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2013
Yes, we are all facing tough economic times but if your choice is to run away, stick your head in the sand and just wait it out, when you do decide to face the future, you may find it left you buried right where you were hiding. There are endless quotes and cliches telling you ‘When the going get...
01/18/2013
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My father and his wife are getting up in years. There is talk about an over 75 community or even assisted living, neither which, my father (Freeze-pop) Is NOT to keen on. About 2 years ago we were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elder...
01/17/2013
We have LIVED our home for 16 years. We raised our kids there. They are all grown up and have moved out. We are contemplating moving in 3-5 years, and I'm thinking why should the buyers get all the new stuff? I know we have certain cracks in the Stucco and water leaks that have appeared over the ...
01/16/2013
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My father, (FreezPop), The Grandfather of Family Abstract age 86, and his soon to be wife, age 82, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore.. FreezPop suggests they go in. FreezPop: "Are you the owner?" ...
01/15/2013
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I recently had the awesome opportunity to take a week off from Family Abstract (thank you to my staff and my Partner) and visit my son in South Lake Tahoe. At Family Abstract, we have done settlements in Coffee shops, I am sure you have all met buyers and sellers in coffee shops, but I have not s...
01/08/2013
Gene asks a great question, "What is Acceptable and Unacceptable to an Underwriter. Gene not only gave us a Hansel and Gretel opening but his following was absolutely re blog worthy. With the daily Tsunami and Typhoon, what used to be called "Ebb and Flow" of changes that are occurring in the m...
01/07/2013
I write this post in honor of Roger Mucci, One of The All Time Good Guys here at Active Rain. I found out this morning, he is going in for his 2 year Colonoscopy check up. First off, we wish him all the best, may the tube be thin and the Polyps non-existent. I shared with Roger, privately the ...
01/07/2013
Are all improvements a good investment? That would depend on your own definition of investment. We make financial investments but we also make investments in our happiness. What is the price of the calming waterfall, how much is the value of a Lilly Pad or a piece of drift wood? What starts o...
01/03/2013
More often, consumers and real estate professionals alike are unaware of how much work has been avoided - and how many basic "acceptable practices" have been ignored in order to issue their final title insurance policies. In California (as in many states), the big title companies continue to ille...
01/03/2013
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I had a boss that was always in a good mood. Every day he came to work with a big smile on his face and always replied with tons of energy "I am fantastic!" when asked the question; "How are you doing?" He also always found something on which to compliment people - like how they looked or the wor...
01/01/2013
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