Jim's blog about Mission Valley and San Diego
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2009
I found this helpful post over at Kristi DeFazio's blog. Kristi is from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Thanks, Kristi. Even though I specialize in condo living in about 40 condo complexes in San Diego's Mission Valley, condos have neighbors, too, and the proximity of everyone to each other might be...
01/20/2009
I found this useful post over at Sheree Wilkerson's blog. Sheree is from Wichita, Kansas. Thanks, Sheree! The type of foreclosure that we work with seems to be becoming more important by the hour here in the San Diego area if the questions I get from my Clients is any indication, not to mention ...
01/20/2009
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My marketing guru pointed me to this helpful post by Julie Staradumsky of Hammonton, New Jersey. Putting all this stuff in a useful format someplace on the Internet has been on my list of things to do for quite some time, so I'll have to thank Julie for doing it for me. Thanks, Julie! HUD Ne...
01/20/2009
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For the last year I've been performing with a chamber music group comprised of a pianist (me!), a mezzo-soprano, and a narrator. We had our last of five "Rachmaninoff -- Letters and Notes" concerts today. We were at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, a beautiful facility in a beautiful setting: ...
01/18/2009
Tammy Lankford of Eatonton, Georgia, found a Purina web site where we can get coupons for pet food and have Purina donate money -- $$$$$ -- to our local animal shelters. Thanks, Tammy.In the past year my husband adopted a puppy from our local shelter. I was and have always been a "cat" lover. B...
01/18/2009
Notwithstanding the fact that I've had cats all my life, I stilI don't speak Cat. So I really like trying to figure out what Zoey the Cool Cat might be saying through her various meows and actions. A couple of weeks ago, Parade magazine ran an article by Cesar Millan titled "The Dog Whisperer: W...
01/17/2009
Have you ever sent an email with the wrong information to the right person and immediately wished you could get it back? How about sending the right information to the wrong person? Well today I finally did it. I sent some confidentail information about my Client to the wrong email address. The ...
01/16/2009
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My marketing guru and I contribute to, and work with, a lot of charities, as well as doing cause marketing, so I'm always looking for good causes. This one comes to use from Jim and Maria Hart in Charleston, California. Thanks. I just came across a website called Modest Needs. They are a not for...
01/13/2009
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Trey Thurmond of College Station, Texas, wrote this direct and to the point post. Oh if I had a nickle for every time I wanted to preview a property or take a Client to a property only to find out that it was just too difficult to show and now worth our time to jump through all the hurdles.There ...
01/13/2009
I have to heartily agree with this post by Eric Lowery of Cumming, Georgia. It's not hard to find buyers or sellers if one actually talks to people and brings up the subject of real estate. We're in a communications industry. Let's communicate!From Jared Christiansen per my 9 Steps for a Slam-Dun...
01/13/2009
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Jim Frimmer
Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist