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2009
Selling your Home as a Short Sale in Escondido A short sale is a sale of your property for less than what you owe your lender on your mortgage. If you live in Escondido or the surrounding area and do not have equity in your home and need to sell, then you may need to participate in a short sale. ...
09/04/2009
Periodically, I post AR blogs with questions. I've found that I get the very best answers come from the AR blogging community. I'm approaching 100k points, and my questions are getting more sophisticated. My very first featured post was one where I asked about how to add a signature that actually...
09/04/2009
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I began blogging on Active Rain in March of this year-just 6 months ago. And, time does fly when you are having fun. I'm at around 92,000 points today. With some bonus points owed me for a series that I wrote, I think I may see 100k in just a few days. Is it time consuming? I am still learning a ...
09/04/2009
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Popocatépetl is an active volcano and, at 17,802 ft, the second highest peK in Mexico. Popocatepetl is only 44 mi to the southeast of Mexico City, wheRE it can be seen regularly, depending on atmospheric conditions. The residents of Puebla, a mere 25 mi east of the volcano, enjoy the views of th...
09/04/2009
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This is a shameless little plug, and it is not even for one of my own children. No one is selling girl scout cookies or wrapping paper. But . . . One of my friends has twin baby girls and a toddler boy. One of his girls was just featured in an clever Trident Gum ad campaign that is on the Trident...
09/04/2009
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Save time . . . outsource annoying administrative tasks including the negotiation of your latest short sale listings. Our office is available to help with the paperwork, obtain the approval letters, and relieve you of the headaches so that you can focus on what you do best-real estate, including...
09/02/2009
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Just got back from the Padres game at Petco Park (Padres won) where we (my husband and I) had a great time with our friend Craig Laursen who works for Corky's Pest Control. We got into a bit of a discussion about how pest control works with short sales, especially when nobody knows whether the ba...
09/02/2009
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I know that those who are members of the National Association of Realtors® subscribe to specific code of ethics. When an individual enlists the services of a Realtor®, s/he can be confident that they being dealt with honestly. Every member of the National Association of Realtors® makes a commitme...
09/01/2009
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