activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Must A Buyer Do A Walk Thru? - 11/11/12 02:51 AM
Must your Buyer do a Walk-Through or Waive it?
  A major events of a purchase of a home is the final walk-through or in our state called “Verification of Property”. When I first started real estate, it was an event that always took place but not so much anymore. With properties selling as-is or real estate owned, many agents waive this step. California's “VP” form; there is even a box now you can check if your client wants to waive the walk-through.
  What is a Walk-Through?
  1.    What is a walk-through? It is a final … (6 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: New Signs of Spring - 05/02/12 03:27 AM
 
I love springtime and I am always taking pictures of birds, animals, plants, trees, flowers and yes even insects. I think Mother Nature is wonderful and love the beauty around us. I hope you appreciate the world too!


 
Here a few of my favorite spring photos this season. Enjoy!
 



Recent Posts you may have missed.
Meet Missy and Trudy....2 Noisy Girls but so Cute
2 Baby Birds Fell Out of the Tree
Give a Green Gift....Flowers For All
Beautiful Clouds in the Sky
Remember Bob's Big Boy Restaurant....An American Tradition
NASA’s Spectacular … (15 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Meet Missy and Trudy....2 Noisy Girls but so Cute - 05/01/12 08:44 AM
 
Meet Missy and Trudy..2 Noisy Girls but so Cute
 
Yesterday, I had to meet with a client at her ranch house in Redlands, CA. While I was there admiring all the animals, I found these two cute friends who were following me around. These girls are not afraid of anyone but finally warmed up to me.

Meet Trudy and Missy.

 
These pictures were taken in Redlands, CA by Kristin Hamilton.
 
If you are looking for a professional agent, I am just a click away. Google me at Kristin Hamilton-Real Estate Agent. Homeowners and Buyers both … (6 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: 2 Baby Birds Fell Out of the Tree - 04/30/12 03:56 AM
 
2 Baby Birds Fell Out of the Tree
 
Last Wednesday I had my palm trees trimmed. While cutting off limbs they found a bird’s nest.

The nest fell to the ground and then the 2 baby birds fell out onto the grass.

Above picture; this is the old date casing that the nest had been attached to. Here is a picture of the contractor carrying it up the ladder and placing it back into a pocket of the trunk.

They put the nest and the babies back up in the tree.

Then the … (12 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Give a Green Gift.... - 04/29/12 02:06 PM
 
©Give a Green Gift…©…Flowers for All©
 
One of my dear friends had a birthday this weekend so I bought her 2 geraniums and put them in a pretty decorated box.
 
She was thrilled as she loves flowers too.
 
 
 
I was very pleased as I was GREEN today.
 
These pictures were taken in Loma Linda, CA by Kristin Hamilton.
If you are looking for a professional agent, I am just a click away. Google me at Kristin Hamilton-Real Estate Agent. Homeowners and Buyers both will find my services top notch and successful. Call … (0 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Beautiful Clouds in the Sky - 04/28/12 03:35 AM
 
Beautiful Clouds in the Sky
 
We had tree trimmers at my house a couple of days ago. Of course, they got there a little late and a mini hurricane showed up for about an hour. Scared me as they were trimming a palm tree way………way………..way up high but luckily no one fell. I was taking pictures and the sky pictures came out fantastic.

 

 
 


Then the storm hit about 9:00 p.m but was over by 9:00 a.m. This is the beauty of living in Southern California.
 
These pictures were taken in … (10 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Remember Bob's Big Boy Restaurant....An American Tradition - 04/27/12 08:29 AM
Bob’s Big Boy started its first restaurant in 1936. Today after breaking off with Shoney’s, Bob’s still owns 455 restaurants across the United States. I remember going to Bob’s and Shoney’s since I was a little girl when we would travel across the country.

Last night, we stopped at the Bob’s Big Boy in Beaumont, CA for an early dinner. It has a great menu, still serves breakfast all day and brought back a lot of great memories.

Do you have memories of Bob’s Big Boy or Shoney’s? Any other memories of some great chain restaurants that we … (20 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: The Duck Fashion Show on Parade - 04/26/12 03:10 AM
 

Check out the duck fashion show in Sydney, Australia. This is so cute and the ducks didn’t seem to mind a bit. They were all dressed in beautiful satin outfits and the grand finale was a wedding party; the bride was beautiful …..ofcourse. I wished I would have been at that wedding.
Enjoy the show and video below.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bride's Mother                                                             Maids' of Honor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Maid of … (18 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: BBQ Safety Tip! “Warning Exploding Lighter” - 04/25/12 07:50 AM
I just had to re-blog this article from John McCormack as he had a near miss with a butane gas lighter and it was pretty scary.  I use these butane lighters on my outside barbecue and luckily this has never happened to me.
So glad John and his family are fine but read and learn what not to do!

          Via John McCormack- AlbuquerqueHomes.com (Albuquerque Homes Realty * www.AlbuquerqueHomes.com):
BBQ Safety Tip! “Warning Exploding Lighter”
Here is a little BBQ safety tip people should seriously heed. Today my wife and I fired up the BBQ for a little … (12 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Upgrading ActiveRain's SEO: Better SEO = More Traffic - 04/25/12 06:25 AM
This was posted a couple of weeks ago off the AR Blog but somehow I missed it so I thought it would be good to re-blog as this is important material for all of us; SEO updates.
 We work hard to stay on top of this and this post below has some good pointers for all at ActiveRain. All the changes drive me nuts sometimes!

                      Via ActiveRain Corp.: Recently, having the advantage of the resources of Market Leader, we've been able to plan a more clear path for how ActiveRain's development resources … (2 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: NASA’s Spectacular Video looking at the Earth...Walking on Air Show. - 04/24/12 02:33 PM
NASA’s Spectacular Video looking at the Earth
 
Set to "Walking in the Air" by Howard Blake, the video pieces together and speeds up some of NASA's most gorgeous time-lapse photography from the International Space Station as shot by the Expedition 30 crew.
 
Watch as the ISS passes over the Aurora Borealis above Hudson Bay, lightning storms in Africa, a comet's glowing tail and city lights shining from a dark Earth.
 
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activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: View the Red-Tailed Hawk's Nest Live....a Great Site for Bird Information - 04/24/12 08:23 AM
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is located in Ithaca, New York. 80 feet above Cornell University’s athletic field, is a Red-Tailed Hawks nest. The university installed a live feed in 2012 to get a close-up view of this couple. Big Red, age 9, is the female and Ezra, age 7, is the male.








Big Red laid 3 eggs in March 2012; an incubation period of 28-32 days. The 1st one hatched on April 23, 2012 at 1:53 p.m EST. Today the 2nd one is almost fully hatched and there is a pip … (8 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Don’t Even Think About Stopping Here - 04/24/12 02:39 AM
 
Don’t Even Think About Stopping Here
 
I had been working on real estate matters for several days straight so I did not get home in time to fill the bird feeders. Finally Saturday morning I filled them up and this Finch was so funny as he sat on one of the feeders for the longest time and would not let any other bird land on it.

 
His expression was priceless….Back off!
 
These pictures were taken in Loma Linda, CA by Kristin Hamilton.
 
If you are looking for a professional agent, I am just a … (17 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Earth Day Weekend 2012 - 04/23/12 02:21 AM
 

This weekend I spent my days observing Earth Day 2012. First I went to Lowe's Home Improvement Center and bought an Apricot Tree, Cement Building Blocks and some flowers.
 
Went home and started my project. Here are some pictures of it.

 



This is the area where I added the planter and tree.


Here is the finished planter with blocks, tree, and flowers. I think it came out pretty nice and it balanced off the side yard. I did this for $60 total. I got a 10% coupon off Lowe's Realtor Benefits … (8 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Little Gnome Guys under my Trees...... - 04/22/12 05:44 AM
 
Look who is under my Trees!
 
Do you like Garden Gnomes? I have two in my backyard and I think they are so cute. Gnomes have been around for a long time. Gnomes first seem to appear in the 16th century and the  Greek definition means “Earth Dweller”.

 
Here is the one I bought last spring. He spends his days under my plum tree and surrounded by flowers.
 

This little guy is only about 3 inches tall and he stands below my Saga Palm. Of course he is hard to see, but he is … (8 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: My 4 Legged Bug Exterminators - 04/19/12 02:28 AM
 
My 4 Legged Bug Exterminators
 
At this time of the year, lots of creepy crawly things are running around inside and outside our homes. I have a few tips on how to keep the bugs under control.

 
1.  Do not pile up wood near the house as it can become a home for spiders, roaches, and termites.
 
2.  Check inside bird houses, under eaves and under lawn furniture for bees and wasp nests.

 
3.  Pick up dropped fruit and vegetables from trees.
 
4.  Use bleach to kill the ant trails when they show up in … (17 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Hummingbirds.......Some of My Favorite Photos - 04/16/12 06:45 AM
Hummingbirds.......Some of My Favorite Photos
 
I love taking pictures of birds but I think Hummingbirds are my favorites so I wanted to share a few of my favorite photos.

 
 

 
 
 

These pictures were taken in Loma Linda and Redlands, CA by Kristin Hamilton.
 
If you are looking for a professional agent, I am just a click away. Google me at Kristin Hamilton-Real Estate. Homeowners and Buyers both will find my services top notch and successful.
 
 
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activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Welcome To Our World - 04/15/12 04:26 AM
Welcome to our World!
 
Recently one of my dear friend's daughter just had her first baby so of course my friend was so excited to be a grandmother. Here she is with her new grandbaby and he is just a few days old. Isn't he adorable? How exciting for her as well as the proud parents.

 
I remember having our little girl over 22 years ago and it seems like it was just yesterday. And of course, I am still waiting to be a grandmother too but not in any real hurry yet as she is still … (12 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: My 3 Biggest Upsets in the MLS....Would You Do This? - 04/12/12 05:00 AM
My 3 Biggest Upsets in the MLS that Make Agents Look Unprofessional
 
Typos are my #1 upset: My absolute number one upset is searching listings in the MLS and seeing misspelled words. I am a member of CRMLS and we have a spell check but I remember when we did not. I used to copy it onto Word and do my own “Spell Check” to make sure I had no horrible typos.
 
 Just now, I did a random search in the MLS and went through 30 listings and came up with 9 misspelled words in the “Description” section. … (104 comments)

activerain kristin hamilton keller williams redlands real estate agent: Cotton Balls or Cotton Candy? - 04/11/12 01:20 PM
 
Cotton Balls or Cotton Candy?
 
This morning in Redlands, CA, we had a quick storm and then it cleared up about as fast as it came in.

 
The clouds were so fluffy and I couldn’t decide if they looked like cotton balls or cotton candy?

 
While driving I was doing the ink blot test. I was seeing shapes in the clouds; there’s a duck, big crescent moon and there’s a big scoop of ice cream.

 
For fear of hitting something, I stopped watching the clouds. But I did pull over three times … (16 comments)

 
Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR, (909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning (Berkshire Hathaway California Realty)

Kristin Hamilton CA REALTOR

(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Beaumont, CA

More about me…

Berkshire Hathaway California Realty

Address: 300 S Sun Lakes Realty, Banning, CA, 92220

Office: 909-557-6966

Mobile: 909-557-6966

I am a Southern California Realtor and have a wide variety of interests. First of all Real Estate is my real love and focus point but I do have Hobbies. I am interested in Photography; Nature, Landscaping, Lunar and Solar Phases, but Birds are my favorites. I also enjoy scrapbooking, blogging, and traveling; beaches, deserts, and mountains. I am also involved in the community organizations and charities. I care about the Inland Empire and making it a better place to live. I write this daily blog composed of nature, real estate news and interesting stories in Southern Califoria and other places across the United States.


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