DILLON'S 11TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

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My eldest, Dillon, just celebrated his 11th Birthday with a paint-ball war with his friends. Wow, kids sure do grow-up fast. Can't believe he's 11 years old. Dillon is wearing the white shirt.

They all had a great time. The other Dad's and I joined in, too, at the end. Of course, the kids were NOT allowed to shoot back at us:)! It was a lot of fun.

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TALK ABOUT AN EASY SLAM-DUNK!! ROB & CARRIE HOWARD BUY THEIR FIRST HOME

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It's funny how the world works sometimes.

I mentioned in an earlier post how difficult the process was for my clients Brian and Maria Rodriguez.

Well, for my clients Rob and Carrie Howard, it was literally the exact opposite.

I went over-board cautioning them about needing to be prepared to make multiple offers and the inevitable emotional roller-coaster ahead of them.

So that's the way it went, right? NEGATIVE!!

Spent about two hours on a Saturday morning looking at homes in the absolutely beautiful Willows community in Hemet. What a gorgeous neighborhood: gated community, pool, community club house, lakes, walking paths, just a beautiful place to live. Check out the lake view from their back yard.

On our first offer, the bank accepted it and paid closing costs. Perfect!

Closed escrow on February 27th.

Congratulations to the Howard family!!

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DILLON WINS FIRST PLACE!

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Isn't it amazing how proud your kids can make you feel?

My eldest, Dillon, is 10 years old, going on 21. Very grown-up, responsible young man. Thank goodness he took after his Mom :)

Dillon just won first place in the 5th grade science fair at Rancho Community Christian School.

He now gets to move on to the Riverside County finals.

Way to go, Dillon! I'm so proud of you!

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SUCCESS AT LAST FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER'S BRIAN AND MARIA RODRIGUEZ!!

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This is without a doubt one of the most gratifying home purchases for me in a long time. We closed escrow on February 20th.

Brian and Maria Rodriguez are about the nicest people you could ever meet.

Started working with them several months ago to raise their credit scores because of medical bills that were no fault of their own. Took more work and time than it normally does but we finally got there.

We then began looking and making offers on properties and ended up making several offers before finally getting one accepted.

The lesson here is important:

Buying a home is often times stressful. Challenges almost always arise along the way. You must be prepared to ride an emotional roller coaster until it's over with. Patience and perseverance are at a premium.

Congratulations to Brian and Maria and their wonderful family!

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