Southern California Housing Vibes

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a collage could be an encyclopedia, or an activepedia, if you will. I was rummaging around Activerain a few days ago and found a couple of cool collages.  It may have been a contest promoted by Niki Perekh or one in which he participated.  I'm not sure.   A...

CALIFORNIA SHORT SALESI have a mantra that you'll hear me mention from time to time. Every situation is different and requires an independent evaluation. Perhaps California Short Sales even more so.   Short sale law is in constant flux, and reading the pertinent statutes is a bit like eating a ru...

Whale song is more than funky communication between whales; it can be funk, itself.   In the 70's, we learned that both Whales and Steve Martin were capable of musical composition.   Imagine if whales had their own hysterical version of Martin's "Funky Tut" King Tut.    I'm unsure of Martin's ins...

I'll give you the answer in just a moment.  By then, you may have already guessed the answer.  Let me know how predicable I am. Bookmarking is always a good thing.  Not! I hate a love/hate relationship with bookmarks.   I routinely read blogs with advice I intend to put into practice.   So what's...

Carmen Rodriquez wrote an interesting blog.  She tells the story of a night-shift Walmart worker who holds her head high despite the arduous work and low pay of stocking shelves while the rest of the world sleeps comfortably.     Don't Apologize   In the flash of a conversation, Carmen no longer ...

Realize it or not, dozens of subliminal suggestions affect our moods and decisions on a daily basis, often appealing to our visual sensibilities. We naturally prepare a home for sale with this in mind, but we sometimes fall short.  I'll move beyond basic maintenance and presentation and assume th...

NO MORE NUDE COFFEE! Is a cup of Joe from a naked server too much to ask?   For $5, you could've had the breast best coffee around, but no longer. Police have raided close to 40 coffee shops in Orange County.   The Garden Grove City Council voted unanimously to ban nudity in the city's coffee hou...

A client is drowning.   It's someone who once provided a realtor a nice commission on the purchase of a home they can no longer afford.   Now desperate, their call poses no prospect to make you money, but it's important, just the same.  These are desperate people reaching out. Once someone else's...

Dear Realtor, I'm in love, and you need to know. We've spent many weekends together taking leisurely drives, idly chatting in the bedroom-many bedrooms, actually-and we've ping-ponged enough texts to render a tennis umpire cross-eyed. You've come to understand me like no other Realtor.    I need ...

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