Rebecca Melancon

Southern Sunshine, Lake Charles, La

Looking for Christmas presents this season? Check out Southern Sunshine. Locally owned this new business currently offers dress/tutu hair bow holders for girls. New products are planned for the future.

Made like a dress, the top portion is made using foam and can serve as an earring holder or as a bulletin board! The holders can be customized with any theme, fabric, or color you like. It takes up to two weeks to create and deliver custom made holders.

There are three sizes available. Small (26 inches hanging), Medium (36 inches hanging), Large (46 inches hanging) and are available for as low as $10.00!

These would also serve as great closing gifts for agents who have clients with children! For more information on custom orders please check out their Facebook page. Be sure to hit the LIKE button and share this!

Treasures of Marilyn Lake Charles, La

This weekend, my beautiful Sister-in-law got married (Yay Amanda!). She had her wedding and reception at Treasures of Marilyn in Lake Charles, La. I have to admit, prior to Friday; I had never been in there. We had our rehearsal on Friday and the wedding was on Saturday. ToM provided everything; from the flowers to the cake; from the decorations to the food. I planned my wedding and I can tell you, that is a stressful event, but having it at Treasures of Marilyn’s in Lake Charles, La seemed to take much of the stress out of it. At one point, the best man realized that the Tuxedo place had given him pants that were 4 sizes too small and forgotten to give him shoes. I mentioned this to the people at Treasures of Marilyn in Lake Charles, La and within 2 minutes they had tracked down a pair of pants and shoes to match the tuxedo. Talk about saving the day!

The banquet hall can be set up in a variety of ways. In less than 5 minutes (at the very most), the room went from the wedding area to the reception area. They also have the ability to plug your iPhone into the system in the event that all of the songs you wish to play at your wedding are on your phone.

If I were to rate Treasures of Marilyn on a scale of 1-5 stars I would definitely give them a 5 star rating. The food was delicious, the decorations were beautiful, and the staff was top notch. If you would like more information on Treasures of Marilyn in Lake Charles, La visit their website HERE.

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There are always great things going on in Lake Charles, La. Take a look below for a few of them happening before the end of the month.

CALCAM FAIR
October12, 2011 – October 16, 2011
Times: Wed. Gates open at 4 p.m., Fri. 5
p.m. - midnight, Sat. 10 a.m. - midnight
Location: Cal-Cam Fairgrounds, Sulphur
Address: 923 Lewis St, Sulphur, LA 70663
Contact: Jan Nelson
Phone: 337-527-9371

BUBBLES FOR BANNERS
October 16, 2011 – October 16, 2011
Times: 11:30 a.m
Location: L'Auberge Casino Resort- Ballroom
Address: 777 Avenue L'Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601

CULTURE FEST LOUISIANA
October 21, 2011 – October 22, 2011
Times: Vary
Location: Lake Charles Civic Center
Address: 900 Lake Shore Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Contact: Pat Kelty
Phone: 337-494-3905

DISNEY LIVE
October 21, 2011 – October 21, 2011
Location: Lake Charles Civic Center
Address: 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Contact: Lake Charles Civic Center Ticket Box Office
Phone: 337-491-1432

HALLOWEEN HAUNTED SHIP
October 21, 2011 – October 31, 2011
Location: USS Orleck
Address: 604 N. Enterprise Blvd., Lake Charles, LA 70601
Contact: Penny Miller
Phone: 337-433-4083 or 337-438-3038
Email: info@ussorleck.org

TRIBUTE TO THE CURE WITH THINGFISH BEATLES' TRIBUTE LUCY IN DISGUISE
October 21, 2011 – October 21, 2011
Times: Starts at 10 p.m.
Location: Luna Live
Address: 710 Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA 70601

What does my Lake Charles, La Real Estate Buyer's Agent actually do?

There is a common misconception that Lake Charles, La Real Estate agents are rolling in the dough from throwing a sign up and sticking an ad in the paper. Common sense tells you that if it were this easy, everyone would be a Lake Charles, La Real Estate Agent! So what is it that we actually do? Well, below are the steps in the process of working with a buyer in a nut shell. I deleted as much as I possibly could to try to make it as basic as possible.

· Collect email, phone (cell and home), and address from the client

· Compile list of wants and needs

· Contact preferred lender for pre-approval letter

· Input contact information into contact management software

· Enter the MLS and do a search on wants

· Sift through each Lake Charles, La listing, selecting the ones that have needs

· Email client selected listings

· Set client up on automatic search

· Contact client to inform them about email

· Set up showings for each and every house client wishes to view

· Drive client around viewing each and every house

· Modify search to include more specific terms

· Search through each listing selecting new set of needs

· Email client new selections

· Contact client about new email

· Set up showings for houses

· Drive buyer around to houses

· Fill out necessary paperwork for offer

· Fax offer

· Call Listing Agent to inform him/her of incoming offer

· Negotiate sales price and terms

· Contact lender and fax over agreed contract

· Contact and schedule all inspectors

· Meet client at inspections

· Fax/email Listing agent Property Inspection response

· Negotiate terms of Property inspection response

· Schedule appraisal

· Fax all new addendums and agreements to lender

· Set up closing

· Meet client at closing

· Check HUD and ensure client is only paying what they are supposed to be paying and that all the numbers are correct

· Do a dance once the papers are signed!

If you are looking for homes to buy in Lake Charles, Louisiana contact me!

Choosing an agent to work with when buying or selling a home is one of the most important processes. Many people will open up the paper or Homefinders guide and pick based upon pictures or sizes of their ads. This is the wrong approach!

You wouldn’t go to a doctor because he has the biggest ad in the paper. You would ask around to see who other people use and get their opinions about the person. Real Estate is similar. You want to be comfortable with your real estate agent.

Ask your friends and family who they use. If you get a couple of different names, then do a Google search on the agents. Most agents these days have websites, Facebook and are on every website they can get their hands on. Do not base your decision off of years in the business either. An agent who has been in the business 2 years could very easily have many more transactions than someone in the business for 20 years. Experience in this business does not equal to years in the business.

This person will need to know your personal financial information and details about your life to help you to purchase or sell a property. In the end, whomever you feel the most comfortable around should be your agent.

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