Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
Tips, tricks, ideas, and suggestions for buying and selling, marketing, home maintenance and safety, and much more.
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2008
Even though the Seller's Transfer Disclosure Statement rarely has anything of value on it, there are those times when the cracked slab or the roof leak actually are disclosed. Consequently, I'm not sure I will ever fully understand why banks and landlords who have never lived in the property ar...
10/30/2008
I visit several sites dedicated to history to see what happened in the past, and if it interests me, I'll do some research on it. Today I found out that: In 1534, King Henry VIII was made head of the Church of England. "I'm Henry the VII," Herman's HermitsThe Church of England is why our countr...
10/30/2008
So Russel and I drove to Laguna Beach yesterday to buy our wedding rings at Jewelry by Poncé, only to find out that Jewelry by Poncé, notwithstanding the address and phone number on their web site, had moved to Portland, Oregon. We had already shopped their tremendous online selection, and just...
10/29/2008
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I find it interesting when reading through our weekly San Diego Reader that certain things seem to have picked up in this economy. Obviously the home rental market has picked up due to all the people who have lost their homes to foreclosure and had to move. I suspect they didn't just buy anothe...
10/29/2008
This morning when I was ready to leave the house, I saw that the front left tire was flat (always check all four tires before you get in the car; it just requires a couple of seconds). AAA came out to put on the spare (I don't do that kind of work), and I dropped the tire off at Discount Tire...
10/29/2008
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"Love Makes the World Go Around," Hollies, 1974 Announcing the marriage ofJames Louis Frimmer & Russel Ray both members of the ActiveRain Community of Real Estate Professionals Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008Time: 2:30 p.m.Place: County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 273, ...
10/27/2008
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With the financial industry in crisis, some would say ruins, it's only a matter of time before it affects us on an everyday level, and that means that many of our pets will be turned out in preference for actual human beings. It doesn't have to be so. Here are some ways to save money on pet car...
10/25/2008
I just finished reading a lengthy interview with Antonin Scalia, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Personally, I don't think much of Scalia, but I did find three points that I heartily agree with, and this is why I often read views opposing my own correct points of view (...
10/25/2008
For the movie buffs amongst us, there are three classic Alfred Hitchcock movies are being reissued this month: Rear Window (1954)--Starring James Stewart, Grace Kelly, and Raymond Burr. I think only Alfred Hitchcock could make a movie where virtually everything takes place in an apartment. Vert...
10/25/2008
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In my previous job with Borders Books and Music, I used Excel to do a lot of analysis, yet when I started as a Realtor in September 2005, I had "Analysis Paralysis." I guess it was because I always had an Excel spreadsheet set up for me. Fortunately, my Partner, Russel, is not only a home inspe...
10/25/2008
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist