The Barefoot Realtor

Things To Do In La Verne, CA Okay, so I may have moved a few towns away from La Verne, CA, but I am constantly running over there.  Whether it be for a networking event (yes, I am entrenched) or to show houses, I am always driving back.   I get all kinds of emails from the merchants, and contacts...

My New and Improved Facebook Fan Page Okay, so I finally decided to get my IMSD (Internet Marketing Specialist Designation)... and have learned a whole bunch in just a couple of weeks. From my Facebook personal page, I have been posting everything under the sun, including real estate postings.  A...

This Girl May Run The World Someday - What About You? or What Truly Matters to You? Okay, so I was watching a posted video on Facebook this morning by a group(?) called Things That Matter.  You know me, I'm all about the things that truly matter. The title of the posting was called, "I never met ...

St Patrick's Day - Let's Think About Green Loans Okay, so everyone knows about the 203K loans, right?  The loans where you roll a few "remodel" fees into the loan itself.  The issue with these loans is that you get a higher percentage rate. So let me tell you about so-called "Green loans". Green ...

St Patrick's Day Weekend 2013- Things to Do Around the 210 Corridor Okay, so here are some things to do this St Patrick's Day Weekend in and around the 210 corridor in Southern California.  I know not everyone is into St Patrick's Day, so there is a vast variety of activities all around the area....

Forbes Says: 45% Cheaper to Buy Than Rent Okay, so I was reading AGAIN!  I know you are all just surprised and shocked.  But this Forbes Article was really worth the read. It explains how Trulia's Chief Economist, Jed Kolko calculated his findings.  It even has calculations for Los Angeles and ot...

Millions Could be Helped By New Credit Score Okay, so I was reading yet ANOTHER article in CNN Money News.  It was talking about the new credit score coming which will be called by the nameVANTAGESCORE 3.0. This new credit scoring system will help with many things.  Two of them stood out in my mi...

Mark Your Calendars!  Inland Empire Meetup - Rancho Cucamonga, CA Hey everyone, we will finally be having a more local meetup in our Inland Empire area.  I, for one, am totally excited not to have to drive to Los Angeles or Irvine, although meeting some of our AR community is worth it.  I persona...

Another California Earthquake Okay, so we had yet another California earthqake today.  It was about 50 miles southeast of my area.  Usually we can feel these quakes, but today, I got NADA, nothing, ziltch.  (Ziltch is a really fun game, by the way.) A lot of people are scared away from California...

This just about says it all!  WOOHOO!  Real Estate is coming back, which, in turn, will boost the economy.  This is exciting news, folks.  So if you are looking to BUY or SELL your home,NOW would be the time. You're Getting Good at This For the second year in a row, the ActiveRain community has p...