AGENTS: YOU’RE IN BUSINESS BY YOURSELF, NOT FOR YOUR SELF!

October 14, 2010
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Self-Employed in Name Only For years now, real estate schools and brokers have been blowing smoke up the real estate agent’s rear. They tell you from the day you sign up for pre-licensing classes that one of the greatest things about being an agent is that you are your own boss. You’re self-employed! You’re free [...]

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ANTELOPE VALLEY FIREWORKS 2010 – JULY 4TH FIREWORKS IN PALMDALE AND LANCASTER

June 29, 2010
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Looking for places to watch Fourth of July fireworks in the Antelope Valley area? Well, to celebrate Independence Day 2010 you’ll have two chances!

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TRUST BUT VERIFY … REGURGITATING BAD INFORMATION CAN GET YOU SUED!

June 17, 2010
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It seems as though there are fewer and fewer places that one can get news that is accurate. Even what were the most reputable sources seem to have fired their fact-checking departments. The worst part of this is that, since the advent of social media, everyone is quick to spread information and before long the [...]

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CA FIRST-TIME BUYER AND NEW-HOME TAX CREDITS STEP IN TO FILL THE VOID

April 21, 2010
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As buyers who have been sitting on the fence or were not able to get an offer accepted in this hot REO market here in the Lancaster / Palmdale area are watching the clock run down on the Federal First-Time Home Buyer tax credit, the State of California has stepped in to fill the gap.

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BIG-BOX BROKERAGE

March 26, 2010
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There has been a lot of discussion on various real estate blogs regarding the relevence of the real estate brokerage as we know it. I have personally commented on these blogs but felt it was time to throw my own post out there and try to get all of my thoughts onto one page.

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