John M. Scott's Blog

The real rain - the wet kind. You don't understand, it isn't supposed to be raining in San Francisco in May. And rain is forcast for four out of five days coming up! My umbrella broke 2 weeks ago - I thought I wouldn't have to get a new one until November. I hope they sell them in the West Portal...

As Memorial Day 2011 comes to a close, I have these thoughts. I just watched the 2nd episode of America: The Story of US. In 1789 America finally won the War of Independence against the British, with George Washington inagurated as the 1st President of the United States. It was the only time in h...

I've been thinking about taking a hike up to Mt. Davidson again. I used to take my dogs up there a lot, but they've gotten older and so have I! Five years since I've done it. So today I started out. Before long I was breathing heavily, and my heart sounded in my ears like a locomotive. But I fina...

It's been a relaxing day, after driving the new car to Daly City for a few BPOs. Got the hang of the new car - it's 20 inches longer than the one that was stolen. But I still have a grudge against the as***le thief. Nevermind, my chow chows are good company. Rico, the oldest at 12 years. I've com...

I seem to have writer's block. Ever since my last blog entry BLIND ALLEGIANCE, I can't seem to concentrate on a new entry. You see I mentioned about the stolen car in that last entry and I can't get beyond it without writing another entry about it. My outside blog is titled "My Life as a San Fran...

Did you see that a new book "Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years" by former Palin insider Frank Bailey is about to be released? They call it a scathing tell-all. It is apparently based on emails that Palin sent to Bailey over the years. My personal opinion of Sarah P...

I listed a home in Oakland's Maxwell Park on Feb. 28, 2011. It was under contract in 6 days and closed on April 1st. And it sold at the high end of the market. Two reasons: 1. Debra and Jeff of Community Real Estate Investments did an excellent job of renovating, all the way from foundation repai...

To make a long story short - a continuation from my earlier blog A Day in the Life....Ended on the 50th Floor in San Francisco In order to have final preapproval for a loan to purchase that 50th floor 2BR, my clients needed to finalize their discussions with Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank - now know...

Day 2 of searching for the perfect condo in San Francisco - one with water views, easy access to MUNI light rail, walk to the grocery store, and walk to Union Square in 20 minutes. We started at the Beacon on King Street. The realtor's assistant David showed us two well appointed and organized 2 ...

Friday I made an appt for my clients / friends from Shanghai to see a condo / townhouse in San Francisco's Mission Bay. I called in early afternoon, and the Realtor was good enough to set one for 5pm. My clients and i started out in West Portal because they really liked the access to shopping and...