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What part of so cal.
Im in the IE, lake elsinore
Freekin' developers and their new names for Golly4kneeya deserts. The Inland Empire (IE) indeed!
An older one is the Imperial Valley. A really inspired/stoned guy came up with the Antelope Valley for a large section of the Mojave.
Several others, all amazingly bogus hyperbole.
P.T. Barnum would've loved 'em as if they were his own children.
say what....
is that like ranchettes out here???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Prob-blee. Where air you at? Next to the Super-et?
not nar mooch colly-rae-doe...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I got the CO part but the rest o' yer phonetic misrepresentations air a bit fer-in to ma ears.
not near anything....
or just out on a mountain top in Colorado...
not even a yard light to be seen...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
OK, ga-cha. Not near much. Sounds like a great place. Got a telescope? That's one of the real wonders of being way up high and off the beaten track, the night sky is really amazing, huh?
at this elevation....
the sky is over whelming...
with out a telescope...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I recall drivin' across the country on old 66 back in the mid-sixties. Got out of the car to take a leak about forty miles west of Flagstaff, sometime past midnight on a clear moonless winter night. The elevation there is about 7000MSL. There was no traffic, just my VW bug, so I shut off the engine and the lights before stepping out. I leaned my head back to stretch my neck and almost fell off the planet.
Never knew that so many stars existed, much less could be seen unaided. I haven't seen anything nearly like that since but I'm glad to know someone enjoys it regularly. And I'm happy to be reminded of that enormous display. Reminds me to plan a remote camping trip suited to that aim for next spring or summer.
the amazing thing is how many falling stars there are...
try looking at that kind of shy with just binocs...
when I get into a city ... I get edgy, crouchy and irritable... major male PMS thing...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
PT Barnum,huh? Cool, .....Well all I know is .....I didn't name it. Call it valley of dirt for all I care. I'm from 'The OC' but when I lived there it was still Orange County.
The Outland Empire or the Outlandish Umpire, either way it's bumps the thread for a few more hours. It's all good. ;-)
Best of luck finding the kind of work you like. BTW, if you have some general skills and knowledge there's always smaller jobs available through real estate offices. No license required, just the willingness to deal with lots of painting, refinishing floors, minor repairs of all kinds.
Most RE offices have homes to sell which housed a recently deceased older person whose relatives no longer live in the area and don't want to deal with such things.
You and the RE agent look at the house and decide what needs to be done. You do an estimate and the RE agent gets it approved. The RE agent gets the money from the seller and pays you according to whatever agreement you work out. Or variations of that scenario.
Everything works in your favor because the RE agent only wants to get the house on the market with the least effort on his/her part so she/he will help you get paid and won't haggle about the price. All you have to do is show up and keep the job moving at a good pace.
I started out as a contractor working on jobs I got through real estate agents. It was a good learning experience for me and I always made enough money to keep me motivated.
Yeah, I've been keeping alive by doing rehab work for landlords. Rental market is the only thing going. Out here in California, 1 out of 6 houses is now " bank owned" , all of those foreclosures.......The real Estate market is soooooooooo down. houses that were almost $600,000 are now like $311,000..... I know that for a fact , there's 4 on my block alone!!! And the guys in Washington , are saying we MIGHT be on the brink of a RECESSION?????? Construction has stopped here in Southern Cal... Graded lots with all of the underground complete are just sitting there , the lots starting to grow weeds. I would call it more like the start of another DEPRESSION.
I'd still try RE agents, if I were you. All you need is a smile and some clean work clothes to get a conversation going. If you have a RE agent on your side, you're likely to make a lot more money than you would with a landlord/owner. The reason is that, when they like you and know that you will get the job done, they'll sell your service to the client for you, free, and often collect the money too.
Good luck, I hope things get better.
Got a buddy who's a barber? How's about one who sells insurance or is a stockbroker? Anyone else who finds a large amount of their new business coming from someone new in the neighborhood?
What I'm getting to is the results of the RE agents. Many new homeowners have plans to do some form of renovation.
Recent home sales (albeit slow, there are still some) are public information. The depth of that information can be quite revealing. As a stockbroker, I used to buy a list of all home sales above $500K. But the choices I had in selecting my list were incredible. I especially liked the degree of leverage and with whom the mortgage was held, if any. May I suggest someone having a mortgage of 50% or less of the sales price indicates he has more cash to put back into his house (or other things).
The list wasn't cheep, but if you could split the cost with another coupla other guys that aren't competition, it becomes reasonable.
The nice thing about this method is it allows your marketing to become targeted and systematic. Meaning each week you may get two or three above average prospects that you can mail a nice package to about yourself/business/service. Doing a few each week becomes a nothing job, yet over the year, controls the speed of new business as well as it amounts to quite the accomplishment.
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do you have what it takes?
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