonsense behind us, put our best foot forward and get to work!!!!!  Let's do it!    

We are almost upon Thanksgiving.......let us be thankful for our family, our friends, our co-workers and our clients.  They are all apart of who we are and what our lives are all about.  Let's unite and enjoy one another and break bread together so to speak.  If we can not be with them, let's keep them in our hearts.  Concentrate on the positive in these trying times.  Let's take some time off to reflect on what is really important in our daily lives.  I would take health over wealth any day of the week.  Whoops.......I was going to put in a lot of small pictures and forgot to re-size.  But you know what....things happen for a reason and this man below, Harry Schilling, is one of my husband's most respected and admired mentors, not to mention he is a relative.  This is what life is all about.  Let us give Thanks and enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season.  BE SAFE OUT THERE!

Talk about real estate deals these days..............Get this...............I spoke to an owner of a lake view lot ( a potential seller/listing. ) They wanted a price to list their lot.  I flat told them in this market it needed to be under $100,000 in order to get anyone to look at it.  Can you guess where this is going???????

I listed it for 195,000.  Some say it is a waste of everyone's time.  Well, I love a challenge and I am willing to work hard to keep clients and to get referrals and repeat business in the future.

A couple of weeks go by and low and behold.......an offer comes in.  An e x t r e m e l y LOW offer compared to the asking price.  I can't get into actual figures since it is still in escrow...due to close very soon.  My seller countered reluctantly (verbally).  The Buyers were firm.  About a week later after the offer had expired my Seller came back to me and countered a little lower (verbally).  Buyers were firm.  I think it happened one more time.  Buyers finally came up slightly AND we opened escrow.

The moral of the story is......WORK YOUR DEALS.  THEN WORK THEM SOME MORE.  NEVER GIVE UP TOO SOON.  LET YOUR CLIENTS KNOW THAT EVEN IF THEY GET A LOW OFFER THEY ARE THE LUCKY ONES IN THIS MARKET.  WORK IT...WORK IT....AND WORK IT SOME MORE.

Let's get the word out to as many HomeOwners as we can who might be in financial distress.  Encourage them to contact their lender in order to attempt to negotiate a loan modification.  Let's try to keep HomeOwners in their homes and FORECLOSURES OFF THE MARKET.  Let's keep the homes looking like this one instead of the one up above.

Now, if your lender won't work with you.....here is another alternative  http://www.foreclosureavoidancenetwork.com/RezaZargari

If you decide to look into it, be sure you know everything up front.  It does cost money and it does not appear to be guaranteed.  There is a video when you click on to download the forms.  Please contact me so I can refer you.  I do have the forms printed out.  My contact info roxnrog@caltel.com

I have been up up and away on a hot air balloon ride and that was fantastic, but have you ever been up to the top of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING?  It is spectacular.  When we arrived the screen was flashing a 75 minute wait.  Oh my gosh.....my elderly mother, my niece's husband on crutches, my niece, her four year old daughter and my sister and myself wanted so bad to go but we had already put in a full day and we were exhausted!  But before we knew it (because of the crutches) we were escorted up the back elevators lickety split and we were at the top of the Empire State Building within 10 minutes.  It was absolutely incredible.  Even though I had spent two days viewing both upper & lower Manhattan from a double decker bus, I never realized there were soo many buildings in all my life.  WOW!  That is pretty amazing.  I could never imagine selling real estate in New York City.  Is there anyone out there reading my post that does sell real estate in New York City??  Please tell me what it is like.

Last Thursday evening I spent the night in Bakersfield, CA.  Friday morning I arrived at the Airport & departed on United with my Mom and my sister.  We landed in San Francisco & changed planes headed to Newark.  My niece and family live in Jersey City out on a pier over looking the Hudson River. Isn't that a gorgeous site?  I actually exercised from the top floor of the apartment building over looking the Hudson River.  It was breathtaking.  We had two full days of site seeing.  I have sooo many pictures that I will have to blog several times to show just a few.  It was my very first time in New York.  I never saw so many buildings in all my life.  Wonderful architect.  I had a fantastic time and Oh Yes, I almost forgot........the day after I came back I got to open up escrow on a property I was negotiating on while I was gone having the time of my life.

So here's my motto.........let loose, go have some fun and tralalala.......your business improves!!!!

I can't wait to show you some more pictures but it's almost 5:00, time to leave the office and go have some more fun.  Maybe I'll be writing another Offer tomorrow.

If you are one of the many buyers out there right now trying to get the VERY LOWEST PRICE you possibly can, you will probably loose out to another Buyer.  If you find the home you want right now, DON'T SECOND GUESS YOURSELF.  Grab it while you can.  There are no two homes alike or you are seeing double.  Buyers are loosing out right and left.  The foreclosures will soon be a thing of the past.  So start gearing up.Some other Buyer is bound to be learching in the background just waiting to pounce.  Who is going to pounce first?  Buyer #1 or Buyer #2 or maybe Buyer #3?  Sit back and watch.  It is really happening.  We are getting busy.  Houses are selling once again. 

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       I am sure it has here at Lake Tulloch.  We have twice as many escrows than properties that have sold so far this year.  YAHOO.....That is great news.  I would love to hear your comments about how the market is doing where you live or work.  I think I will get a lot of positive comments.  Are you with me?THE BOTTOM OF THE MARKET OR THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE?  Let's take a stand and begin spreading the news that the market has hit bottom and we will begin our incline.  That will get the media and consumers jumping.  Let's take the dive!