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2011
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This is for all of you "newbies" on Active Rain. Unless you have had your head buried in the sand, you have probably noticed there are quite a few characters and practical jokers here on Active Rain. Tomorrow is April 1st ... April fools day. Undoubtedly you will be reading blog posts that will ...
03/31/2011
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Last year I wrote a post called Looking Past The Trash To Find The Treasure. It had to do with a bank owned property I was assigned to that was filled with trash. Go there and check it out if you want to see the photos prior to the trash-out. I sold this property for $235,000 in October. Today,...
03/31/2011
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Yesterday I needed to run to Costco for some batteries, a soda and a dog before doing my agent visual for a house I'm selling. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, we (California agents) have to go completely around and through a house and state everything we observe. Stains on...
03/30/2011
You know how it is when you stumble onto something that is FABULOUS? It makes you want to climb to the top of a mountain and announce it to the world. Garza Plumbing is one of those fabulous finds. I met Kerry Garza a couple of years ago when I needed work done on a condo that was owned by a bank...
03/28/2011
An agent called me today to inform me her buyer was a contractor and was interested in making an offer on one of my listings. The question was ... IF that spongy floor (bouncity, bouncity, bounce) is an issue with the lender, will you let my buyer fix it at his expense so the loan will fund? Let ...
03/25/2011
Sonoma County Real Estate Market Report for February 2011 – Single Family Residences Sonoma County, with a population of approximately 475,000 residents is located in Northern California. If you love great wine, you have come to the right place. Wine grapes and dairy products are the two to...
03/25/2011
Sonoma County Real Estate Market Report for February 2011 - Condos Sonoma County is located in Northern California and has approximately 475,000 residents. Sonoma is known for great wine and beautiful vineyards. The Western border offers breath taking views of the Pacific Ocean, a fisherman...
03/25/2011
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Every once in awhile, I get to work with a seller who possesses a GREAT sense of humor. I especially love it when they share their information about the benefits of staging. With a plethora of information on HGTV, everyone is a staging expert ... right? My current staging savvy seller decided to ...
03/23/2011
Santa Rosa Real Estate Market Report for February 2011 Santa Rosa is the largest City in Sonoma County, with a population of approximately 160,000. Santa Rosa is located 55 miles North of San Francisco and 23 miles East of the Pacific Ocean. There was a lot of buyer activity during February...
03/22/2011
Petaluma Real Estate Market Report for February 2011 Petaluma, CA is located 40 miles North of San Francisco and 23 miles East of the Pacific Ocean. Some think of Petaluma as two towns, the West side and the East Side, separated by Highway 101. West Petaluma shares its history of the 1800's...
03/18/2011