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Hi everyone,

In just a few weeks I hope to see many of you in San Diego at the National Association of REALTORS Trade Show and Convention. I have been asked for a short list of restaurants by a few of you so here it is

Reasonable prices are hard to define, but my wife Janie and I, and John and wife Patty enjoy and have eaten numerous times at the following, posted here with links for your review:

Please note that there are many good restaurants in San Diego in the vicinity of the Convention Center.

The Gaslamp Quarter on 4th and 5th Avenue is known for having great choices.

One of my favorites for Italian is http://www.trattorialastrada.com/

Another in the Gaslamp is http://www.cohnrestaurants.com/restaurants/bluepoint/

Great Mexican food and freshly baked tortilla At The Guadalajara, in Old Town: http://www.bazaardelmundo.com/guad2006.shtml

The Fish Market, right next to the aircraft carrier Midway (close to Seaport Village) is good, http://www.thefishmarket.com/locations.aspxid=6

Out in Ocean Beach is a very quaint and excellent restaurant, Thee Bungalow (http://www.cohnrestaurants.com/restaurants/theebungalow/)

One of the classiest restaurants in San Diego is Mister A's on 5th avenueyou can watch the airplanes land as you sit on the balcony, and from your table (http://www.bertrandatmisteras.com/)

The best fresh seafood without a doubt (very casual, picnic tables) is Point Loma Seafoods (http://www.pointlomaseafoods.com/)

Also in Ocean Beach, for the best hamburgers and "Local Color," would be Hodad's (http://www.hodadies.com/)

Go to http://RoyalHawaiian.com and click on my San Diego link at the bottom of the page for a quick guide of interesting spots in what we refer to as "America's Finest City."

Saul

Saul Klein

Good idea. Thanks Stephen, I'll add this site to my list.

Tom G.

Why not have an MLS approved lock box AND a combo box then everybody is happy. Common practice in our area!

Bernard Gibbons

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From: Robert [mailto:RealTalk@RealTown.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:12 AM
To: Bernard Gibbons
Subject: RealTalk: Re: RE: REO Agents- What is going ON Supra boxes IDYYMVKJA

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Re: RE: REO Agents- What is going ON Supra boxes

Juanita Williams has a request for a lock box combination for an ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY she is "working" with.

"The asset management company I am working with wanted a
specific combo so their field agent could access the house whenever."

Unfortunately the lock boxes are for Cooperating Agents. If the Asset Managment company is interested in ACCESS they should already have a key in their position. The lock boxes are for MLS agents ONLY!!!!! What a bunch of bones heads!

Sorry Robert, You are not correct on this one. As an REO agent I need to have workers go into the property all the time and that is the reason we use combo lock boxes on REO properties. As to your suggestion that the banks and their workers get a supra key Your Association and/or MLS whichever one controls the lock boxes will not allow a non-member/non-REALTOR obtain a lock box under the majority of lock box rules throughout the country. Yes, there are some that do have exceptions to those rules but that is rare.

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Think Green. Please only print this email if you need to.

My question: Do you call a person that you have never met a friend And is Facebook for friendship
It looks like you have a different opinion about being a friend or having friends, even those you have never met before.
I have only a few friends and those are the one I can trust and know for many years.
I communicate with my friends, most of them in Europe, over the phone and via email, I network with people because of the interest I have in certain subject like related Real Estate or with the Mercedes club or about Photography. But I think I can not call these people friends.

Ronny Geenen

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If you set yourself up as a company site, then you have fans, not friends. So Facebook works on many different levels, all depending on what you want to do with it.

Anyone in real talk land know anyone who knows the best image web sites (number 1 expert) inside and out I need to do some changes and might be easier to pay someone.

Jim Clauser

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Hope that helps

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If you want to get residential real estate sold you have to get it PRICED RIGHT! Don't get me wrong, it's like dating! Who wants to date the ugly duckling. Right Who wants to pay for a tux and then be seen with the nerd at the prom But according to NAR 84% of buyers (house hunters) are searching online, maybe that's why they are not buying or at least making offers that are reasonable. Maybe we've all been depending to much on technology to make the sale. All a prospect has to do is go to a NAR APPROVED website such as house values or zillow or any MLS linked Real Estate Web-Czar to get all the necessary information, right Personally I think our market is suffering from.(((information overload))). We've all been lead to believe that "information" sells, especially when it'f free or at least close to free! I'm not going to argue the fact that information is part of the equation. I'm also not going to argue the fact that condition and presentation is as equally important. But who's gonna fight progress, right Besides it's (((FREE))). Maybe we are just getting what we pay for Don't you think it would be a good idea to fix the "dissemination of information equation" before we get all worked up over cosmetics and a face lift Especially if the property isn't worth the mortgage balance based on the last 90 days of sales in the hood

Mr. Robert L King Mailto:RobertLKing@verizon.net
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