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2017
Oceanfront Beach House for Sale at 58 Avocet Circle, Pajaro Dunes on Monterey Bay - $1,750,000It was such a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend and I had the pleasure of having several showings at my new listing right there on the ocean. Families were on the beach playing volleyball and having picnics...
05/29/2017
Photoshopping listing photos is tricky in the real estate profession because you don't want to portray the home you are selling as something it is not.It's all about the original photos you take, as for example:1. Take MOOD shots rather than sterile looking ones. Wait for the right lighting.2. If...
05/28/2017
Today, I am going over my long list of what needs to come together for the 24th Annual Carmel Art Festival starting Friday, May 19 and running through May 21. As one of 3 organizers, we are double checking each other right now to make sure everything is ordered, done, etc. Such as:1. Tent, fence,...
05/16/2017
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This is how I remember my mom, the early years:My mom did not have a washer and dryer, she "cooked" our wash in the basement with water heated from a wood stove. The clothes were dried in our back yard.My mom did not have a refrigerator until probably in the 60s.My mom did not have a bank account...
05/13/2017
The hardest thing to do, I believe, is to critique oneself. Why? Well, you think you did such a fabulous job with something, and then realize you could have done so much more. Or you forgot something. Or you didn't take into consideration that others felt they should get credit/recognized as wel...
05/09/2017
Was just reading the contest entry by Barbara Todaro and then wrote a comment that, I realized, really should be the basis for my entry. Here's what I wrote on her blog:Barbara: I totally admire your dedication to your health and fitness. I'm all over the lot, used to go to the gym and thoroughly...
05/07/2017
This is a letter I just wrote to the publisher of the weekly Carmel Pine Cone newspaper, and I hope they print it in its entirety. This "granting" process (a city grant that covers its own use fees) was an arduous process, involving going in front of the City Council several times, and working wi...
05/04/2017
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Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea