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Walnut Creek (CA) on Ice Returns for its sixth season

Terrylynn Fisher, HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CEP Realtor, Etc.: Real Estate Agent in Walnut Creek, CA

Walnut Creek (CA) on Ice Returns for its sixth season

This year Walnut Creek on Ice is open from November 11 through January 17th. This is an outdoor ice skating arena set up in Civic Park in Walnut Creek, California. It is open to the public (though it may be closed for private events, check the calendar for more information):

Monday through Thursday
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday 1:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Tuesday nights are Family Nights, with admission being only $20 per family (up to six people). Otherwise the rates are:

Weekdays, Monday through Friday before 5:00 pm
$11
Weekends, Friday 5:00 pm through Sunday night $15
Holiday Pricing valid November 22-25 and December 20-31 $15

Walnut Creek on Ice is also available for private events and birthday parties. They also offer ice skating lessons. Check out their website for more details. It is fun to visit an ou


J. Rockcliff's Annual BBQ and Staff Appreciation Day...video highlight.

Terri Adams-Scott, Realtor, Walnut Creek CA Real Estate: Real Estate Agent in Walnut Creek, CA

What a special day when we can take a few hours out of our busy schedules to get together, socialize with our fellow agents and recognize our hard working staff! Planning this event is the easy part...getting all our busy Walnut Creek Agents together for it is the challenging part! It was so worth it and we not only had a beautiful day, we had quite the spread of fabulous food, fun and laughter! A big thanks to our Brokers, Helene Freeman and Chuck Lamb, for organizing it and pulling off a spectacular event! It makes me very proud to be a family member of the professional, J. Rockcliff team of REALTORS® in the Walnut Creek office. Enjoy the video!

Walnut Creek - Broadway Plaza - Christmas Tree

Bob Wegener, "Lamorinda" Specialist 925-212-2431: Real Estate Agent in Orinda, CA

I hit the stores early Sunday morning to beat the shopping crowds. It was nice to see the annual Walnut Creek - Broadway Plaza Christmas tree in it's full glory with hardly anyone around.Happy Holidays!

 

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Featured community ~ Downtown Walnut Creek, CA

Empire Realty Associates Danville, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Lafayette: Real Estate Media in Danville, CA

I was talking to Empire Realty Broker Associate Julie Dudum the other day about Downtown Walnut Creek. Julie is an experienced real estate professional who lives in Downtown Walnut Creek and has a great sense of the community and why it is such a great place to call home!

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Q: Julie, tell me about Downtown Walnut Creek and the homes in that area. Why are they different?

A: Each home in Downtown Walnut Creek is different and cuter than the next - they are truly the gems of Walnut Creek. Most homes downtown were built in the 1920s or 1930s and exude so much charm and character. Each home evokes a feeling! There is a tremendous amount of pride among homeowners in downtown. Many are original owners! Typically when a new family moves into the neighborhood, they are greeted with warmth and a very welcoming feeling, characteristic of yesteryear. My clients love the convenience of being so close to downtown as well.

Q: For children, what school districts are kids a part of downtown?

A: For elementary and middle school they are in the Walnut Creek School District and for high school they are in the Acalanes School District

Q: You live downtown, correct? Tell me about that and the unique home you are in.

Q: Yes, I live downtown in the Almond Shuey District and absolutely love it. In my neighborhood there are families, retired couples, executives, original homeowners, and more. The home we live in was the mayor's home in the 1930s, so it has a ton of historic and sentimental meaning to my family and to the city of Walnut Creek.

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Q: What do you love most about this neighborhood?

A: I love the historic feeling that this neighborhood has. No two homes are the same! I love the close-knit community that is felt downtown. In fact, every year in August there is an Almond Shuey block party and is something we look forward to every year. it's a great opportunity to catch up with friends and neighbors.

Thank you Julie! Do you have a special community you'd like to tell us about in the East Bay? Drop us a line or leave us a comment here!

Posted by Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Empire Realty Associates

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A Walnut Creek Commercial Property Syndication Marketing System

Richard Sorrentino ATR: Real Estate - Other in Walnut Creek, CA

I am going to show you a basic plan for what to do to get started. And that is what it will do. It will get you started. Long run, you need a professional web site. You need a professional presence online. But if you start small and reinvest your profits, you can grow big if you just stick with it.

Let's begin:

  1. Analyze and tie up a commercial property opportunity to sell . You are going to use someone else's commercial property because you do not have your own, yet. To find a commercial property to sell, develop a professional relationship with a qualified commercial real estate broker willing to work with you, that will send you pocket listings that meet your acquisition criteria. (eg. 100 plus units, no chiller systems, B or C plus with individual metered units and significant upside ) You are going to represent yourself as a professional commercial property acquisition company. We will address in depth, the specifics of developing relationships with commercial real estate brokers in another article and how to get them to send a stream of pocket listings that meet your acquisition criteria across your desk.
  2. You are going to need an auto responder account, I like to use aweber, this is a paid service. There are free services also like mailchimp.com. Basically what an auto responder does is allow you to set up a series of messages that go out to a subscriber. For example, someone will subscribe to your list and they will receive an automated, personalized email welcoming them to the list. On a pre-determined schedule (determined by you), the auto responder will send to your subscriber a series of emails with information from you.
  3. Third,, you must write a series of email letters. This may seem absolutely daunting at first, but just do it. The first ones you write may be lousy, but you will get better. The first email will just be a welcome email; thanks for joining my list; here are a few tips about (investing in commercial property). The next few emails should be informative, offering the subscriber free tips about finding commercial property. At the end of the email, include a link to the product you have chosen to promote. Click one of my links at the end of this article to get a series of emails from me; that will give you an idea of what you want to do.
  4. Once you have the auto responder account set up, with a few messages (I will cover the content of those messages later), you will generate a web form or link from the auto responder that will allow the subscriber to "opt-in" to your list.
  5. Advertise the web link or web form in commercial property related ezines, newsletters, or high-traffic web sites (as banner ads, exit pops, etc.). When the readers read your ad and click through to your link they will become subscribed to your list.

The commercial property syndication marketing system invites investors to learn about how your business model works.

Here are a few things to think about: Are you tired, of seeing inflated promises for commercial property systems that promise you will make money? Pyramid schemes of specific amounts of money just waiting for you to collect?

The online commercial property education marketplace is a maze of contradiction: if you want to make money badly enough, you will do what it takes to learn how professionals make money in any market. Many legitimate, some not so legitimate, and other system approaches are unethical and immoral, and you are able to make money in many different ways---

It is important to remember that there are No guarantees. I hope this turns on some light bulbs about what is possible online. Perhaps you have simply been too scared of trying to build a commercial property syndication from scratch, or of even using a coaching system to do it. Maybe you just don't think you can spare the money to get a commercial property syndication off the ground. Maybe you just are not sure what to do and how to do it. Keep in mind, that, as simple as I may have laid this out, it will take some time before you become good at it. You will experience a learning curve. Some of you will write good copy and bad copy. You will write effective emails and ineffective emails. You will make sales. You will lose money, but you do not have to. The key here is to test everything you do. Track the ad through your auto responder service (build a different auto responder for each ad you run) so that you know which ads produce the best response. Then repeat.

The Private Placements Group business model is structured to take private money in from accredited investors and funds, and place it over a diversified portfolio of niche commercial real estate that upholds accountability while yielding superior ROI. Since we are personally invested our tightly focused niche acquisitions create solutions and prevent problems. Our results are your gain.

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