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I've posted my mom's car on CL and just got a call from Irvine from a man who wanted to pay cash. My husband said that there has been a series of incidents where someone pays cash for a car during non bank hours and then the house is broken into and the cash stolen. I explained to this Rudy...

My boss asked us all to become members of linked in. I thought it was kind of a neat site and signed up. Shortly after we all created our accounts he dictated that we had to hide our connections. Initially I thought no problem. But then, I have had a few of my connections tell me that this is...

So I get this really fancy looking envelope from Barclays today, which turns out to be this pre-qualified invitation for the exclusive black card. The second sentence lets me know that the card is limited to only 1% of US residents. The 3rd sentence reads "made with carbon, the Visa Black Card...

We still have not been able to take advantage of the low rates to refinance because we have what is called lender paid PMI and our LTV is definitely not 80:20. However, it looks like there could still be a savings to us if we did do a loan with PMI if the LTV is 90:10. There are currently three...

Let me preface this by saying that our kitchen is one of the ugliest on earth. It's not a matter of countertops and cabinets, rather those plus plumbing, wiring etc, which is just not an option right now. So, I saw an ad for Rustoleum countertop paint that you could apply to formica and it...

Well, it happened on July 25th, the day I've known was coming for the last few years. This year the imminence was more evident with each passing month. I have to admit that I had expected the event to be much more tragic, so I"m very thankful that it wasn't as bad as what I had been envisioning...

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I was hoping someone could help me. I want to upload a photo for my avatar, but the images all exceed 50K. Is there anyway for me to take a 200K photo and make it 50K so that I can upload it as an avatar<img src="" alt="" /><img...

We know that there are a lot of foreclosures out there that are not on the market. I've heard several people say that the banks are holding them back. If this is the case, why? I've also heard realtors say they won't be coming on the market because they are being sold in pools to...

<a href="http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=18244526">Cave dwellers can't refinance</a>

In the little microcosm of my neighborhood I estimated that somewhere around 25% of the homes total will have gone through a distressed sale and approximately half of them have cycled through. They are currently selling today for about 54% off peak and sell quite quickly at that price. This...

This dinner at Sage sounds awesome, especially at that price! Dear Orange County Tablas Creek supporters, I will be coming down to Newport Beach next week for a dinner and a tasting, and wanted to forward information on them to you so that you could be there if you were free. The...

I've posted 640 Surf several times as an oddity because both Redfin and Zillow show the last sale as 7/08 for $566K, which had to have been the bank taking it back. There have been people living in it since at least Sept. I did a search on the property taxes and see that they are current, paid a...

I am exhausted and so very much looking forward to my first three day weekend since New Year's. In fact, I was ready for it last night. So, I get up this morning and I'm not only tired, but also a bit hung over. I stumble down the driveway to get my Register and LA Times and what's the first...

Interesting article on investing in RE in Detroit <a href="http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/economy/the-new-prospectors/">The New Prospectors: Buying Cheap Homes</a>

So, I bought a mantle for our fireplace last Christmas, but still haven't installed it. As soon as I put it up to see what it would actually look like I realized that it makes the current hearth look awful. My plan was to get a slab of chocolate brown granite. Contractor neighbor confirmed it...

I absolutely abhor my 6 interior doors.... flat, hollow and half of them are knobless still as I had intended to replace them. Home Depot has the hollow core six panel pre-hungs for around $65, but they look really cheap.I like the look of the Masonite 2 panel (either the belagio or the capri...

This brokerage has been getting a lot of the REO listings. I feel that they are short changing the banks and was wondering what you guys think, particularly realtors. They don't seem to do anything besides stick with their strategy of pricing a property 10%-20% below market. They had the...

My husband came home last night and gave me the news that our tenant would be moving on the 23rd. I had feared that with her good credit and income, she would buy a house, which is why she is moving. The good news is that one of her friends loved the place so much that they will be moving in on...

I keep reading all these articles about how gardening has come back into fashion full swing, particularly for vegetable gardens. As some of you already know, one of my greatest desires for buying a house was to have a real garden. It's been quite a learning experience compared to all the years...