Thoughts On Real Estate And Other Things I Care About
A Southern California Coastal agent's perspective on real estate and other things that interest me! Based in Laguna Beach, Real Estate is my passion.
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2010
Summer is a great time to relax and do nothing....uh oh! Reading the blog posts it seems many are in the throws of closing deals from the Tax Credit. Others are planning for vacations and family activities. The scene is ripe for complacency. Don't Do It! Use your time, even if it's laying in the ...
06/28/2010
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California has picked up where the Federal First Time Home Buyer Credit left off. $10,000 available over the next 3 years. Tim mentions it's success, and it's great to hear.The California tax credit has been a big success. The federal tax credit finished on April 30, 2010 to qualify for up to $8...
06/27/2010
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I don't know about you, but I don't read the door drop fliers that land on my front door step. Not unless I need a gardener or a new service of some kind. But would I use it to find a Realtor? No! So I've always seen them as a necessary evil for the neighborhood farm, and rarely done them. I'm su...
06/22/2010
I don't think I take Dad for granted....but I definitely forget that time is running short. All the beautiful tributes to Dads that have passed on from Active Rainers has touched me today. I'm so lucky!!! Dad is my hero! Never in a bad mood, never raised his voice. Had a great job and is generous...
06/20/2010
One of the very first lessons I learned (the hard way) is that regardless of how busy you are with current business, you HAVE to prospect and continue to put future business in your pipeline. Sales rooms are full of people chasing around after the current close or current transaction....having lu...
06/19/2010
The NBA Finals are about to end...with a Game 7. The biggest rivalry of basketball, Celtics and Lakers. This goes so far beyond Kobe and Lebron, or Shaq and Kobe...it's franchise rivalry. Something generations can share together: Bill Russell vs Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain Larry...
06/17/2010
Mission Viejo is known as a family friendly city. The first master-planned community in Southern California, emphasis has always been placed on balanced, complete lifestyle living. As part of this committement on the part of the city council.....the Mission Viejo Library often hosts special event...
06/16/2010
This needs to be blogged, and reblogged and reblogged again....dangerous concept! Don't Do it! You would think that this would be an anomaly, but with the June 30th deadline approaching more and more buyers that were not under contract by April 30th are getting the feeling that they are missing ...
06/13/2010
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This is a new item I've included in my listing presentation, and in my buyer's package. As some of you may know, I've been on a mission to quantify my business aspects this past month. So it seemed like a natural outcome to clearly state for potential/new clients why they should work with me....a...
06/13/2010
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Remember the old adage "Give and Ye Shall Receive"? Everyone at Active Rain knows the power of referrals. We have all developed relationships which allow us to comfortably send referrals to each other from one end of the country to the other. But what about sending a referral to someone on the ot...
06/12/2010
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