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2013
New "Kit" on the Block Yesterday I was at the AM/PM getting gas to take a relocation buyer out on tour. There was a cat stretching in the shade by the front entrance and since I go in to that gas station all the time, I know the employees. I inquired about the cat and they told me he had been t...
06/30/2013
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My Best Techno Secret is. . . The Garmin There I spilled the beans. Happy now?!? My Story In February 2010 I wrote an ActiveRain post: My Agent Can't Find Her Way Out of a Paper Bag That post was all about my misadventures one Saturday afternoon while out touring properties with my client. How...
06/28/2013
The Best Real Estate Agent in Long Beach Andi Grant So here's the back-story: Several years ago I was getting comments on my posts from a Long Beach real estate agent Andi Grant. Her comments were so well-written and I enjoyed reading them. Since I grew up in the Los Angeles area, I knew Long ...
06/26/2013
This is a dove-tail post from yesterday's post about Fannie Mae and Payola. I'm telling you, BIG is not always better. BIG BANKS + BIG GOVERNMENT = ONE BIGGER MESS In my post about Fannie Mae and Payola I questioned what was going on as merely the tip of the ice berg. Beneath the surf...
06/25/2013
Ever Wonder How Fannie Mae's Foreclosure Properties Got to Certain Brokers? Can We Say 'Payola' Boys and Girls?!? My Dad would tell me that anything . . . ANYTHING . . . reported in the news was just the tip of the ice berg. The general public only got the most obvious news. Be it political, e...
06/24/2013
When Retiring Do You Really Want to Give Up Your Lifestyle? This is a question that many people need to ask themselves before making a move when planning their retirement. When retiring, there are folks who want to cash-out on their current home, downsize and move. Perhaps, they want to move clo...
06/23/2013
I've been on ActiveRain a long time and so has Barbara Todaro. I don't believe I've ever re-blogged one of her posts but this one is so spot on. Barbara Todaro is a long-time listing agent in her market. What she writes about has been what I've been saying to listing agents for almost 15 year...
06/23/2013
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Tales From the Listing Sheet The listing sheet is some of the best real estate reading I can do on behalf of my buyer clients. Because they don't see the "agent version" of the listing sheet, and the private remarks, it really does matter to my clients that I pay attention to what listing agent...
06/21/2013
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Random Mussings . . . Muss is Musing . . .????? For some reason I wanted to write a post, but had no idea what to write about. So here goes . . . I've had the hiccups for the last 10 minutes, my shoulder hurts, and my dog is snoring. The shoulder was diagnosed with a "sprain" and I believe I sp...
06/19/2013
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Calling all dog lovers . . . little BooBoo needs a new home. Look at that face, what a HONEY BooBoo . . . I wish I could be of some use to our dear friend Tammy Lankford's posting. Unfotunately, this is the best I can do to help. If you know someone near Tammy's area that would love to provid...
06/19/2013
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