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Picture this. Earlier in the week, the sun is shining and the air is crisp. You decide to do a Open House. You advertise, you let people know, you prepare for the open house. Fast forward to the day of the Open House. It is raining. What do you do? On the best of days, it is challenging for m...
12/13/2009
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I grew up in San Francisco, CA where the locals think that 70 degrees is hot. And in San Francisco, it IS! But I no longer live in San Francisco. I live in the East Bay area where for the last week or so, it has been over 100 degrees. Thank God for air conditioning and double paned windows! I...
07/19/2009
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I should have been a boy scout because I like to be prepared for different situations. However, I don't like the outdoors, so I'll stick with being a Realtor. :) I'm doing a mental inventory of things that are in my car/trunk that have come in handy to me as I go about my business. 1) Febreeze...
07/19/2009
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On July 9th, I had the opportunity to listen to Joyce Cooling and her band. This free concert was held in downtown Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza. More specifically, it was in the parking lot of Stanford's Restaurant. The parking lot was packed. Some were able to get a seat, others brought law...
07/10/2009
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I read an article in the Contra Costa Times Online in the beginning of June about an elderly lady that couldn't get out of her bathtub for days. She survived by keeping the water warm and drinking out of a rubber duck with a hole in it. She is close to her family and is very active and no one f...
06/21/2009
I wonder if I am alone in procrastinating to update my key. So many electronics in my purse...mp3 player, gps, blackberry, additional cell phone and lockbox key. This is not to mention the number of cords running out of my computer and desk area to keep said items charged! Therefore, the key ge...
04/30/2009
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On May 14, 2009, Keller Williams agents across the US and Canada will donate time to their communities in honor of our Vice Chairman, Mo Anderson who founded KW Cares. R - Renew E - Energize D - Donate Stay tuned for what Keller Williams Realty East Bay based in Walnut Creek has planned. In the m...
04/18/2009
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I was browsing through my MLS and saw a property that a client of mine might be interested in. When I looked at the CSO, it was 2.25%!? The average in my area for short sales is 2.5%. This one is an REO. Curious about how other agents handle these. Thanks.
04/17/2009
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This afternoon I was in an older area of Concord, CA. I was sitting in the dining room of a sweet elderly couple. I looked around the paneled living room and realized that the door was of the same paneling as the rest of the room! The only way you could tell it was a door to get out of the roo...
04/10/2009
How often do you ask a person "Do you know anyone that is looking to buy/sell a home RIGHT NOW?" With the number of people that are underwater or close to being underwater in their homes and not knowing that there are options available to them, is the better question to ask "Do you know anyone th...
03/07/2009