WHAT'S GOING ON?! THE THIRD HALL BROTHER ALSO WINS FIRST PLACE!!!!

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My youngest, Logan, will turn 7 years old in a couple weeks.

Not to be outdone by his two big brothers, Logan also just won first place in the first grade speech competition at Rancho Community Christian School.

Way to go Logan! Very proud of you!!

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AUSTIN'S 9TH BIRTHDAY AND ANOTHER 1ST PLACE WINNER!!

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My middle son Austin's 9th birthday was March 31st. Bowling and Pizza Factory was the order of the day.

Of my three sons, Austin is the Ham:) If there's an audience, camera or microphone in the vicinity, he's at his best.

I remember when that became abundantly clear at his kindergarten graduation program. All the other kids who walked up to the microphone had the "deer in the headlights" look.

Not Austin! He walked up to the microphone like a conquering hero with the biggest smile on his face and just hammed it up:)

So it comes as no surprise that he just won first place in the third grade speech competition at Rancho Community Christian School.

He now gets to compete in the finals with other winners from other schools.

Way to go Austin! I'm very proud of you.

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INCREDIBLE DEAL FOR CARMINE & THERESA OLIVERI!!

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In this market, there are only two types of home sales: bank-owned properties and short sales. Traditional seller/buyer sales are few and far between.

We're 99% involved in bank-owned properties but from time to time I'll take a short sale listing. The challenge with short sales is they take a long time to get approved, however, the lenders are getting better and faster.

The Oliveri's purchased my short-sale listing on Corte San Luis in Temecula for an incredible price - $236,000! That's about $50,000 below the current comparables.

So I'll pat myself on the back a little bit for doing a good job negotiating the price with the lender:)

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