Eureka, CA

I am working on a real estate transaction right now that keeps getting its closing date extended and extended. I know that in a real estate transaction, one can never know when a deal will fall out of escrow. I had one that was about to close right before Thanksgiving, on November 26 in fact, and the Friday before, the buyers called me and told me that the gifted funds from their relatives to help with their 20% down payment, is no longer available and we now cannot complete the transaction without those funds.

That was a blow to the waist line because we have completed all the things necessary to make the purchase happen and the funds were "guaranteed" throughout the entire escrow period... up to that point. Without that missing piece, my buyers could not make the purchase and I had to break it to the seller's agent, which was gut ranching, especially after I had assured him over and over that we have everything checked off and approved that we were suppose to do and that we were only waiting for the closing date. That was a call that I did not want to make, but right when I found out that my buyers could not make the purchase, I had to tell the seller's agent right away so that they can quickly put the property back on the market, because now, they have wasted all that time that the listing could have showed up as "active" on the mls and potentially have attracted more buyers.

Well, for the current transaction, I am representing the sellers and so far, the buyer's agent has kept me informed on the buyer's loan application status and how the escrow is going. Right now we are just waiting for the loan docs to be signed so I will be keeping my fingers crossed.

I just came back from going to the Emergency Room again tonight, last time it was for an appendectomy, this time, I thought I had miniature heart attacks. I was feeling these sharp pains a couple times today, and when it happened again tonight after dinner, I immediately went to the hospital.

I was well enough because these sharp pains came and went, so I was feeling normal when I drove to the hospital. I went and checked in, the receptionists were very nice and friendly to me, as they were last time. After I was admitted, the ER doctor came in and did a quick check of my pain area and asked me a series of questions. After the questions and checking my heart and lungs, he came to the happy conclusion that those sharp pains were not from heart attacks at all, but were muscle pains. My family and I were relieved and we were out of there in the next 5 minutes.

I would like to say that from my experiences at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Eureka, CA, they are one of the best, if not the best hospital around and they have excellent doctors and nurses who care for you. This was also a wake up call to me again, that your life could change in a heart beat so cherish every moment that you have, especially with your family and friends.

Here is a link to Sain Joseph's Hospital if you would like to know more about them: http://www.stjosepheureka.org/default

In my opinion, everyone has something to say about real estate, whether it be your neighbors, your co-workers (if you have a second job besides being a successful real estate agent), your banker, your doctor, your daughter's teacher, and today for me, it was my dentist.

I went to my dentist in Eureka this morning because I was due for two fillings. The minute I walked in the door and my dentist saw me, he greeted me nicely and of course, started talking to me about real estate! He shared everything he knew or heard recently in the news having to do with real estate (from his point of view). He even mentioned some news about certain communities down in the Bay Area near San Francisco where houses have gone down in value so much, that they are worth 70% of what they were worth before real estate prices started going down. Fortunately, Humboldt County real estate and homes in Eureka California have not gone down that much.

Well anyways, at first I was a little perturbed at my dentist talking about real estate to me, something that I was suppose to be more "up to date with the latest news" and sharing it with him, not the other way around, but I was glad that he did talk to me about real estate as he put that sharp needle into my gums to numb my gums, because that was painful! And with him talking about real estate took my mind off the pain (a little).

Well anyways, it is good that people know you are a real estate agent, and if they respect you and your knowledge of real estate, then they will get excited and talk to you about real estate the next time they see you. So do not be shy and join in.

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The Eureka Reporter is one of the predominant Daily newspapers serving Eureka and the surrounding areas of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. But today, I was shocked when I saw this head line on the Eureka Reporter website(http://www.eurekareporter.com/), "The Eureka Reporter to cease." This means that Eureka will only have one daily newspaper, the Times Standard (www.times-standard.com) that will serve Eureka and the rest of Humboldt and Del Norte counties.

In the article, the Eureka Reporter cited that "Times have been difficult for the newspaper industry nationally and many fine papers have had to close their doors. It is difficult for a small community like Eureka to support more than one daily newspaper." This is just another example of how far reaching the financial crisis has gone. Even behind the "Redwood Curtain" in a small community like Humboldt County and Eureka California, we are all feeling the effects of the national financial crisis that stemmed from the sub-prime crisis.

Hopefully, America will recover soon and the economy becomes healthy and stable again.