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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2015
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First Fall Morning In Lake Arrowhead Anyone who lives where there are seasons knows that first morning when you wake up and feel the seasons have changed. Today is that day for me in Lake Arrowhead, CA. I've been up this weekend (as I do most summer weekends) enjoying the days on the boat and war...
08/31/2015
I'm so glad that my kids are all grown and not dealing with Common Core. Sadly, I know many teachers that are going to have to struggle with this. We thought "new math" was tough!I remember thinking that I was never going to use the math I learned in real life, didn't we all? Well, I think it's s...
08/30/2015
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Disclosure Mania I'm a huge fan of disclosures. I always tell my sellers to disclose anything and everything that occurs to them. To a point, that is!I'd really rather that you not disclose things that don't exist.I'm on a disclosure treasure hunt of sorts with one of my listings. The seller liv...
08/30/2015
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A Blog Post About Nothing? I was (am) a huge Seinfeld fan. I love how they took the ordinary things that happen, or could happen, in our daily lives and made them funny. There really is so much humor in simply waiting for a table at a Chinese restaurant, isn't there?For those who don't know (rea...
08/27/2015
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Well it's coming! After years and years as # 2 in Orange County, California Local listings, I'm going to move to #3. The AR member behind me has caught up. Unfortunately, I just can't stay ahead any longer writing the kind of posts that I like to write. I've tried to stay ahead for a long time, b...
08/26/2015
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"I can't believe it! I was just digging in the yard this afternoon and all of a sudden the humans were all calling my name and telling me that it's my day! What does that mean?National Dog Day? Are there presents? I did get a new bone...cool! What about letting me off the leash to case the rabbit...
08/26/2015
Just a quick blog to ask for a referral name? I have a dear friend needing to sell 35 Acres in Catron County near Quemado, New Mexico. The property runs along a ridge line of the Continental Divide and has incredible views. If anyone knows of a good real estate agent in this area...please let me...
08/25/2015
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3000 Points A Month Without Even Trying We all love our points, right? Come on...you know you love them! We've all seen (and maybe even left) comments that are little more than "I agree, thanks" but carefully crafted to 10 words! So if we can all agree that we love points, we can also agree that ...
08/25/2015
When Do You Want To Move? The Science Behind The List Price Picking a listing price for your home might seem like pulling a number out of thin air. Nothing could be further from the truth. I use a very simple system when I present data to my sellers and help them see the scientific aspect of pick...
08/23/2015
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What Should My Agent Be Doing Right Now? I recently wrote a post about a family who lost a home they really wanted to purchase due to their agent not doing his job. It started me thinking that most buyers have no idea what their agent should be doing during their real estate transaction. Picking...
08/23/2015
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