east county: Just Look At Us NOW! - 06/18/08 06:01 PM
We've come a long way, baby! And, yes, we still have a way to go.
Here is the master vanity now with it's new marble, new sinks and new faucets.
Here you can see the before. We still need to paint the master bath.
Here is the livingroom before.
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east county: San Diego County April Sales Highest in Eight Months! - 05/19/08 09:54 PM
Really? What happened? While we were all reading and listening to the bad news, someone has been buying homes! Dataquick reported that Southern California homes sales in April are at the highest levels since August of 2007. The bulk of the sales have mainly been in homes under $500,000 as those … (10 comments)
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east county: San Diegans: CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED! - 05/14/08 09:30 PM
Who Knew? Getting the FLU in the Merry Month of May!? I certainly didn't expect this. I was completely blindsided with it this morning. Not that anyone is ever really ready to get the flu, but some inkling that it's going around town would have been nice. I would have washed … (2 comments)
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east county: Green, Green Grass of Home - 05/13/08 09:35 PM
Day 27
Don't you just love sod? WOW. Instant (well, not for the guys laying it!) beauty!
The inside is still lagging. I remember when we were building our home, the framing went up slam bam and you thought, "We're almost done!" Then the interior, the finishing touches, began. … (7 comments)
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east county: Happy Days ARE Here Again! - 05/11/08 02:56 PM
Bloomberg.com posted the news that Consumer Confidence fell to a 5-year low and home prices as measured by the S&P/C-S Index experienced their greatest decline since at least 2001. San Diego experienced a year-over-year decline of 19.2% Will they drop further? Some say yes; some say maybe; some say no.
So, … (0 comments)
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east county: Have Patience! Please! - 05/10/08 04:54 PM
Mike came home the other evening all discouraged from the flip. He said he feels we're aren't making headway as fast as we should be. Well, he has ALWAYS hated to paint. And he has always hated to paint TRIM especially! And guess what is left to paint? Yup. Doors … (11 comments)
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east county: Gotta Go Granite - 05/07/08 05:24 PM
Day 21
Yup. Picked it out today down at Florentine Countertops off Moreno Blvd in San Diego. The color is cool - most granite is. It has a black background with flecks of brown and green. Nature is amazing, isn't it? The black will pull in the black-framed garden window, the green … (4 comments)
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east county: Granite or Quartz? - 05/06/08 11:42 PM
Day 20
Time to choose kitchen countertops. Granite seems the obvious choice. I kind of like quartz. It looks as good as granite and, according to the salesman, is easier to care for. Since granite is so common anymore, especially here in San Diego, I think "quartz counters" might give our listing an edge … (12 comments)
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east county: GOING GREEN! - 05/01/08 10:55 PM
DAY 15
Finally got some photos uploaded of the exterior paint. I'm so disappointed. The photos really don't show how GOOD it looks! The change is subtle, I admit. Guess we didn't want the house to stand out like a sore thumb anyway. But the shade is very nice, and once the … (7 comments)
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east county: A Whole Lot of Progress Going On - 04/25/08 11:18 PM
Day 10 The exterior paint turned out perfect. Wednesday I had to make a decision. I wasn't sure about the shade I had picked out. You've seen houses that you know the people were trying for something and yet missed it by a mile! What were they thinking, you say! Mistakes … (5 comments)
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east county: Monday, Monday ... - 04/21/08 11:56 PM
DAY 6
Anne and Joe are back from the River and Mike met them over at the house at around 6 pm. Our mini-roll-off (30 yd dumpster) was delivered this a.m. and the first order of the evening was to load it up with all of the debris that has been accumulating … (1 comments)
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east county: Mike's "Day Off" - 04/20/08 07:42 PM
I had great plans for us today! I thought we would go see a movie, come home and do a little work in the garden and have a nice dinner. After church, I said we needed to run into Home Depot to pick up some wood stakes for my garden. Mike says, … (1 comments)
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east county: Keep the Old Tile, or Spend $3,000 on Wood? - 04/19/08 06:58 PM
DAY 2
We use a wonderful carpet and tile cleaning company, J&P's Carpet Cleaning. Stan the Carpet Man to me. Stan came and cleaned our carpet back in the day when we were first-time buyers of a mobilehome up on Guatay. His son runs the business with him now and they are … (0 comments)
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east county: Anatomy of a Flip - 04/19/08 06:36 PM
Day 1
Closed escrow today on our first endeavor at a flip. We're excited! All through escrow, Mike was working getting estimates and preparing a working budget. Our goal: six weeks and $25,000. Let's see... that is 42 days.
Our daughter, Anne, and her husband, Joe, are investing in this with us. We … (4 comments)
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east county: El Cajon REO Listings Excellent Buying Opportunity by Whissel Realty - 03/24/08 05:20 PM
El Cajon REO Listings Excellent Buying Opportunity by Whissel Realty
The number of home foreclosures in California is at an all-time high. When a bank is forced to foreclose on a home, they often end up taking the home back at the foreclosure sale and becoming the new owner. These homes are … (1 comments)
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east county: Victorian Home - Huge Price Reduction - Now $1,100,000 - 09/14/07 05:36 PM
3000 Sq Ft Victorian Home built in 1991 on 4.8 acres!
15940 Lyons Valley Road, Jamul, CA 91935
Small Town Country Living just 30 min from Downtown San Diego and Mission Valley!
With Great Schools, Active community and PTA, and less than 5 min to all major shopping, Jamul is the ideal … (0 comments)
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