Mary's Blog

Welcome to my friend, Judi Hartwell.  Judi and I have been friends for over 20 years, each working for the Department of the Navy in Human Resources during another lifetime.  Judi moved to Mississippi over 10 years ago and came back to California after Katrina hit and did major damage to her home...

So you've purchased your new home! Now, for the next challenge: moving. This is a great time to carefully go through your possessions and to dispose of any clothes, furniture and fixtures that you no longer want or need. Donate them to a charity, hold a garage sale - but if you don't want them an...

Mary Aguilar, Realtor | John Saar Properties | 831 372-1598 1454 Marin St., Salinas, CA Cute as a Button, Clean as a Whistle! 3 Bdrm Single Family House offered at $384,000 Year Built Unspecified Sq Footage 1,212 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 6,000...

Lorna Hines, Coach Extraordinaire is offering a class this week in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have never been to one of Lorna's Classes, you are in for a real treat.LISTING & SELLING LISTINGS IN A TRANSITIONAL MARKET   LISTING & SELLING LISTINGS IN A TRANSITIONAL MARKETThursday & Friday ~...

Two years ago I was working for Century 21 in Monterey.  I had a great year, received the Centurian Award, only the 2nd person in the office to do so.  The market was starting to adjust downward, but I didn't think that my business could be affected.I wrote up an offer for a client of mine and pr...

     Here is another interesting article from my MMG Newsletter.  I don't know about you, but I get way too much spam.  Read this......and dont' fall prey to any email scams. Along with the taxman comes an inevitable new breed of scam artists. That's why you need to be on guard--especially for un...

       I send out a monthly e-newsletter to my clients, the MMG Newsletter.  The following is an interesting article that is featured in this month's newsletter.  Interesting and something to think about - I hope you enjoy it! The government's Economic Stimulus Plan has been in the news a lot lat...

A Friendly Lifestyle in Serra Village ....is yours in this charming 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with 2 car garage on a very spacious corner lot.This great home has 2 tastefully remodeled bathrooms, new carpet, new paint (exterior and interior), new dual pane windows, new garage door, new interior and ...

Having just had arthroscopic knee surgery, I am laying here with my laptop wishing I were at an Open House this Sunday.  What does one do as a Realtor when you are forced to stay off your feet for a few days?1. Great time to do blogging - read what's going on out there and review all the listings...

At the end of last year, I was approached by some local Realtors in our community who were starting a business to supplement their income during the down market.  My first reaction was a resounding, NO.  I consider myself a Top Producer (#4 in our company) and I didn't want anything to take my fo...