RECENT BLOG POSTS
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I've recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the s...
05/29/2011
  Topanga Days is an annual event high in the canyons of Topanga Canyon, CA and is arguably the last bastion of hippie-dom in Los Angeles. On a 12-acre parcel, south of Mulholland Dr. on Topanga Canyon Rd. is the Topanga Canyon Community House, which has been hosting the Memorial weekend event si...
05/27/2011
Choosing Your In-Laws, Brother's, Half sister's, cousin for your realtor is REALLY not a good idea if they are not ready, willing and able to serve your special real estate needs.  SERIOUSLY!!!  I've recently come across a few posts that got me to thinking about the way that some buyers and selle...
05/25/2011
  Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I've recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the...
05/22/2011
Right now, there are dozens of properties in Simi Valley that are eligible for down payment assistance (dpa).  Many of these properties are not REO's or short sales but actual equity sales with really motivated sellers and are NOT like all the other run-down, dilapidated dumps you've been seeing,...
05/21/2011
I recently came across Are REOs real comparables? by Orlando Masis and before that it was Appraisals: Behind the Scenes in the Appraisal Wars by Kathy Godin.  Both of these posts were about REO properties being used to value equity sales.  While Orlando, who is an appraiser, was resolved to using...
05/19/2011
Well, this week there were so many really great posts here in the rain by some of my fave bloggers as well as some newbie bloggers that I've recently come across.  First and foremost, I just want to give a shout out to my fellow rainers for their gold star features that I was happy to "call the s...
05/15/2011
As a devoted and dedicated dog mama, I find it atrocious that people would treat their beloved fur babies in this way.  Every summer, I hear stories of how people have left their pets in a hot car and now it's people exercising their dogs to death.  This is just atrocious and it absolutely breaks...
05/14/2011
I recently came across What do you mean, you need a letter from my Lender? by Tish Lloyd and it reminded me of some of the referrals I'm getting lately as well as some of the prospects that are contacting me.  Tish blogs about the "old days" and what Realtors used to do back then.  It reminded me...
05/14/2011
Businessweek came out a list of the 25 Toughest Cities for Renters.  By that, they mean the top 25 cities that have the lowest affordability for renters.  These are cities where average rents are rising, real income is stagnating or, in some cases, falling and where the supply of affordable housi...
05/11/2011