John M. Scott's Blog

Where were You on 09/11/2001? I've tried to avoid writing a post on this subject. There are so many who have, and probably much more eloquently than I ever could. But after watching the day's events of the tenth anniversary on msnbc.com, I think it's a cathartic reaction. THIS HAS TO BE SAID. I w...

Best Buddy Chow Chows I tried really hard to write a Real Estate related post tonight. Yesterday's meet-up in Fremont with other San Francisco Bay Area ActiveRainers was really great - glad I went! I met So many wonderful people - it's nice to meet the person behind the picture behind the blog. T...

Teamwork, at the movies. Another Review! I was bored tonight. No first run shows on any of the networks that I cared about - enough to watch on their internet sites. So I wandered over to Netflix. After browsing thru a bunch of movies, I saw one that caught my eye. Airport 1970. I never even set ...

I was just trying to help one of my agents with HOA disclosure documents this past week. And then this morning came across an article in the San Francisco Business Times. The California legislature has passed, and the Governor has signed a bill preventing gouging of condominium buyers/sellers. Re...

Important Documentation - Just Get it There! Thoughts for the Day - A Day in the Life We have an Indian(Asian) family who have an Accepted offer on an Approved Short Sale home in Tracy, CA. It's about 68 miles from here, but wait, this DOES make sense. Well, it's actually more than a HOME. A 5,00...

Buy a Home in San Francisco's Sunset District What costs more: a home in San Francisco's Sunset District, or a wheelchair ramp in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' chambers? This is absolutely incredible. You want a home in San Francisco. In a decent neighborhood. Well, except for the Fog, ...

S.F. apartment rental scam nets guilty plea I just read this story about a woman, Rachael Marie Smith, who has been running a rental scam in San Francisco. The more people who know about this type of thing, the better. It appears she has been posting Craigslist ads to rent her apartment in the 56...

The August issue of Market Focus Report, issued by the San Francisco Association of Realtors brings encouraging news with the SF Housing market showing strength as pending sales rise. I look forward to a busy September. The following is an excerpt from the report, and focuses on Single Family Hom...

I watched the movie Spring Forward (1999) tonight, on Netflix. It totally surprised me! I highly recommend it. I won't go in to the whole story - you can check that out for yourself if you want. Murph and Paul are the central characters - they work for the Park and Rec dept. of a small town. Murp...

Cube Steaks with Hasty-Tasty SauceThe Good Housekeeping Cookbook 1963 OK, I was just inspired by Karen Burket's Saturday Foodie Post. My partner is vegetarian, and Asian, and I don't cook those types of food well, although I absolutely love them, especially Thai food! So when I cook, it's general...