We made it with the persistence and patience of Carol Williams and Kathy Streib! As I noted in the Q&A, Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten 🍌🍌🍌, it is time to open the Point Store so we can send Carol and Kathy on an all-expense-paid vacation to a destination of their choice for their Herculean efforts in getting the Zoom link to WORK and their efforts to get the WORD out so people could join. When I spoke about the need for patience with AI today on the call ... I would not have gone the distance Kathy and Carol did to make it happen. Ladies, I bow down to you.  Well Done! The roundtable discussion flowed well. Thank you, Moderator, Eileen Burns. Each attendee was asked to share what marketing plans they have for Q1 2026.  The retired attendees were asked what fun things they have planned.   *... 11/11/2025

I am profoundly thankful for my clients. While there are many clients I am thankful for, I want to highlight these clients this week because this morning I received an email that read:“Hi Kathleen, I hope your neck is feeling better and you got new medicine or therapy to help. I am cooking Thanksgiving and would like you to come. It may just be us and [blank] and the babies because [blank] has to work. Maybe her in-laws, too. We hope you can come. SS” *********************I met these amazing people over twenty years ago. It was back in the day when I mailed marketing pieces to a geographical farm. I’ve completed several transactions with them over the years, as well as referring them to an ActiveRain agent when they wanted to sell an income property in another state. They are always so ... 11/15/2025

Celebrate Small Business Saturday in Carlsbad Village ~ November 29, 2025 ~ The holiday shopping season is approaching fast - it seems to arrive earlier every year, doesn’t it? Halloween is now a distant memory, and the Thanksgiving holiday is less than 2 weeks away. This means the 16th annual Small Business Saturday in Carlsbad Village will be here before you know it. The first Saturday following Thanksgiving is the traditional day to support small businesses throughout the US. And there are certainly plentiful opportunities in Carlsbad Village to #shopsmall. Plenty of residents and visitors already support small businesses in Carlsbad but this is a special opportunity! And with the holiday shopping season upon us, that’s good news for shoppers. Mark your calendar to #ShopSmall in Carl... 11/14/2025

What’s the Value of My Vista Home? Vista Home Sales for September 2025 Vista is inland in North San Diego County, bordering Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Marcos. Vista offers a variety of housing opportunities, including tract home neighborhoods (gated and ungated), custom homes, condos and townhomes, rental complexes, and a number of 55+ communities.You will also find homes with large lots in rural areas, and in the hills, in some cases offering beautiful views. There are mixed use and agricultural areas in Vista as well. Downtown Vista continues to grow and change, with multiple dining and shopping opportunities and services.  Major commuting routes (e.g., the 15 and 78 freeways) are easily accessible. The Vista Farmers Market is the longest running farmers market in San Diego, establis... 11/13/2025