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Project Wildlife San Diego-- to the rescue again!   Driving over to my older son’s new condo, we spotted a crow in the right traffic lane...cars were buzzing past him, and we could tell he’d already been hit, but amazingly, he was still standing. In fact, it looked like his feet were glued to the...
05/30/2013
Buyers get ready!  Purchasing a home is NOT like any shopping experience you’ve ever had. And that’s because you’re not really “shopping”, instead you are just one of many participants in a high-stakes, fast-moving, ever-changing supply-and-demand roller-coaster ride. Right now, La Mesa homes an...
05/29/2013
Foreclosure data: If it sounds too good to be true-- it is!   There’s so much information readily available on the internet, and many investors and homebuyers like to conduct their research online. The key thing about data is that you have to know how to interpret it correctly in order for it to...
05/28/2013
  Real Estate Fact of Life: Unless the original builder designed your chosen home just for you, and all the past owners did repairs and upgrades with your exact tastes in mind...every house will need something. And that’s before your home inspector starts sleuthing around!   Even is the home has...
05/27/2013
San Diego and La Mesa homes are selling at a fast clip, with multiple offers on most. Sometimes, if a nice home is still on the market after a few weeks, we are asked: “Why hasn’t this home sold yet?”   So what’s the question behind the question-- are you really asking: “what’s wrong with it” or...
05/26/2013
  10-Point Sales Skills Recharge, courtesy of Fido and Fluffy   There’s nothing quite like a passionate pet person, and when it comes to the folks at animal rescue groups, their powers of persuasion are phenomenal. It all starts with a heartfelt commitment to their cause; because they are so ded...
05/24/2013
I had stopped blogging for over a year, for a variety of reasons. Couldn't seem to force myself back into it, even though I absolutely love to write.   Had to think of something, anything that would make me start up again.  LATTE to the rescue!  New house rules: I MUST blog 5 days a week or I do...
05/23/2013
  I still remember my mother pounding into my head the extreme dangers of public toilet seats...little did her generation know about the bio-threat lurking in the kitchen. Meet the new King of Germs---the Kitchen Sponge, boasting an average square inch bacterial count of over 775 million. But di...
05/21/2013
  We’ve all seen plenty of them...the same granite countertops, the same Home Depot carpeting, the same shades of paint....even here in La Mesa where homes have very diverse styles, walk through a few flips and they all look practically the same.   I predict in about 5 years, a large percentage o...
05/20/2013
Should a buyer remove the appraisal contingency upfront?     In our fast-paced, multiple-offer market, many sellers are now asking buyers to remove their appraisal contingency upfront.  This has happened with 3 of the past 10 offers I’ve written, and has left buyers feeling very exposed.   Intere...
05/19/2013
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