Just Say "Thanks" THANK YOU VETERANS A Memory: In my childhood, Memorial Day meant a parade led by the V.F.W. finally arriving at the cemetary. A ceremony of honor and thanks to soldiers, our vets and loved ones lost was attended by most in the small town. I remember the gun salute, the reading o
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05/26/2011
Have You Made These Home Selling Mistake? The home is BEAUTIFUL. Mid-range for the homes in the very nice neighborhood. It's clean as a whistle.... There are no fix-it issues, in fact, appropriate upgrades abound.... There is fresh paint.... The yard is manicured and there is a beautiful view of
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05/25/2011
FANTASTIC Triple Play Open House This Weekend Three Open Houses, all in the same area, all deserving your consideration. When: Saturday, May 21st from 1:00 to 4:00PM Where: Start your Triple Play at 6249 Sacramento Av., Alta Loma. Here's the first of three to visit: This spectacular home has four
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05/20/2011
Are You Living On the Edge? Apparently I was. I had just left the house and my wife was home alone. I got a call on my cell phone from her - she was panicked....... THE SMOKE DETECTOR HAD JUST SOUNDED OFF. I had visions of disaster! Returning home immediately, I was happy to find her somewhat re
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05/16/2011
Full of wisdom, William James Walton of Waterbury,Ct. has written the following post and graciously permitted me to re-post. Involving a professional is absolutely the right thing to do in this uncertain market. Following the professional's recommendations is the next thing to do. If you don't
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05/16/2011
Life's Been Wonderful Here... But Now I'm Selling... .... unless my Memories get in the way. As home owners, we seek the good life. If we are blessed, we may have raised our kids in our home, faced and overcome challenges together there, celebrated wonderful things together.... life has been very
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05/12/2011
A Man's Home Is His Castle..... .... unless it becomes his ball and chain. One of the significant benefits of home ownership is that you have the freedom to make changes to the home to suit your lifestyle... to a point. Here is where that point was reached and surpassed. The Setting: A 1950s neig
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05/10/2011
Available Home Inventory In My Little Corner of the World. It's been tough for some of us to find properties matching our buyers wish list. Not that they don't exist, but rather that the number of homes on the market is low, and when we did similar searches several years ago, a REALTOR(R) could c
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05/09/2011
Remembering Mom - Doris Rachielles How fortunate I am to have had such a memorable Mom. The difficulty comes with putting this all into words for this Mother's Day. Remembering someone who was always there with support and love in all of our life activities. Remembering one who gave guidance an
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05/07/2011
April in SoCal. Typified by very little change in almost any category (except closings which dropped substantially), our buyers are having a terrible time finding homes to buy. Inventory is under 4.5 months and almost 60% of that is distressed. Buyers are not qualifying for as much home as they u
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05/02/2011
