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L.A. REALTOR Rates Highland Park in Top Five Desirable Los Angeles Neighborhoods
Highland Park, Calif. – Highland Park in Los Angeles has great benefits according to local real estate agent Raphael Guerin, who rates Highland Park in the Top Five Desirable Northeast L.A. Neighborhoods. Guerin, who specializes in Northeast Los Angeles real estate, says that Highland Park offers a culture of appreciation for the arts and a sense of community to residents that can be difficult to find elsewhere. Guerin says that Highland Park’s affinity for the arts goes back to its history as a charming artist’s colony and gateway to the City of Los Angeles back in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. “Highland Park stands out among L.A. neighborhoods as the home of Los Angeles’ first museum, the Southwest Museum. In fact, an historic piece of Highland Park real estate is the rustic stone and adobe home of Southwest Museum founder Charles Fletcher Lummis. The Heritage Square Museum of several preserved Victorian Homes is an additional attraction that also holds various events throughout the year for the community.” In addition, he states the Audubon Center at Debs Park is a prominent fixture in the area with a variety of family programs being offered. “Highland Park is the home of one of the most [...]
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San Antonio Texas Real Estate Agent Releases Top Ten Tips for Buying a Home in a Weekend
San Antonio, TX – Texas real estate agent Kurt Hudspeth, who specializes in new homes in San Antonio, Austin and New Braunfels, releases a free report for home buyers entitled Top Ten Tips for Buying a Home in a Weekend. Hudspeth, who works with all types of buyers from military families to custom home buyers, says that fluctuations in the real estate and job markets nationwide have led many families to relocate to San Antonio for job or cost of living purposes. He says that when there is a timetable to adhere to for buyers to start a new job, often the most efficient way to purchase a home is to fly in and do it in a weekend. “It takes some preparation and a good deal of communication to make this happen, but it actually makes the home buying process easier on buyers when it can be compressed to a shorter time period.” Hudspeth says the benefits of committing to a shortened time frame for decision making is that it focuses the mind and encourages decisiveness. “A common misconception is that making a quick offer means you are sacrificing finding your dream home or not getting a very good [...]
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New Hampshire Real Estate Company Uses Virtual Back Office to Attract Agents and Advance Careers
Amherst, NH - Virtual Homes Real Estate, a leading technology company that merged in 2009 with two former RE/MAX real estate offices in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is applying its technological edge to attract top agents to its easy-to-use virtual back office. Designed to efficiently capture and qualify leads for member agents, the technology works because much of the customer relationship process is either automated or handled by experienced staff. Virtual back office software technology has been helping real estate companies improve productivity for a long time, says Fred Doleac, Owner/Broker of Virtual Homes Real Estate. The problem, he says, is that the technology in the past only benefited those agents who became technically advanced enough to master complex real estate CRM software. Doleac says his company set out to change that. “In the process of providing our real estate MLS search technology to agents, we were soon able to predict which agents would sell more homes each month based almost entirely on how agents were using the system. As a result, we were able to provided extensive training to help agents increase their closings and excel in their real estate career.” Training was not enough to improve sales in every case, [...]
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San Jose Property Manager Helps Investors Keep Properties With Positive Cash Flow During the Recession
San Jose, Calif. – First Statewide Realty, a San Jose property management firm whose focus is serving San Jose, Cupertino, and other Silicon Valley real estate investors, consults with clients to help them retain positive cash flow on their rental properties through the recession. Many property owners in the Silicon Valley have lost their real estate investments to foreclosure when renters in one or more of their properties moves out or stops paying rent. Jerry Garrity, Owner of First Statewide Realty, says that losing investment properties to the bank can often be avoided through more diligent property management. He says the true expertise of a property manager shows most during a recession, because that’s when it’s most important to pinch pennies and squeeze as much cash flow out of an investment property as possible. “Many San Jose property management companies were formed during good times, and they haven’t experienced an extended down market. What that means is that the investor is probably not getting the tight control over costs, pre-vacancy planning, vacancy avoidance, and other services that an experienced PM can provide.” Garrity, whose investment real estate management business of over 21 years has weathered many different market conditions, says [...]
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Colorado Springs Property Manager Congratulates Air Force Academy Graduates
Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs real estate agent Nicole Lee of the Ashford Real Estate Group, a part of the Masters Group, offers her congratulations to Air Force Academy graduates in advance of commencement ceremonies on May 26, 2010. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be speaking at the commencement, which will take place in Falcon Stadium on the Air Force Academy campus at 10:00 am. Lee, whose company provides real estate services to military personnel such as home purchases, property management, and help finding suitable Colorado Springs rentals, says that the Ashford Group is immensely proud of the graduates who have worked so hard to earn such a prestigious honor. “Living in Colorado Springs gives me a big appreciation for the character of the military men and women who serve our country. We’re very proud of the graduates from the Air Force Academy, because we know how difficult it is to get into the program, much less complete it.” Lee says that she’s helped many graduates in past years to find homes for their families in the community and celebrate a new phase of their lives. “Having spent many hours with military [...]
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