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2010
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How well do you pay attention? We go about our busy lives, sometimes forgetting to pay attention to details. But you never know. It may be worth it for you to stop, pay attention and absorb all the details. Do you read all your bank addendums? Do you read the entire contract? When speaking to ...
08/23/2010
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So I think I may look into getting a new car - any suggestions from my Active Rain Peeps? I currently have a 2007 Toyota Prius. I love my car! However, I think I may start to look for a new vehicle. My obvious choice is to get a new Prius. But I'm always open to suggestions from people with ins...
08/22/2010
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Welcome to Ralph's Weekly Feature: Two Truths and a Lie: Guess Which One Is The Lie? Each week, I'm going to feature one Active Rain Member, with their photo, and what they are going to do is tell you 2 Truths about them and 1 Lie. The object of the game is to guess which of the 3 bits of trivia...
08/22/2010
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We got a visit from the Queen this week!! Earlier this week, the Queen visited my home. To be more precise, she visited a branch under my Birch tree in the front yard...............Queen Bee, that is. I was watering my lawn yesterday and noticed a HUGE hive under a lower branch within reaching d...
08/21/2010
Everything I ever needed to know about life, I learned in kindergarten...... Just a little ditty I though I'd share. Another one of my "Life According to Ralph" gems of information. For those of you who do not have the time for any in-depth debates and are looking for the "Easy Button", Here is e...
08/21/2010
Baseline Hillside Ordinance - A MUST-KNOW for residents and investors in the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley areas! On August 5th, the Los Angeles City Council approved the proposed Baseline Hillside Ordinance provisions with 2 changes and has asked the City Attorney's Office to review and pr...
08/21/2010
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A Man and his Dog........... I found Scooter at the Burbank Animal Shelter about 4 years ago. I guess I was looking for a little something in my life that perhaps I was missing, so I found myself visiting the shelter every couple of weeks. Anyway, on one of those visits I was walking the rows of...
08/21/2010
What's your experience with FHA 203k Rehab loans? I almost had an opportunity with some of my clients for them to utilize a FHA 203k loan on a bank-owned property, but they ended up cancelling, rightfully so, due to the insurmountable amount of repair needed to the property. But I just wanted to ...
08/20/2010
SPROUTS Farmer's Market - My new favorite place to shop!! Sprouts is a newly expanding (or exploding) chain of indoor farmer's market type of grocery stores. They ROCK!! They are sort of like Whole Foods at Trader Joe's pricing. There is one opening within walking distance from my home in Santa C...
08/20/2010
Putting Zillow to The Test: My $948.60+ Adventure - Day 8 - Progress? Alright, peeps. So I'm at day 8 with my fun-filled adventure. Here is my activity listed on Zillow: If you look at my stats, it shows that I've had seven contacts. One of those was before I became a premiere agent (Contact #3...
08/19/2010
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