Category Archives: Random Stuff

HUD and US Panel change course on Chinese Drywall

For more than a year, two federal agencies have urged homeowners with Chinese drywall to replace all electrical wiring when fixing their homes. Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development altered … Continue reading

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Are you having difficulty achieving your goals? Here are 5 common mistakes

If you’re like most professionals, you’re probably very skilled at setting goals–but not quite so adept at achieving them. With the best of intentions, we make New Year’s resolutions, vowing to lose weight, exercise more, or get organized. And by … Continue reading

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Tips to Clean Up After Your Pet(s)

Animal antics As much as we love our household pets, they can create cleaning headaches. Between muddy paws, fur on upholstered furniture, odors and occasional accidents, we could spend quite a bit of time cleaning up after our furry friends. … Continue reading

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7 Ways to Generate Leads and Make Money Using Facebook

So this in not really about the current state of the real estate market, but we would like to offer all of our clients, family and friends that are business owners or would be business owners, a chance to learn … Continue reading

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Do you have a small room?

10 Ways to Make a Small Room Look Larger Most people have one: that room in the house that they wish was just a little larger. What many don’t realize is that with a little work and some TLC, they … Continue reading

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Inside Track on Black Friday….

So we are counting the hours until Black Friday arrives….  will you be venturing out for any of the great deals to be had? We put together a little Inside Track on how to deal with Black Friday! Hope it … Continue reading

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My Bill is How Much?????

As mortgage interest rates go down to historical lows, it sure seems like the price of everything else is going up. Are we wrong? With Halloween behind us and The Season of Gift Giving moving in fast, is the only … Continue reading

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Scam alert for Los Angeles County… they are at it again…

We first alerted you to the Property Tax Assessment letter in February of this year. The company was called Property Tax Reassessment and for a fee of $179, they would on your behalf, file paperwork with the LA County Tax … Continue reading

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New Area Code Overlay Approved for 818 Area Code

Here is the “411” on the new area code for the 818 area and how it will affect us: The 818 area code is running out of numbers so to ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers in the 818 … Continue reading

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So, you think you want to know more about me…..

Fair enough. I have had a number of people tell me that I should not just blog about Real Estate; I should broaden the scope of my posts and give you a glimpse into the things that I find interesting … Continue reading

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