The Real Deal About Real Estate.........Really

"Conditional" cash offers - what are they?In recent years, I've seen offers come in on some of my listings, that from my experience, I'm calling "conditional" cash offers.  I'm just shy of calling them "fake" cash offers.By that, I mean the offer is written by the buyer and buyer's agent as a cas...

What was your most heart-felt transaction, and why?As agents, all of us come into a real estate transaction that touches us deeply.  For various reasons.Sometimes it even serves as a life-changing experience.And most of us know there are many different social, legal, marital and demographic occur...

PRIME area Mid Century Bel Air pool home - $2,495,0001731 Roscomare Rd., Bel Air, CA 90077PRIME area Mid Century Bel Air pool home with amazing original charm. A total of 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms which includes a detached 1 bed/1 bath rear guest house as an added bonus. Wood floors throughout. Two...

If I had to start my real estate career over again........What would I do?  Anything different?  More of the same?I don't think I would change too much, because I've had a very rewarding career so far.HOWEVER, there is one thing that I would definitely change:  Being FEARLESS.When I first started...

AR Venting Zone:  Pet peeves about other agents?  OK, GO!!Yes, I realize that it's nice to write about all of the rainbows and butterflies in real estate.But c'mon - we all have to admit that there are some agents out there who might rub you the wrong way and/or make life difficult for everyone a...

Fully furnished, including linens and complete kitchen appliances and utensils!  Perfect for family and entertaining, this spacious home is a desert oasis located in one of the most sought-after master-planned gated communities known as Lake La Quinta built around a 25-acre, 8-fingered lake that ...

New Jersey has officially banned book bans........The Freedom to Read Act was just passed and signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.The Act prohibits boards of education and governing boards of public libraries from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of...

Fairness? Absolutely.  But landlord/tenant laws have gone too far.....Anyone who knows me, knows that I am at the front of the line when it comes to fairness, and consumer protection laws.Do we need laws in place to protect tenants from overly oppressive landlords and/or "slumlords", for a lack o...

Lottie Kendall, you are missed immensely........Lottie Kendall passed away in 2021.This was a bit difficult for me to write about, but I felt ready at this point.I had the pleasure of meeting Lottie way back when we used to have quite a few ActiveRain in person events in the different cities year...

Get Ready for Pickleball Real Estate!Buyers seek properties for dozens of different reasons.  Some of those reasons are to be close to certain areas or amenities such as shopping/retail, their place of employment,  schools for their children, mass transportation, certain highways, certain public ...