Hella Rothwell, Broker Owner REALTOR®

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - (831) 626-4000 - CA #01772851 HI #RB-21268
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2013 

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It struck me today that I have gotten quite comfortable in Home Depot. I say this because I am not one of those people who fixes things; in fact, during most of my life, I probably would not have recognized 99% of the stuff that Home Depot sells. REAL ESTATE HAS CHANGED ALL THAT. No, I still don'...
10/19/2013

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Escrow, insurance and loan officers often help real estate agents at broker's opens or open houses. They help put together flyers or they actually show up, answer questions and hand out their cards. When is the last time you have networked with others to promote them? Thursday, I volunteered to h...
10/19/2013

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This is not just any old office that I have just leased, this is a Carmel-by-the-Sea office. There are expectations, ahem. And what images do you get in your head when you hear this name? Check out my last post, this is the city that was named #6 in the US that people want to visit. Lots of inter...
10/19/2013

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Now you see why I want to open up my main California brokerage office in Carmel-by-the-Sea. A Conde Nast poll by readers rates Carmel-by-the-Sea as the #6 favorite city in the country to visit. The reader's poll chose the cities in this order: 1. Charleston 2. Santa Fe 3. San Francisco 4. Honolul...
10/18/2013

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If your home is on a canyon in California or anywhere where it is dry and there is a likelihood of a fire, you should do what these homeowners are doing: clear brush at least 100' around your home. And even more. Fires in California have burned many homes at edges of canyons. And that potential i...
10/15/2013

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Today, I had someone contacting me about listing his property. The first thing I do, is look at what has sold in his neighborhood. I do this because I see that there is a hefty loan on his property. And sure enough, his neighbor's property was sold at quite a bit less than this seller's loan. I a...
10/14/2013

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If you hear the pitter patter of little feet in the ceiling, don't hesitate, call your licensed pest control guy immediately. I just found out that my "rehabbing" project for my senior client to put his house on the market, has this problem. Roof Rats: These like to climb up trees right next to y...
10/11/2013

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When you are decluttering or just plain downsizing your home and you have a lot of "stuff" that has been in your family for a long time, call in the experts. HAVE YOUR "OLD" STUFF EVALUATED. Yesterday, I had a highly respected art gallery owner come to the "senior" home that I am rehabbing, possi...
10/08/2013

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 What can I say? I stop by my printers every day to see her little (now) 11 week old standard poodle, Kino. And, of course, her big adopted sister, Rou (short for "Roulette"). Kino tugged at my heart since she first started to tug at my shoe laces, when I first met her. Now she is more interested...
10/08/2013

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Yes, I really appreciate it when sellers call me to tell me that they plan to list their home as happened yesterday and they would like to talk to me about possibly listing it. And that they are being up-front with me: THAT THEY ARE "INTERVIEWING" AGENTS FROM OTHER BROKERAGES. This is a family th...
10/07/2013
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