Thursday, May 13, 2010

How to Remove Every Type of Carpet Stain | Carpeting | This Old House - 1

Here is some useful information. We have all had this happen.

How to Remove Every Type of Carpet Stain Carpeting This Old House - 1

Smart Driving Habits for Teens Forum

The 4th GUHSD Parent Forum on Smart Driving Habits for Teens to be held Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Monte Vista High School Theater. This event is open to ALL.   Parents, students, community, and staff in the Grossmont Union High School District are invited to attend. Free childcare services available from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Check-in and refreshments will be available from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Please RSVP by email to lsmith@guhsd.net or dbiasotti@guhsd.net or call (619) 644-8088. Space is limited, so call soon!

Sheriff's Searching for Man in Santee

May 13, 2010 (Santee) -- The Sheriff's ASTREA helicopter has been called in to help search for a man who threatened a Santee homeowner with a tire iron around 9:10 a.m. The man, who had a small white dog with him, was last seen in the Woodland Vista Park at Ironwood in Santee.
He is described as a tall, white man in his 30s and may be mentally ill. Authorities suspect he may be the same individual who ran naked through a nearby neighborhood recently, East County Magazine has learned.

Watch for updates as they become available at www.EastCountyMagazine.org .

Friday, May 7, 2010

4 Tips for Single, Female Homebuyers - FOXBusiness.com

4 Tips for Single, Female Homebuyers - FOXBusiness.com

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Condo in Mirasol

Wow, there is a new listing in the Mirsol condo complex on Fury Dr.  It is a 2 bedroom 2 bath and it is listed for $175,000!  I like that complex, it is close to all the Rancho San Diego stores but it sits up the hill on Fury so it seems less congested and you get a breeze!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

How to buy a foreclosure

How to buy a foreclosure

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Fire Officials Warn SD Residents To Prepare For Wildfires, Despite Recent Rainfall

By Susan Murphy

May 6, 2010

SAN DIEGO — As the temperature begins to rise in San Diego, so does the wildfire danger. After several years of drought, San Diego is soaking with relief, but fire officials are warning residents to prepare now because, once summer arrives, there will be more fuel to burn.

Maurice Luque, spokesman for the San Diego Fire Department, said the recent rainfall is good for moisturizing the vegetation, but it has also sprouted flammable grasses and weeds.
“When we don’t have rain, then there’s drought conditions and dryness. And as we’ve seen in the past, vegetation dries, it dies and becomes a fire hazard,” Luque explained.

Luque said there’s also high fire danger when we do have rain. “It causes grass to grow, vegetation to grow and becomes an additional fire hazard than what’s already there,” he said.

Luque said residents should prepare for wildfires now, before the Santa Ana winds return this summer and fall. He said homeowners should clear 100 feet of defensible space around their properties.

“There’s no amount of resources that are going to stop a fire like the Witch Fire of 2007 or the Cedar Fire of 2003. The best defense is prevention,” he said.

Rick Halsey, director of the California Chaparral Institute, said residents should think twice before clearing away native plants and shrubs when preparing for fire season. Halsey said when you pull out those native plants, it leaves more room for invasive and flammable weeds and grasses to sprout, “and that’s what creates timber box conditions,” warned Halsey.

“Once you improperly clear landscape, you cause non-native weeds to show up, which grow every year and they create an incredibly flammable fuel bed,” said Halsey. “So sometimes in the preparation to try to reduce fire risk, people actually increase it.”

Halsey says residents should prepare for wildfires by clearing away debris and furniture from their homes, including patio furniture, barbecues and wood piles.

For more information on wildfire preparedness, visit http://www.readyforwildfire.org/

Monday, May 3, 2010

El Cajon Real Estate Stats April 2010

Here they are, the Real Estate statistics for the 3 El Cajon zip codes.  These stats are for April 2010 and include single family detached homes.

Zip Code 92019

There are currently 87 Active listings on the market:  ranging from $164,900 for 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 890sqft to $2.595,000 for 4 bedroom, 5 bath, 5890sqft.

59 properties are pending, (in escrow).

19 properties sold (closed escrow):  ranging from $220,000 for 3 bedroom, 1 bath 1008sqft to $747,000 for 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 3359 sqft.


Zip Code 92020

There are currently 77 Active listings on the market:  ranging from $180,000 for 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1250 sqft to $1,099,999 for 4 bedroom, 5 bath, 3772 sqft.

59 properties are pending, (in escrow).

17 properties sold (closed escrow):  ranging from $145,500 for 3 bedroom, 1 bathm 1056 sqft to $700,000 for 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 3432 sqft.


Zip Code 92021

There are currently 102 Active listings on the market:  ranging from $186,900 for 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 768 sqft to $1,795,000 for 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 7500 sqft.

76 properties are pending, (in escrow).

32 properties sold (closed escrow): ranging from $190,000 for 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 958sqft to $685,000 for 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 3958 sqft.

If you would like more information or are interested in selling your home and would like to know what similar properties are selling for, please feel free to give me a call.

Jamul Real Estate Stats April 2010

Here they are, the Jamul Real Estate statistics for April 2010...

There are currently 37 Active listings in Jamul, ranging frrom a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1196 sqft for $229,500 to a 6 bedroom, 5 bath, 6264 sqft for $2,350,000.

12 properties are pending (currently in escrow.)

14 properties SOLD (closed escrow) in April, ranging from $189,000 for 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 924 sqft to $699,000 for 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 4782 sqft.

There you have it.  If you would like more information or if you are considering selling your home, please feel free to give me a call.

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