I'll be out delivering fresh baked pies to my Top 5 Referral Givers for November!

Just another way to thank you for allowing me to serve more good people in the real estate market. (By the way, I work hard to do a good job in taking care of those referrals and I do not take them for granted one bit!)

I received 5 great referrals in two days, and worked with two of those clients this past weekend.

Thank you, and enjoy your pies! What will it be next time?

As you probably know by now, Shade Hotel is the newest hotel in Manhattan Beach located at Metlox Plaza. They offer exceptional customer service and atmosphere. If you haven't been in to visit them yet, please do so!

And if you have guests staying at Shade Hotel this holiday season, you can use the coupon you received in the mail from me earlier this month for a $50 credit at the bar.

Please visit Shade Hotel on the web at www.ShadeHotel.com or call them at 310-698-5555 to schedule meetings, events, or for questions.

It's merrier in the shade.

Just a reminder that property taxes are due and payable by December 10.

Did you know you can pay these taxes online? For more information about this and anything else you want to know about property taxes, visit the user-friendly Tax Assessor's link below.

Okay; now I have seen the show.

Actually I couldn't turn it off once I started watching.

It was quite entertaining, but in a sad way (for the sellers). I found myself asking "How can agents list a home and NOT prepare sellers for what happens when they price the home too high?" The seller gets mad after four weeks on the market when the agent calls for a price reduction.

People! Educating the clients about the process and possible scenarios is our job! Agents do this all the time and we know what to expect. Most of our clients do this a few times in their lives, and few and far between.

We must educate them and help them understand the scenarios for the three different pricing levels (low, mid, high) for market value, and we must advise them how to best situate their home in the market place.

"The Get?" What is that?! I have never heard of that in my 5 years of real estate. Now that I see it, I can't believe that it is used in such a manner...it is more like "Get" for the agents and for"Get" the client's needs. Sheesh. More on this next time.

In the meantime, if you or someone you know needs to "Get" a real estate agent's opinion on marketing and selling a home, call me at 310-728-5795 (cell).

I am happy to be joining the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) Committee for the Greater South Bay system.

Being from Silicon Valley, I am used to having certain programs to help me do top-notch Seller, Buyer, and Market Reports for clients.

It is exciting for me to be part of this group, where we can problem-solve to help agents help clients make sense of the information we give them, and to help us do our jobs more efficiently.

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