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Fishing in Santa Monica - Dominic Naidoo Santa Monica Real Estate ExpertLocated in: Santa Monica, CA
The Basics of Marketing Your Home
Your REALTOR®'s marketing efforts and considerations will include advertising, showing the property, how 
long the house has been on the market and whether you're buying another home. Your home should be listed, whenever possible, through a Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
Advertising and Promotion
Properties are commonly advertised through real estate agent Web sites, Internet home search/listing services, classified advertising and real estate guides. Promotion efforts through office and MLS tours are a good way of getting other buyer agents to view your home and to promote it to the buyers they are working with.
Even with all these advertising avenues, " For Sale" signs on front lawns are still remarkably effective. Many REALTORS® promote their Web sites on the sign and use brochure boxes with the signs to market the property. When appropriate, and with your permission, your REALTOR® may send a mailing about your property to neighbors. Sometimes one of them has a friend or relative who always wanted to live near them. You never know how far reaching the benefits of word-of-mouth advertising by friends, relatives and neighbors can be.
Happy hump and rainy/overcast day everyone! I hope you do not have to be on the roads much today. Although it's clear now, we are expected for another rainfall tonight. BUT tomorrow is expected to be back to SoCal normal weather :) So hang in there everyone!
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Vacation Spot of the Day - Rome, Italy
Head to Rome, the Eternal City to enjoy mild temperatures in spring or fall. You will find the Spanish Steps delightful in May as azaleas are in bloom and crowds are smaller. That said, the majority of tourists go to Rome in the muggy heat of summer. For a true taste of Rome, do not visit in August. Many Italians take their own vacations that month and leave Rome (often for the beach). As a result, some hotels, restaurants and shops close, leaving the city void of locals and full of sweaty tourists.
If luxury accommodation in Rome is your goal, go all out and stay in the swank hotels and inns in the historic center of town (centro storico). For everyone else, stay near the Campo dei Fiori. You will find quaint plazas (piazzas) hidden around many corners where the true essence of Rome lies. As a general rule, the smaller the hotel, the more personal the atmosphere, and thankfully Rome is full of family-run bed and breakfasts which are a great alternative to the huge chain hotels. Look to find b&bs in Trastevere and near the train station (Stazione Termini).
How to of the Day
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. Once again, it's gloomy and cold outside. Just another sign of the winter season on it's way.
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Vacation Spot of the Day - Ganden Tibet China
Ganden Monastery is one of the great three Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountainm 36 kilometers from Lhasa. Founded in 1409, it was the original monastery of the Geluk order. Being the furthest from Lhasa of the three university monasteries, Ganden traditionally had a smaller population with some 6,000 monks in the early 20th century and only 2,000 in 1959. Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, took his final degree examination in Ganden in 1958 before going into exile in India in 1959. The monastery was completely destroyed during the rebellion of 1959. In 1966 it was severely shelled by Red Guard artillery and monks then had to dismantle the remains. The Ganden Monastery was re-established in Karnataka, India in the Tibetan settlement of Mundgod. Re-building of the original monastery, run by an elected abbott, has continued since the 1980s.
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Pacific Palisades Real Estate, Santa Monica Real Estate, California Real Estate, Westside Real Estate, Malibu Real Estate, Beverly Hills Real Estate, Bel Air Real Estate, Marina Del Rey Real Estate
Although I have been a Los Angeles Westside resident for most of my life(28 years), I was born in South Africa and moved to Santa Monica in 1981. After graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1990, I enrolled in Santa Monica College where I spent the next two years taking Business & Management courses. After attending UCLA for a short period, I decided to help my family run our restaurant, Palisades Garden Cafe(formerly Palisades Bakery), in Pacific Palisades. Being in such a great part of town, it was not long before I realized that I should join the Real Estate world. After spending a short while working with a Top Producer in Pacific Palisades, I decided to work for Coldwell Banker in Malibu. Working with top producers and high-end properties in Malibu was an amazing experience and helped me gain knowledge of the Real Estate industry. I have assisted in successfully closing over 1600 transactions amounting to more than 6 billion dollars in sales!
In 2006 I decided to leave "Corporate America" and accept an Associate Manager position from Bill Toth, owner of Windermere Real Estate/Bill Toth & Associates. Helping manage, train, and mentor the agents was a great deal of enjoyment and experience. The experience I gained was priceless!
In 2008 I joined forces with one of my best friends and associates, Josh Barre. We created Westside Properties, a division of RealPro Financial. With the vision of an upscale boutique real estate company, we have chosen to grow very slowly and are carefully selecting our agents and support staff. Westside Properties now employs 11 real estate professionals and two administrative assistants.
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It has been a pleasure to work with Dom throughout the years. His personal qualities of enthusiasm, honesty, intelligence and integrity equip him with the natural ability to do an exceptional job for his clients. Added to that is his devotion, high energy level, great judgment and experience in the business. The personal interest he takes in his clients leaves them feeling that they have a strong ally to assist them through what is often a stressfull time. One of Dom's most exceptional skill is as a negotiator. He is fair, but firm, in his negotiations and has high credibility with other realtors in the city. His sound judgment about the value of homes and his understanding of comparable sales gathered through his years of experience guarantees that his clients, whether buyers or sellers, obtain the best value. Any vendor or investor would be thrilled with their decision to engage this amazing man as their realtor. -N. Ghaffari, Architect.
"Professionalism, patience, openness and resourcefulness are those valuable characteristics I tend to look for in a real estate professional and Dominic Naidoo was definitely the right person for me to work with during my search for investment properties. He was always able to fit his schedule into mine and was relentless to obtain all the information I would need for making a purchase decision. He was very thoughtful and straightforward in pointing out issues that could make rental problematic later. After making a purchase in Santa Monica, Dom speedily continued to help me with marketing and leasing the apartment. I would certainly like to work with him again in my search for additional investment properties in the future." -K. Hall, Entomologist.
"I was really lucky to have Dom as my agent. I just purchased my first home, and without the kind of help I received from Dom's team, it would not have been possible. He guided me through every step of the process to ensure that it was as painless and efficient as possible. I'd recommend Dom to anyone!" - Bruce Guido, Producer.
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