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How to Have Fun at Your Baby’s 1ST Birthday Party Games
How to Have Fun at Your Baby’s 1ST Birthday Party GamesYour baby’s 1st birthday is a milestone, marking the end of his infancy as he transitions into a toddler. Although you may be a bit teary-eyed, his 1st birthday is a time of celebration and happiness. You want him and all his little guests to have a wonderful time, laughing and playing, as…
Top South Bay Relocation Mistakes
Top South Bay Relocation MistakesAs soon as you are offered a great new job or promotion – even if it’s in a new town — your natural response is, “Absolutely, yes!” After all, you landed the opportunity because you are a go-getter — someone who solves problems!Experience teaches that seamless South Bay relocation to (or anywhere)…
Dreaming for a Living?
Dreaming for a Living?Yes dreaming for a living. Sounds stupid? Well no. Every idea, invention, and act begins with a thought. Our dreams are just that thoughts! I am beginning a journey to live my dreams. How do I know that I can accomplish these ambitious goals of mine?Kobe Bryant, Jerry Rice, President Barack Obama, Justin Verrengia,…
Investors Buy South Bay Foreclosed Homes – Sometimes!
Investors Buy South Bay Foreclosed Homes – Sometimes!With the Fed having announced its intention to hold interest rates near 0% until at least mid-2015, even very cautious investors are recognizing that this provides a rare opening. If ever there were a time to start a real estate portfolio, it’s hard to imagine a better one.For…
South Bay Property – What They Have in Common: Budgets, Magnets, & Permits
South Bay Property -What They Have in Common: Budgets, Magnets, & Permits“What doesn’t bankrupt us makes us stronger,” writes Josh Garskof, a serial remodeler and contributing writer and/or editor for Money magazine, “This Old House,” and Martha Stewart Living. South Bay property owners who have attempted a remodel anytime recently…
Building Trust With Your Website Visitors 7 Google Loving Tips
Building Trust With Your Website Visitors 7 Google Loving TipsSEO, Panda, Penguin, Backlinks, and everything else under the sun to try to get visitors to your site and buy. This article is from my friend Adam Short. Very timely advice on how to get more people to buy from you. How do you build trust? How do you get people to take out there…
Tax, Personal Benefits Promote South Bay Vacation Homes
Tax, Personal Benefits Promote South Bay Vacation HomesAccording to the National Association of Realtors®, last year the number of sales for South Bay vacation homes continued to rise following the staggering 64.5% gain in all investment home sales for 2011. The consensus has it that promising statistics are likely to repeat in 2013.Perhaps…
South Bay First Time Buyers Need Advance Planning
South Bay First Time Buyers Need Advance PlanningIt can happen when you least expect it: an opportunity unexpectedly opens up – and you suddenly realize that the time to become a homeowner is here! It may happen when the landlord of the South Bay home you’ve been renting suddenly decides it’s time to sell.Or, during a search for a…
Five Social Media Mistakes That Can Stop Your Content From Going Viral
Five Social Media Mistakes That Can Stop Your Content From Going ViralAll of us want to go viral with our tweets, blogs, videos. We want shares, likes, followers, pins, and more. There are step by step formula’s that can help you expand your business through social media. In fact by clicking here you can learn this stuff right now.Five Social…
Selling a Home? Evaluating Your Rent Vs. Sell Decision
Selling a Home? Evaluating Your Rent Vs. Sell DecisionThe real estate climate forecast for the coming year is partly sunny — and warming up! Yet, with no double-digit appreciation in sight, some who plan on selling a home in the South Bay face the very practical question: is the winter of ’13 the right time to sell?For those who stand…
The Quick Pitch
The Quick PitchK.I.S.S. Keep it short and sweet. You only have seconds maybe even minutes before you lose your prospects, investors, clients, and customers. For example if this paragraph doesn’t get your attention, you are hitting the back button. Here are several tips for closing that dealShort and sweet appeals to investors. When it comes…
Novel Sales Alternative for South Bay Luxury Properties?
Novel Sales Alternative for South Bay Luxury Properties?You could have easily missed it here in the South Bay — an attention-grabbing event that happened just before New Year’s Day.
South Bay REALTOR® Keeps Active During Appraisals
South Bay REALTOR® Keeps Active During AppraisalsIt may be a fundamental element in nearly two-thirds of every residential real estate transaction, yet when you think about buying or selling a South Bay home, it’s not likely to be your major focus. Important though it may be, for most people, the appraisal process seems like a mere formality.…
South Bay Homeowners Ponder Reverse Mortgage Pitches
South Bay Homeowners Ponder Reverse Mortgage PitchesEveryone sees those TV commercials featuring sincere celebrities pitching reverse mortgages. If you are 62 or older, chances are you’re also subjected to glossy mailers (and even DVDs!) that show up in your mailbox at regular intervals.Latest stats show that approximately 83% of baby…
South Bay Real Estate 2013: The Year We Get Off Our Hands
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South Bay Property Owners Banish Winter Blues
South Bay Property Owners Banish Winter BluesAs fall becomes early winter, the crisp air, festive celebrations and holiday spirit do their job of gladdening South Bay hearts. However, after the eggnog bowl disappears — once January rolls around and the holiday decorations go into cartons — it’s common to feel varying degrees of the ‘winter…
Retirees Ask: Rent or Buy a South Bay Home?
Retirees Ask: Rent or Buy a South Bay Home?You don’t have to be on the verge of retirement to begin thinking about the nuts and bolts of your future living arrangements. There is more to it than just adjusting your monthly budget.For many people who are winding up their full-time working lives, a governing decision – one that will affect…
Building Your South Bay New Home
Building Your South Bay New HomeBuilding a South Bay new home exactly the way you’ve always wanted it may not be as unattainable as it might seem. To take the first step toward making any dream home real, you have to see if it’s practical: map out how much building it today would cost.Start by nailing down your size requirement. Think of…
South Bay Foreclosed Homes for Sale Pose Choices
South Bay Foreclosed Homes for Sale Pose ChoicesFor bargain-hunters looking over 2013’s first listings of South Bay foreclosed homes for sale in the South Bay, the opportunities speak for themselves. Throughout the year, the size of that selection varies: the official total of South Bay foreclosed homes for sale for all of 2012 won’t be…
South Bay Properties for Sale High Condo Fees – Not Necessarily Bad News
South Bay Properties for Sale High Condo Fees – Not Necessarily Bad NewsA recent survey finds that among those who are seriously considering buying a condominium in the coming year, nearly a quarter of consider condo fees a key element in their decision. According to the study, participants think HOA fees “feel a lot like paying rent” –…
When a Kitchen Shines, South Bay Real Estate Agents Beam
When a Kitchen Shines, South Bay Real Estate Agents BeamKeeping control of your kitchen is one of the most basic actions you can take to help your real estate agent sell your home. The execution can be simple when it’s approached systematically.South Bay Real Estate Agents Kitchen ControlEspecially during winter, kitchen control can seem…
Resolution vs. Vision (which do you have?)
Resolution vs. Vision (which do you have?)I didn’t have any resolutions this year. In fact I don’t do them. The New Year is nothing but a new year to me. I do have a definite aim though.
South Bay Real Estate Tax Rumor Outlasts Mayan Calendar
South Bay Real Estate Tax Rumor Outlasts Mayan CalendarHaving survived last month’s End of the World, you might think the coast would be clear for a while. But — at least when it comes to South Bay real estate matters — some would have you believe we are face-to-face with another extreme dire threat: the Internet buzz about a (gasp!) huge…
2012 South Bay Home Listings Tell a Tale
2012 South Bay Home Listings Tell a TaleHomeowners who are puzzling over whether to add their property to the South Bay home listings this winter (rather than hold back until spring) have more than just timing to factor into their decision. How their offering will stack up alongside the other home listings is a prime consideration.The…