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2011 

Ol' Blue Eyes, Bleeding Dodger Blue and Heck Just Feelin' Blue Maybe because it's August.  Maybe because the Los Angeles Dodgers are not playing well.  Maybe because it seems everyone wants the McCourts(Dodger owners for those outside the sports world)to leave.   Maybe because.... and now it has ...
08/17/2011
Sellers Are You Ready For Showings?  If Not, You Are Definitely Not On Target! I was at the Target Store in Alhambra, Ca over the weekend.  It was busy and the weekend is certainly a time I typically avoid.   Anyway, I was there and I knew the store is undergoing a fairly major renovation.  As I ...
08/16/2011
  Congratulations!  Your Offer Has Been Accepted, What's Next? Upon acceptance of a buyer's offer, I send them an email with a checklist of what to expect during our transaction.  I find it helpful to focus on the result and while we have discussed many of these during our tours of properties and...
08/15/2011
  Support Fresco Community Market Attention Residents of Monterey Hills, Hermon, Highland Park, South Pasadena and El Sereno -- Fresco Community Market located at 5914 Monterey Road between Via Marisol and Avenue 60 deserves your support.  This community market is a true find in our area.  Expose...
08/14/2011
Enjoy South Pasadena - Eat @ Mike and Anne's Restaurant Located at 1040 Mission Street at the corner of Fairview(just west of Fair Oaks) you will find the delightful resturant Mike and Anne's.   Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday this eclectic indoor-outdoor restaurant an...
08/13/2011
Agents Disclose, Not Diagnose "seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken"                                                                                                                                 - Jane Austen When taking a new listing, I feel it be...
08/13/2011
Yeah -- The IKEA Catalog Arrived in the Mail Ok, I live for simple pleasures.   They may not get any simpler than the arrival of the IKEA catalog.   Full of tchotchkes --- some useful and some even works of art.   Creative ideas.  Great for small scale living.   Economical.  Bright.  Colorful.  F...
08/12/2011
Todd Picconi, a Broker who serves both the Rancho Cucamonga and Palm Springs area, asks in this post from 2010 --- Do You Put The Price of The Property You Have Listed On Your Marketing Materials?   Well, as I commented, place as much information "out there" as possible so any inquiries are alrea...
08/12/2011
In light of the politics behind the scenes, I found this post from 2010 that seems apropos.  Is real estate that different from politics?  During a listing presentation or an initial buyer meeting, aren't we saying "vote for me"?  This is a re-blog and I am disabling comments so if you like what ...
08/12/2011
Sorry - But Buyers Cannot Just Look Beyond It -- First Impressions Count I have had potential seller clients tell me "buyers can just look beyond it".  But buyers cannot and will not just look beyond it --- even if you are not going to have your home staged(it is highly recommended) you need to d...
08/12/2011
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