I received a disturbing call from an old friend this week that got my wife, who is a registered nurse, and myself talking about lifestyle choices that negatively affect each and everyone one of us, putting a strain on our family, friends and communities. My friend called me from the hospital afte
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04/24/2010
As one of only two certified HUD listing brokerages in San Diego County, we receive daily calls from homebuyers and investors a like. During the first 10 days a HUD (Housing and Urban Development) property hits the market, it is open for owner occupied bids only. If no bid is found to be accept
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04/22/2010
Being of analytical mind and in constant search of statistical information regarding our industry, I've begun a series of first quater market reports for 2010. This report reflects the Active, Pending and Solds of bank owned properties in San Diego County (per the MLS) in excess of a million d
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04/16/2010
The following report covers all North San Diego County REO (bank owned) activity for the first quarter 2010 representing the cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Cardiff, Solana Beach & Del Mar, by zip codes as reported by the MLS: Cardiff 92007 - 1 Active, 0 Pending, 2 Solds Carlsbad 92008-92011 - 19
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04/13/2010
Okay, so you're scheduled to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Home Seller for a listing appointment. But, before you do, you do your "homework" by pulling comps from the MLS, checking the tax records, getting a property profile from Title, and, you physically inspect the Actives, Pendings and Solds in the
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04/08/2010
Do you find it difficult to work on the MLS using a Mac? I've tried two programs Citrix and Virtual Machine. While Citrix works, it doesn't play well with other programs. I found this out while trying to capture photos from a listing. First of all, there's no right clicking with Mac. Secondl
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04/06/2010
Address: 1494 Union Street #1008, SAN DIEGO CA 92101 (San Diego county) Price: $430,000 As-Is Value: $430,000 Appraisal Date: 02/28/2010 Bed/Bath: 1/1.5 Sqft: 1,131 Year: 2007 FHA Financing: Insured (IN) 203K Eligible: Yes List Date: 03/19/2010 Bid Deadline: 03/28/2010 at 23:59:59 PST Priority:
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03/28/2010
TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE WITH TWO STORIES, BUILT IN '07, SECURE BUILDING IN LITTLE ITALY. HUD FORECLOSURES OPEN FOR OWNER OCCUPANT BIDDING STARTING AT $430,000. THIS PROPERTY HAS INCREDIBLE BAY AND CITY VIEW, PATIO, GOURMET KITCHEN WITH GRANIT, HARDWOOD FLOORS, IN DOOR LAUNDRY, HUGE WALK-IN CLOSET,
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03/23/2010
AWESOME! The eagerly awaited "unofficial" opening occurred last night for the EAST VILLAGE ASIAN DINER, located between E & F Street at 628 S. Coast Hwy 101 right next door to HONEYS BISTRO & BAKERY, absolutely one of our favorite breakfast/lunch restaurants in the village. While they were still
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03/20/2010
If you would like to see what one retired Real Estate Broker is doing with his time in San Marcos, Ca, how about a live webcam watching owls hatch? Seriously, this has gone totally viral! It's on the news, and is being viewed by thousands of people who are glued to their computer screens watchi
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03/19/2010