Book Review: Real You, Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs

A good friend of mine, Kaira Rouda, just released her new book, and it is awesome. Kaira is the Co-owner and Vice-President of the fourth largest independent real estate brokerage in America – Real Living - and also holds the fabulous distinction of having written the foreword to my book, The Savvy Woman’s Homebuying Handbook.
Real […]

Real Estate B.S. Alert: Don’t Hire a Consultant - Reduce Your Own Property Taxes in 30 Minutes

Don’t you just love public records? I’m all for transparency in government, but if you own a home, you (like me) probably receive a million pieces of mail “tailored” to your supposed wants and needs based on the data about your home and your mortgage that are on file with your County’s Recorder’s office.
I was horrified […]

Now THAT’s What I Call a Foreclosure Auction! Neverland To Go On the Block for 50% off!

Okay. So, last year, on the Bravo! series Million Dollar Listing, you might have seen SoCal megabrokers helicoptering potential buyers all over Michael Jackson’s abandoned adult playground, Neverland Valley Ranch, trying to sell it for around $50 million.
Though many developers were interested – I mean, the estate is over 2,900 acres of prime, Santa Ynez property […]

How to Unload Your House - Fast!

My hero(ine) Barbara Corcoran was on the Today Show yesterday, sounding off about mistakes sellers make. She also gave some tips for how sellers can get their homes off the market immediately.

I have my own take on this issue, too. Selling a home is not rocket science. In my opinion, […]

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