Kirk Mulhearn's (kirkmulhearn) Blog

Long Beach, Ca.  The big debate in Congress right now is not whether to raise loan limits for fannie mae/freddie mac but how much to raise them.  You see if the new bill passes, the new loan limit will be for 125% of the median sales price in a community.  For example, In Orange County, Californi...

Long Beach, Ca.   For years it has almost been impossible to find an investment property in the Golden State of California that is has a positive cash flow; that is, after a reasonable down payment, getting  more money from the difference of your gross collected rents minus management and utiliti...

Long Beach, Ca.  Just following up to the recent announcement that the owners of Activerain raised over two million dollars for the purposes of improving the site...First of all, I have watched this network grow by almost 18000 users since last September when I joined.  Truly, this site hits a ch...

Long Beach, Ca.  During the quarterly breakfast meeting on Wednesday, January 23rd, at Mulhearn Realtors, the keynote speaker, Alexis Bolin discussed smart home selling techniques that apply to our current market conditions."Serious people are selling their homes.  Unrealistic sellers who have gr...

Long Beach, Ca.  In review of the recent article, "An In-House Edge, The Benefits of one-stop shopping," by Virginia Cook in Realtor magazine: it is safe to conclude that if your real estate company has an in-house lender that it may actually save you thousands of dollars and secure the transacti...

        Long Beach, Ca.  Look out for continued corrections in the real estate market place this year.  This reinforces the fact that if you are qualified to purchase that this is really an excellent time to buy real estate.  Never before are sellers willing to give so many concessions to buyers ...

6th VerseThe Spirit that never diesis called the mysterious feminine.Although she becomes the whole universe,her immaculate purity is never lost.although she assumes countless forms,her true identity remains intact. The gateway to the mysterious femaleis called the root of creation. Listen to her...

 Look To This DayLook to this day.For it is life, The very Life of Life.In its brief course lie all. The realities and verities of existence, The bliss of growth,The splendor of action,The glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream,And tomorrow is only a vision,But today, well lived,Makes every...

Long Beach, Ca.  The market is like the wild.  Only the fittest survive to fight and live another day.  Not to take away from the efforts or history of any great company; the fact is, everyday we are vulnerable and responsible for every decision we make whether it is corporate or personal.  The f...

5th VerseHeaven and earth are impartial;they see 10,000 things as straw dogs.The sage is not sentimental;he treats all his people as straw dogs. The sage is like heaven and earth:To him none are especially dear,nor is there anyone he disfavors.He gives and gives, without condition,offering his tr...