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Kelly Turbeville - Real Estate Possibilities in the Saddleback Valley

Is Irvine Ready for the Rich and Single?

Saw this article today in the O.C. Register and have to agree. Though the city of Irvine is often described as a "family" town, it is a sought after home location for many singles. As noted in the article, 33% of the residents are single!

Here are three examples of why my single clients like it:

  • Location to the 405/5 freeways provides easy commuting to work and other social communities such as Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, etc.
  • Excellent community amentities with shops, restaurants, movies, sports, etc.
  • Design of homes are geared toward a more active lifestyle vs. traditional homes. Open living and dining spaces, offices vs. family and formal living rooms.

Of course, remember if you are single home buyer looking to move to Orange County, we are here to help. Our primary focus is the single community, why because we understand singe home buyers and homeowners have different priorities and goals. Though you may be looking the "white picket fence" you also may not want to live across the street from a school.

Please do not hesitate to contact Kellytoday for a complimentary review your Real Estate Possibilities and to receive a copy of her Special Report, The Power of One. Don't forget the $8000. tax credit available for first time home buyers is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. Don't let today's opportunity slip away.

Irvine Links Worth Checking Out

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Realtors Imagine 1 Ad on 187 Different Directories - Its Possible!

Just another reason why I am loving LocalAdLink for my Real Estate business. I spend a lot time, ensuring my information is listed on various directories, plus blogging, etc, so when I heard and then saw the exposure LocalAdLink was bringing my business I was blown away. What a great way to streamline your advertising.

Check out my LocalAdLink Ad

LocalAdLink is proud to announce as part of our "3rd party providers" the deployment of a new technology that will be FREE to all Standard, Standard Plus, and Premium advertisers. This service will submit all advertisers that have purchased one of these three packages to 187 search engines and directories. In other words, the individual business listing within our LocalAdLink.com directory will be submitted to each of the 187 websites. This list includes Google Local, Yahoo Local, YellowPages, all major search engines, and many more high traffic locations.


The purpose of this new technology being integrated into LocalAdLink's platform is to give our advertisers more exposure, more reach, more traffic and more results! This service will take each active ad and keep it syn'ed each month with each location. So as long as you are an LocalAdLink Advertiser your information will be sent to all sources. This initiative is part of our continued effort to deploy as many 3rd party partners as possible giving our advertisers the largest value available for the lowest price in the marketplace.

Contact Kelly today if you want to learn how LocalAdLink can help your real estate business. Real Estate Brokers, want to help your agents get on the Web and bring $$ back into your brokerage, contact Kelly today for learn about her unique program designed especially for Real Estate Brokerages.

Consumers Reponsible When Lenders Put out a Bad Product at the Wrong Time - hmmmm?

I try not to put out negative stuff, but I tell ya, it is starting to get to me. I generally don't even read the papers because of the negative news. Unfortunatly, I did read the papers this am and came across these disturbing articles.

Foreclosure Backlog in the O.C. Grows:

Loan Servicers Prefer Big Losses rather then forgiveness

Now I understand the banks are in this business to make money and these articles may not surprise you, but something is morally wrong here. Maybe I live in fantasy world where I hope the organizations that I go into business with i.e. a purchase contract are true partners. But where is the partnership in this mess? Of course the rules apply but when there is clear disregard for the consumer after they sold a bad product at the wrong time they need to be held accountable.

If you received your Orange County Property Value notice this week then you understand the hit the consumer is taking. What hit is the lender taking in this mess? There is no principle reduction, fee's waived, interest reduction to truly help the consumer, they are all added back in, increasing the value of your property which 1 in 5 are already underwater.

Look at what is happening in the commercial sector, landlords are providing rent concessions as they understand empty shops bring in no dollars. Why do the banks not get it!!!!!!!! Manufacturer's and retailers get it. If a manufacturer sold a bad product, what do think the retailer expects that manufacturer to do, they expect them to help with the loss i.e. markdown dollars. Again, Why do the banks not get it!

Well I guess they are getting it as they are writing off the loss, recieving bailout money and not helping their partners. Why because the partner is not the consumer it is the investor. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could write of the loss as well vs. having your home taken away, your credit ruined and having to start over with no bailout to support your new life.

Ok, I got that out of my system. I will focus on the good, there is opportunity in this market for buyers and probably a lot more opportunity to come. There is also a great opportunity for equity sellers if they are realistic about pricing.

For the sellers in distressed situations who truly want to save their home and are responsible and understand they are part of this partnership, all I can say is hang in there. Continue to bang the drum try to have patients for your OWN SANITY and focus on the positives of getting to the other side of this.

Going, Going, Gone - Tax Credit for New Homes is asta la bye bye!

Did you know the state of California offered a $10,000 tax credit on the purchase of a new home? Nice thought, right.

Unforunatly, with such great demand the $100 million dollars allocated by the state is just about used up. For details and how the money was allocated the Franchise Tax Board has it all detailed.

Don't mistake this credit as the $8000.00 tax credit coming from the Federal Gov't. That is still available. Though make sure to understand how the credit can be utalized in your individual state.

This is a perfect example why 29% of the current buyer pool is first time buyers. If you are considering buying your first home, the opportunity before you is one you will want to consider seriously before it passes you by.

Unfortunatly, history has proven most miss the opportunity waiting for the bottom, by the time they find it, it has already moved on up.

Why I am Loving LocalAdLink for my Real Estate Business!

So you want to know why I am so passionate about LocalAdLink. Hopefully my motto, Its Possible gives you a good idea but if you are one of those people who love details read on......

I admit it, Advertising Sales was not my first choice for a career, Real Estate was my first choice and an area that I continue to enjoy. So when I was looking at opportunities to expand my Real Estate business and came across LocalAdLink I was blown away.

Why, it is a win/win.

I am keeping local dollars in the community; helping small businesses bring business in their door and helping new homeowners find valuable resources within their neighborhood.

In addition, what you probably didn't know as a Realtor success is a direct result of Marketing & Advertising. All centered on building your own brand and the brand of each home being sold. Realtors are often looked upon within the local community as a bridge builder or referral source between those looking to move to an area, boy with LocalAdLink can I accomplish this.

My goal is simple, to help my clients reach theirs.....

Please don't hesitate to contact me today to review your possibilities.

Remember, It's Possible!