Scott Barr Realtor soldbybarr.com Canyon Lake Luxury Homes

Tis the season to be.... Grateful. I know Thanks

Giving has past, but I'm very grateful for

another sale. The best part is that it has been

a smooth transaction to this point. It is in a

mobile home park and once again the

commission is not that much but everything

helps.It seems that I have found a little market within a market. The first unit I

listed and sold took a little longer than this

second one. But I learned a valuable lesson in both, that is if you price the property right it will sell. On

the surface it didn't look like anyone new was interested in buying there. There were a lot of listings that

were over a year old. The reason: priced out of the market. Because this is a 55+ community most folks

don't have to sell. But just as soon as a unit comes on the market that is priced right it, gets snatched up faster then a salmon fish swimming past a hungry bear.

It also helps that the park is beautiful and is located in Southern California. When you see the park I think you'll feel my joy and also my regret of not having yet another listing in there.

Yes, Hemet is a little sleepy town compared to San Diego, Orange

county and La. And yet, there are many treasures surrounding it

within a quater tank of gas. If you like fresh air and beautiful views of

vistas ,then Oak Glen, located just 15 miles from the Hemet/San Jacinto

valley, is the perfect choice. My wife and I and 3 of our 4 daughters

spent yesterday afternoon

hiking, munching on

raspberries and Carmel apples at

one of our favorite apple farms,

Riley's Apple Farm. (Our

forth daughter is currently

attending a private Christian college located on the Pacific ocean,

poor thing!) The weather was fantastic and the place was filled with fun activity.

One of the best parts of this trip is the hike into the mountains. The views are breath taking

as you can see. Its a great opportunity to stop and smell the roses.

Another favorite activity is sampling the apple cider and all the

different varieties of apples. They also had apple butter,

Jalapeno jelly and many other interesting jams

and spreads. If you are ever in the area make sure you make this

trek to this small mountain community; you'll be glad you did.

To get to Glen Oak from Hemet take Sanderson straight up to Beaumont Rd

continue

until

you get

to Riley's apple farm. (Please

note that Sanderson turns into Beaumont

Rd) it is that

easy.

Feel free to e-mail if you have any

questions. http://www.soldbybarr.com/

The strangest thing happened to me today, I got another referral for a mobile home listing. The

first one I got 45 days ago sold in less

than 30 days. So I guess this means I'm

the mobile home guy. Please don't feel

sorry for me, it's not as bad as it seems.

You see, in my neck of the woods there

are many seniors who prefer to live in a

park and pay cash. This means a much

shorter escrow and less hassles. On the other hand we're not talking about a huge commission check.

But, a little bit of something is better than nothing. It will be interesting to me to see where this run

on mobile homes takes me. The picture has nothing to do with mobile homes, I just love seeing those

mountains in the back ground.

In soccer we have a saying "it's

always fun when you win." When you

win it doesn't matter how bad the

referreeing was or how many fouls

the other team committed. In fact, you

start thinking that maybe Hitler was

not such a bad guy after all. Well, I

wouldn't take it that far but I think

you get my meaning. The same

thing happens in real estate. When a

home finally does sell, all is well with

the planet especially in today's market. A lot of buyers are still on the fence wondering how much lower

prices can go. Sooo a victory is a victory and I savor all of them just the same.In this case there were at

least three winners: the sellers, the buyers, and the selling agent. It felt so good to put up

my sold sign. I can't wait to do it again and again.

Recently my youngest daughter and I had the privilege to attend the Redshank Rider's annual Turkey

Treasure Hunt. Although we don't own a horse yet, we thought

it to be a good excuse to eat lunch in Anza,

California. What does this have to do with real estate you

might ask? Well,it has everything to do with

real estate. You see some of the prettiest country sits up in

this arid

mountain community. Fresh air and beautiful mountain tops are a couple of reasons why it's worth the trip.

The Redshank riders are a group of horsemen (and women) who are dedicated to keeping the riding

trails of Southern California in the same shape that God

intended them to be in. This is no small task considering how

many miles of trails we have in this region

of the country. You can learn more about this club by clicking on

the link below http://www.redshankriders.com/index.html .

The treasure hunt on horse back was designed to test

even the most able of riders. The average time to complete the journey took 3hrs. This makes the

winning time of 1hr.46min. quite a feet in its self. The winning team gave credit to the younger ones for

their eagle eyes which aided in locating the treasures in

record time.

The raffle had many useful prizes that included a hand

made purse, saddle bags, paintings, gift

certificates at one of the local Veterinarian clinics and these

man sized boots.

All this was capped off with a home cooked turkey

and ham dinner. Complete with baroque beef and all the

fixings. There were lots

of smiles on this breezy

autumn day and why not,

there was plenty of good food and good people to go around. Also,

with so many prizes to hand out nearly everyone felt like a winner. If

you are a horse lover or just need to get out in the great outdoors consider rounding up with this fine

group of folks.