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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 th...
05/08/2011
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As an MLO here in Los Angeles & Ventura counties, I see so many buyers make the mistake of thinking that by using the listing agent they will get a better deal (lower sales price) on the property they want to purchase. Based on my professional experience with my own borrowers who have made this...
05/07/2011
Working with several travel experts, Forbes has pulled together a list of some of America's Prettiest Towns. Besides being just absolutely enchanting, the towns making the list of Forbes Most Prettiest Towns had to offer not only aesthetic beauty but they also had to have enjoyable activities a...
05/06/2011
WELL IT'S ABOUT &*%# TIME!!! Today, the city of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit asking a judge to fine Deutsche Bank hundreds of millions of dollars and issue an injunction forcing the bank to clean up the more than 2,000 foreclosed properties it owns in Los Angeles. The City Attorneys office st...
05/04/2011
I subscribe to the daily webcasts of Think Big, Work Small (TBWS), which is hosted by these two guys, Brian Stevens & Frank Garay. TBWS was founded a couple of years ago by a bunch of real estate and mortgage people who wanted to teach others in the business how to work smarter to grow their bus...
05/03/2011
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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,...
05/02/2011
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...
05/01/2011
I recently came across, Waging War . . . Real Estate Deals Where No One Wins! by Carla Muss-Jacobs. Carla describes some of her more recent transactions as "war-like" and her buyers as having the propensity of "ripping the sellers' flesh off". It kind of reminded me of my own market but not exa...
04/26/2011
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 ...
04/24/2011
I love lists! I'm absolutely fascinated by them. If it's on a list, I love reading it. I especially love Forbes picture lists like this most recent one, Cities With the Biggest Home Price Discounts. Forbes created a list of the 10 U.S. cities with the biggest home price discounts. They compil...
04/23/2011