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2011
Looking at home sale stats for the city of Cupertino, CA. These stats are for Single Family Units. As we extend ourselves through August 2011, we see a sales pattern of peaks and valleys. Most peaks occur during the Sunner and valleys during the winter. Looking at last year, the largest months ...
09/30/2011
ActiveRain Webinar Series - Farming with Facebook Wednesday, October 5th, 10am-11am PST Presenter: Chris Alston To register for this awesome webinar https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/972236800 There are many ways to farm to get business. Farming, canvassing, walking, doordropping, etc… All o...
09/30/2011
The 20th Annual Los Altos Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival is this weekend in Los Altos! This is an event for the WHOLE family to enjoy. From live music to childrens areas, to classic car shows to great food and wine... AND don't forget the art and crafts booths that these events are known for....
09/30/2011
41st Annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival 2011. October 15-16 9-5pm On Historic Main Street, Half Moon Bay HMB is the world pumpkin capital, and it celebrates once a year with the Art and Pumpkin Festival. From champion pumpkins to music, to parades to haunted houses... This event is su...
09/29/2011
I attended the California Airshow Salinas this last weekend, and it was a lot of fun! Some of the greatest parts when you go to airshows, is to see the vintage planes from times that have gone by. One of the demonstrations that happened was labeled "Tora Tora Tora" which was the signal "tiger ti...
09/28/2011
Cupertino Tournament of Bands (TOB) Saturday, October 8th, 2011 As you know, I am an alumni of Cupertino High School... I am a native of Cupertino and still live and work here... So I am planning on taking my son to this awesome event! This event draws crowds from all the local high schools, a...
09/28/2011
ActiveRain RainCamp was a few weeks ago, and my presentation was recorded for all of you that missed the online webinar. The topic of my presentation was, "Using Facebook to Grow Your Real Estate Business". This video is the first of a weekly series that I will be hosting and launching next We...
09/27/2011
Traveling through Oakdale California, I took this picture in the area once called Dentville and Knights Ferry. There is even a wooden covered bridge that some say was designed by U.S. Grant who was a brother-in-law of the Dent Brothers. Now it is an amazing drive through a rolling chaparral mead...
09/27/2011
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"The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership." Colin Powell I really admire Colin Powell. How a man can achieve...
09/26/2011
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So many of us have heard of the 4H... We grew up next to a plum orchard growing up. The end of the road... In the back of the orchard was a 4H. Pigs, horses, cows, goats, and more. We think of farm stuff when we think of the 4H, but do you know what it stands for? I pledge my head to clearer...
09/25/2011
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