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Well all in all its been quiet a couple of weeks.  Ron had to go into the hospital for elctro physiology test on his heart— don’t even want to try to explain.  Basically the dogs tried to kill him by running away and alerting his pacemaker…good thing he looks SO healthy otherwise we would have to disconnect him!

THEN I was stupid enough to fall for one of those slimeballs on-line that pirates your e mail and that was a THREE day ordeal to get them off my account.  So if you are getting e mails from me telling you that you have a million dollars— trust me- if I had a million laying around it wouldn’t be going to any one I haven’t even met!  How sorry and sad is life to these people that they can’t actually TRY and work for their money but scam instead!  Jails aren’t big enough for everyone that should be in them!  Of course it could have been some 16 year old internet wiz who is realllly bored – but doubt it on this scam!

Real Estate news— it seems that effective last February 1, 2010 investors who acquired foreclosure properties way below market — spruced them up with a lot of new “make up” and put them back on for sale no longer have to wait the customary 90 days before reselling them.  Hey at least these guys are actually WORKING and are fortunate enough to have had the cash to buy the foreclosures.  HUD’s move was an effort to stabilize home values and improve conditions in communities where foreclosure activity was high.  No whatever what if someone can buy a property in a decent neighborhood that is all “redone” for a great price I am sooo all in for that!  Maybe policemen and fire fighters can actually BUY homes these days!!!

Well enough for now— but to my reader who wanted to know if the “Sex in the City” girls are just getting a little too long in the tooth for their outfits I say— hey if you can afford to fix it when it falls go for it!  Have you every seen older photos of Sarah Jessica Parker… she is so totally improved in her older age!

Published by ggelet, on May 19th, 2010 at 1:12 pm. Filled under: UncategorizedNo Comments

San Diego Realtor Showing Nightmares

bridges pool and loggia resizeO.K. Here is a house located at the Bridges in Rancho Santa Fe…it’s a custom home designed and built for a very discriminating family who loved style, design yet the casualness of having a home that you can actually LIVE in!  Elegant yet casual.  Travertine floors in the great room – Hickory Planks in the Family Room, kitchen, halls – you get the drill.   It is a steal as we have priced it against some “semi custom” homes in the area – with teeny family rooms and many times located under – again – famous electric power lines.  We like to “fry” our folks here in San Diego!

Of course it’s a custom home meaning it was built for a specific family…YET we have some challenges like a single sink in the beautiful Master Suite.  YES a single sink is a design mistake in a multi millian dollar house – but honestly when these “buyers” – flocks of them – come through you would think it was the “end of the world”!  Mind you the bathroom looks out of a world famous golf course, is SE facing with natural light pouring in all day – gorgeous shower- gorgeous two sided fireplace but OH MY GOD it only has ONE sink! (we are actually installing one because I can’t hear the word SINK one more time).  Now the comments are – The sink’s will be too close together…Obviously folks – if you can afford a 3 million dollar house you have NO INTEREST in standing ANYWHERE near your husband or wife.  THe male half who occupied this home had a complete gym downstairs and always used the bathroom in that room.   Amazing he had no interest in hanging in the bathroom.

Best story yet are the “men” – yes “men” who want to know where the “men’s bathroom is”… obviously DOWNSTAIRS in the GYM.  Have I lost my mind or am I the only person on earth that only spends a half hour TOTAL a day IN THE BATHROOM… Now MEN want their own personal bathroom that is NEXT to their wifes own personal bathroom– shoot me now!  I guess I’m lucky that I can’t afford a 3 million dollar house.

 Just had to share this tidbit of knowledge… please please if you are building a house ALWAYS put TWO sinks in the Master Bath.  If not – don’t call me with the listing!  Kidding!

Published by ggelet, on May 4th, 2010 at 5:18 pm. Filled under: Uncategorized Tags: , , No Comments