San Jose Homes for Sale

This home in Blossom Valley San Jose is among the most well-cared-for homes in my neighborhood.  We see the pride in ownership and pride in flying "Old Glory".  California is definitely not Texas so we do not see a lot of flags like this in residential communities.I was born in California. Back i...

In Post 1, What's Your Personal Story by Kathleen Daniels, the experiences I shared in my personal life most definitely influenced my professional life especially in terms of choosing my niche. Or, shall I say, how my niche chose me because of my life experiences. I worked in several law firms as...

This post is an entry in the ActiveRain February 2022 ChallengeWhat's Your Personal Story? I was born in Burlingame, California at Peninsula Hospital, the youngest of six (6) children, thereafter, rendering me the “baby” in the eyes of my five (5) siblings. Being the last-born child played a huge...

In the January 2022 Challenge, things lost to the Internet, we are asked to reflect and write about what we have experienced as the biggest change the internet brought to our business both in the way we do business and the way our clients do business with us.It seems I’ve been around since shortl...

This is my Option 2 post which is to call an AR member we have spoken with before but have not talked with them in 2021 and an entry to the ActiveRain Bells Ringing During the 2021 Holiday Season Challenge hosted by Kathleen Daniels. I placed a call to Beth Atalay on December 8, 2021. Prior to my...

This is my Option 3 post which is to call an AR member we have never spoken with and an entry to the ActiveRain Bells Ringing During the 2021 Holiday Season Challenge hosted by Kathleen Daniels. I placed a call to Mayra Espinosa Realtor San Mateo Pacifica Homes on December 11, 2021. The call went...

Carol Williams and Andrea Bedard challenged the ActiveRain community in the December Challenge: 'Tis the Season for Miracles & Scares to “take a look back and identify the one thing you'd like to scare away or free yourself from, and not bring into the new year with you.”For me, New Year's Eve is...

Carol Williams and Andrea Bedard challenged the ActiveRain community in the December Challenge: 'Tis the Season for Miracles & Scares to “spread some joy and share a Christmas season miracle.”It can be a personal miracle or a professional one, it just must be tied to the holidays in any way we ar...

This December 2021 ActiveRain Holiday Challenge is about phone calls!We offer three (3) ways to play.Option 1:   Call an AR member who has not been active in the Rain for a year or longer. Many of us are connected to AR members who are no longer active in the Rain. This should not be someone you ...

I am thankful for doctors and all medical staff. They are human and as such they make mistakes. I avoid them as much as possible. I do get my annual screenings but even something as simple as that is subject to error. Most recently, after seeing a doctor for the first time she ordered the annal m...