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Bike paths could improve the value of San Luis Obispo homes... "What a profound thought!" I quietly said to myself as I read a copy of the Spoken Wheel, a local publication produced by the SLO County Bicycle Coalition. As I read the Executive Director's column this afternoon I was enjoying the fa...
07/28/2011
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How do I get access to the Multiple Listing Service? It's a question I hear on a daily basis and a well warranted one at that. In today's market and with the advancement of Internet technology many people want to skip the awkward conversation with a real estate agent just to gain access to see a ...
07/18/2011
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Your two biggest allies in buying your first home are without a doubt your lender and a good REALTOR®. Your choice of who you work with on this deal is very important right from the get go because you are about to trust what is probably your biggest life decision, up to this point, with them. A r...
06/18/2011
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Prequaification for a home loan When you are looking to buy your first home you may or may not have had a discussion about finances with a lender. If you have had a meeting with a lender good for you, hopefully your lender provided you with a prequalification letter so that you have an idea of ho...
06/13/2011
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After you find your agent. This post is a brief overview of what to expect in the home buying process after you have identified your Realtor® to better prepare you as to what to expect of your agent and what will be expected of you. Keep in mind it is brief and there will be many different cases ...
06/12/2011
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Reading RIS Media's blog is a daily pleasure of mine. Today in their rss feed they posted an article pertaining to home ownership as a necessary component of the American Dream, siting it as not only a part of the dream but a CORE part of it. I personally question whether or not people still cons...
06/10/2011
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Concerts in the Plaza is presented every year by the San Luis Obispo Downtown Association as a free concert for the public in the historic Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. “The Mission”, as it is commonly referred to, was built in 1772 by Spanish Missionaries and local Chumash Indians and is on...
06/09/2011
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San Luis Obispo Icons As I start writing this blog I am surrounded by the resonance of mission bells from Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, to my right is a scenery of trees, birds, the mission and of course the meandering San Luis Creek. As a 25 year local of San Luis Obispo some of my earliest...
05/20/2011
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It's been a hectic month between work, fund raising for my local Rotaract club, boards etc etc. Sure, that's a lousy excuse for ignoring my blog but I haven't truly forgot about the rain, I just needed to step inside to work on some house keeping issues (new site coming soon!) At any rate, I want...
05/18/2011
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When choosing to buy your first home in San Luis Obispo County there are many considerations in regard to which neighborhood you set your sights on, here are 5 ideas to get you started. 1. How important are the trees? In an ecological sense trees are extremely important but how important is it ...
03/25/2011