Whats up Realtor Chuck

You are the Greatest Miracle

2010-10-03T12:46:00.000-07:00

Today I was sent You are the Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino, I copied just two very small parts of this. If you would like the Inspirational piece let me know I will e-mail it to you. Very moving goes right to your heart and brain. You can reach me chucklinn47@gmail.com

YOU ARE THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN THE WORLD

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From the book "The Greatest Miracle in the World" by Og Mandino

I gave you the power to think.

I gave you the power to love.

I gave you the power to will.

I gave you the power to laugh. What is past is past ... and now you know the fourth great law of happiness and success ... Use wisely, your power of choice.

Choose to love ... rather than hate.

Choose to laugh ... rather than cry.

Choose to create ... rather than destroy.

Choose to praise ... rather than gossip.

Choose to heal ... rather than wound.

Choose to give ... rather than steal.

Choose to act ... rather than procrastinate.

Choose to grow ... rather than rot.

Choose to pray ... rather than curse.

Choose to live ... rather than die.

I gave you the power to imagine.

I gave you the power to create.

I gave you the power to plan.

I gave you the power to speak.

I gave you the power to pray.

I gave you the power to heal.

What is past is past ... and now you know the fourth great law of happiness and success ... Use wisely, your power of choice.

Choose to love ... rather than hate.

Choose to laugh ... rather than cry.

Choose to create ... rather than destroy.

Choose to persevere ... rather than quit.

Choose to praise ... rather than gossip.

Choose to heal ... rather than wound.

Choose to give ... rather than steal.

Choose to act ... rather than procrastinate.

Choose to grow ... rather than rot.

Choose to pray ... rather than curse.

Choose to live ... rather than die.

Whats going on with the Home Inventory In California

2010-05-24T18:33:00.000-07:00

Real estate's new problem: Not enough homes

By Les Christie, staff writerMay 11, 2010: 12:39 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Can it be possible? Despite the housing bust and high foreclosure rates, in some areas real estate agents are complaining that they don't have enough homes to sell.

There is currently an eight-month supply of homes on the market -- meaning that, at the current sales pace, it would take eight months to run through the backlog.

That's still a lot compared to the six-month supply that is expected in a normal market, but it is much better than it was. In March, there were nearly 2% fewer homes on the market than there were a year ago, and 21.7% fewer than the record of 4.6 million in July 2008.

In some areas, supplies are even bidding-war tight. In Denver, for example, supply has fallen to 5.7 months from 6.2. In Phoenix it has declined to 4.5 from 5.2; and in San Francisco inventory has halved, to 3.2 months from 6.5 last March.

In California, almost all cities have a short supply of single-family homes. That's especially true in the lower-priced categories, according to Leslie Appleton-Young, chief economist for the California Association of Realtors.

The supply of homes that sell for less than $300,000 is at 3.2 months statewide, down from an already low 3.3 month supply 12 months ago.

Inventory of moderately priced homes, those between $300,000 and 500,000, fell to 4.2 months in March, down from 4.5 months in March 2009.

There are plenty of more expensive homes in California, but this inventory is going quick: inventory for million-dollar-plus homes has dropped from 21.6 months to 10.9 months.

How to buy a foreclosure

Further north, all over the Pacific Northwest, the supply of moderate and lower priced homes is also tight, according to Lennox Scott, CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate. And not even the end of the homebuyer tax credit is expected to ease demand.

"In lower price ranges, prices will stay fairly stable because we're undersupplied," said Scott.

In the higher price ranges, sales are slower than they would be because of continued problems in obtaining financing. Right now, most jumbo-mortgage lenders require down payments of 30% to 35%, but as that eases, sales of higher end homes should rise and supplies fall.

Prices go up, supply goes up

Ordinarily, rising prices are an indication of shrinking inventory. But these are far from ordinary times. Never have there been so many properties that could be for sale -- but aren't.

This so-called "shadow inventory" comes from two main sources: properties lenders have not yet repossessed or have not yet put back on the market; and homeowners who want to sell but who have refrained because of low prices.

Lenders are also holding back on foreclosing at all, either because they're having trouble handling the volume of repossessions or because they want to sell off some of the inventory they already have.

"Notices of default are filed, but they're not taking the properties back," said Appleton-Young.

Zillow surveys indicate there's a big pool of homeowners who have wanted to sell their homes during the past three years but market conditions either prevented sales or kept them from trying. The company estimates that 8% of homeowners are very likely to try to sell their homes in the next twelve months if they see signs of improvement in their local markets.

"These sidelined sellers closely watch the market for signs of a possible turnaround and rush in if there's a hint of good news," said Stan Humphries, chief economist at Zillow.com.

And so, as prices increase, inventory could also increase. While that's not good news for sellers, it is good news for buyers. They can take their time when shopping for a home without having to worry about getting priced out.

So You Have Keys to You New Home

2010-05-22T14:15:00.000-07:00

A few items you might want to do now that you are the proud owner of a home.

1. Call a locksmith and have your outside doors re-keyed. Who knows who has a spare key.
2. You need to get the utilities turned on. I would start this before move in day.
3. Replace batteries in smoke detectors.
4. Bring a box with light bulbs,batteries 9v for smoke detectors,trash bags, TOILET PAPER, seams everyone
   wants to use the bathroom on the first day. Also a plunger, because Murphy's Law says"since everyone
   is using the restroom I might as go ahead and overflow and get clogged".
5. Bring cleaning supplies: paper towels,soap, bathroom cleaner, broom and dust pan.
6. Band aides, this is to stop the blood from getting on the new carpet from your kid finding the only piece of
   glass in an empty house.
7. Bring cell phone and charger, basic tools: hammer, screwdrivers both kinds,ladder and pliers
8. Change codes on automatic garage opener
9. Check sprinkler timer: So when the movers come with the new furniture that they have unloaded on
   the front lawn, they don't get a shower. Has happened, don't laugh.
If you would like more tips on your new home or moving tips please leave me a post with your questions
or email me at chucklinn47@gmail.com

Illegal Immigration 2010

2010-04-28T23:35:00.000-07:00

Illegal Immigration Costs California Over Ten Billion Annually

State's "cheap labor" costs average household $1,183 a year

By Robert Longley, About.com Guide

In hosting America's largest population of illegal immigrants, California bears a huge cost to provide basic human services for this fast growing, low-income segment of its population. A new study from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) examines the costs of education, health care and incarceration of illegal aliens, and concludes that the costs to Californians is $10.5 billion per year.

Among the key finding of the report are that the state's already struggling K-12 education system spends approximately $7.7 billion a year to school the children of illegal aliens who now constitute 15 percent of the student body. Another $1.4 billion of the taxpayers' money goes toward providing health care to illegal aliens and their families, the same amount that is spent incarcerating illegal aliens criminals.

"California's addiction to 'cheap' illegal alien labor is bankrupting the state and posing enormous burdens on the state's shrinking middle class tax base," stated Dan Stein, President of FAIR. "Most Californians, who have seen their taxes increase while public services deteriorate, already know the impact that mass illegal immigration is having on their communities, but even they may be shocked when they learn just how much of a drain illegal immigration has become."

The Costs of Illegal Immigration to Californians focuses on three specific program areas because those were the costs examined by researchers from the Urban Institute in 1994. Looking at the costs of education, health care and incarceration for illegal aliens in 1994, the Urban Institute estimated that California was subsidizing illegal immigrants to the tune of about $1.1 billion. The enormous rise in the costs of illegal immigrants over the intervening ten years is due to the rapid growth in illegal residents. It is reasonable to expect those costs to continue to soar if action is not taken to turn the tide.

"Nineteen ninety-four was the same year that California voters rebelled and overwhelmingly passed Proposition 187, which sought to limit liability for mass illegal immigration. Since then, state and local governments have blatantly ignored the wishes of the voters and continued to shell out publicly financed benefits on illegal aliens," said Stein. "Predictably, the costs of illegal immigration have grown geometrically, while the state has spiraled into a fiscal crisis that has brought it near bankruptcy.

"Nothing could more starkly illustrate the very high costs of ‘cheap labor' than California's current situation," continued Stein. "A small number of powerful interests in the state reap the benefits, while the average native-born family in California gets handed a nearly $1,200 a year bill."

The Federation for American Immigration Reform is a nonprofit, public-interest, membership organization advocating immigration policy reforms that would tighten border security and prevent illegal immigration, while reducing legal immigration levels from about 1.1 million persons per year to 300,000 per year.

Consumer confidence rises in April to highest level in 18 months - latimes.com

2010-04-28T15:04:00.001-07:00

Consumer confidence rises in April to highest level in 18 months - latimes.com

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Its just one of those days.

2010-04-21T00:08:00.000-07:00

My morning started out just like every morning, the alarm goes off at 5:45 am I get up hit the snooze and lay back down till 5:55 am. Now its off to pee then put on my gym clothes to walk with one of our friends for 3 miles, so far same bat chanel same bat time. This California morning no breeze no clouds very mild. I get home take a shower and start my day. Check Facebook just in case one of my 248 friends maybe wrote something that I can post something to. Really I am obssed with Facebook I probably check it in my sleep. I got online to check about signing up for the Mini Marathon in Carpenteria in September. Yes I am crazy, yes I am some what overweight and yes I have never done a Mini Marathon. But I want to do something like this before I am 50 which is fastly approaching. Did you know they have catagories for people for these things? I figured they would do catagories like male , female, age, have you done a marathon before. Well they do but the catagory for people weighing 200+ we are called Clydesdales. Yes that would be the biggest horse alive. I quess they could of called it the swine or heffer catagory. I should be happy with the horse catagory, does that mean I get to wear those hairy things on my ankles like the indian from the Village People? Lets hope not I hear they smell bad once in water.( since part of the marathon is swimming in the ocean) Went to work only to have in my mail box the peice of paper that has my goals for the year written down on. My boss is going over everyones goals. What was I thinking in Jan. I am going to sell 20 houses with the average one being $185,000 did I forget where I live and what our market is like? My boss wants to meet with me to see how I am going to do this. Lets just say I am 6 homes behind goal. I am really not liking Real Estate right now. How Ironic my daughter called me for job advice. Marry someone very wealthy. No I did not tell her that. Did i forget to say that it was pouring rain today? What happen to mild and no clouds. Really this blog today is going nowhere and this clydesdale needs to go to bed so at 5:45 I can do it all again. Peace out

OTB: Episode 2 - Artist's Lofts

2010-04-19T16:57:00.000-07:00

Please check out what is going on down at the Blvd. Great changes and additions. If you have any questions about whats happining on the Blvd or want any information about Lancaster you can either leave a post or e-mail me at chucklinn47@gmail.com

Get Motivated!

2010-02-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

If you get the chance to go to the Get Motivated Business Seminar GO! Yesterday I went to the one held at the Honda Center in Anaheim,Cailf. The speakers were Rudy Giuliani, Zig Ziglar, Gen. Colin Powell ,Rick Belluzzo, Doctor Condoleezza Rice, Tamara Lowe, Michael Phelps and Rob Lowe.
The only bad things I can say about this seminar is the sound system for this venue might be great for sports events but it stunk for having people speak. And the concessions are you kidding $8.50 for a bean and cheese burrito 4.00 for water but back to the speakers. They where phenomenal. Rudy Giulani talked about being at Sept. 11 but then went into relaying so heavely on Internet. Be weary of the information coming from the internet not all of this is good. He talked about perserving your uniqueness. There is only one you, no one else like you, use those strengths in business. He also stated prepare yourself 1. READ BOOKS, challenge yourself keep your mind active. 2. LISTEN: Listen to what people have to say 3. Debate: Dont argue but have a debate you will learn something from the other person, 4. WRITE: 5. THINK.
Doctor Condoleezza Rice what an amazing WOMEN. She should be our President. Mrs. Clinton and Sarah Palin take notes lots of notes this woman so outshines you. She would never say that but she does. She honors her parents in a way that is genuine and its not just empty words. She is all about Education, Country this woman is Red White And Blue all the way.."We have one of the best countries, with some of the best people we have our problems but it will start with you to fix them" She also said very emphatically We Will Defend This Country" All I can say is she is Brilliant. You could hear a pin drop when she was talking.
I will have more about some of the other speakers another time, dont want to totally bore you, but if you get a chance go to one of these Seminars and if you have the chance to hear Doctor Condoleezza Rice Go Run Do Not Pass Go. She is a Phenomenal WOMAN.

Your Family Disaster Plan

2010-01-25T00:42:00.000-08:00

With the Earthquake in Haiti still fresh in our minds we should remember where we live. California earthquake country. Are you PREPARED? Where will you be when disaster strikes?
At Work...At School...At Home....
Families can and do cope with disaster by preparing in advance and working together as a team. Knowing what to do is your best protection and your responsibility. Do you have emergency supplies? Have you created a disaster plan? If you have to go to a emergency shelter have you a plan for your four legged family members?
Emercency Supplies:
1. Three day supply of water (1 gallon per person a day) and food that wont spoil.
2. First Aid Kit
3.Special Items for infants and the elderly
4. Flashlite / batteries
5.Cash
These are just a few items. Think if you had to leave your home because it was destroyed or you could not live in it. What items would you need? Water, food, clothing, medications, glasses.

In the next day or two I am going to do a video blog and show you our emergency kits for the home and car.
Stuff happens. So remember the Boy Scout Motto BE PREPARED

2010 SAG Award Winners

2010-01-23T23:32:00.000-08:00

FILM

Cast in a Motion Picture: Inglourious Basterds

Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Female Actor in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side

Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Mo'Nique, Precious

Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Star Trek

TELEVISION

Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men

Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Glee

Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance

Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens

Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: 24

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Betty White

Really do we care???

2010-01-23T00:46:00.000-08:00

When I was in Jr high and High school I could not get enough of television shows and movies. I loved everything about them the actors and actresses, Hollywood, the glitz the glamor the award shows, the talk shows. Merv Griffin, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, the Late Show the late, late show. I was a Hollywood show biz junkie. I knew more about the people and places of make believe than I did about the real world, geography, history, math.I could recite the T.V guide I knew what shows came on at what times who was in the shows, and tell you about their personal lives thank you National Enquire, The Globe and T.V. talk shows. Could I tell you where all the states and capitals were on a map? Not even close, mabey I should have been a Hollywood reporter. But that was a time when stars were stars and had class and if they didnt we didnt hear about it.Can you imagine if John Kennedy was president now? We would know everything about his ways with other woman. There would be pictures and videos and trips to rehab. Would he be thougth of the same way?
Personally I feel TV has turned into a giant poop hole. Do we really care about all the stuff that is happining to the so call stars of today? Come on.. Snooki from Jersey Shore, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Levi Johnston, John Edwards, Tiger Woods, Conan and Jay. Watching the news its not news, and the people giving the news really? Do they go to school to learn how to ask some of the dumbest questions? News reporter standing in front of burned home asking home owner how do you feel right now? Never better I just lost all my belongings and my dog that I had for 12 years...How the hell do you think I feel? But back to the other people Do we really care that Heidi Montag a pretty 23 year old girl decides to have not 1 but 10 plastic surgeries? Honey what were you thinking you face looks like it's plastic and your chest,well if you want to be a street walker it works. You cant act you are not going to come up with a cure for cancer Why are you on every channel with the bum Spencer Pratt.. I dont get it. Levi Johnson you got a young girl pregnant possed for playgirl and every talk show and news wants to talk about you..What??? Tiger Woods and John Edwards ok one is a great golfer and the other a Politician but wait both are male whores that had a wife and kids and money and fame. And now we have to hear about them and what they have done over and over. Do we really care??? I dont..Go away do something good for your community, your family, the world then lets hear about you. I dont want to hear about how many women you did how many kids out of wedlock you have. Tho Tiger hearing that your wife took a 9 iron to your head is preety funny..
What a sad commentary on our lives. Our country is in a depression. People are losing their homes, jobs, families and we care more about these idiots than whats going on in our back yards. Haiti has a 7.0 earthquake with upwords of 200,000 people dead and the shows are asking who is the worst of the two Tiger for cheating with 12 or more women or John Edwards who cheated on his wife who has cancer or That Jay Leno is knocking Conan OBrian out of the tonight show...Really do we care???
Well enough ranting from me I need to check to see if the stars got lots of money pledges for Haiti for the Haiti telethon.. Hey George Cloney are you going to have a star telethon for America???

AVATAR

2010-01-18T20:46:00.000-08:00

I might be the only person who has waited this long to see this movie.My wife and I went this afternoon since its cold and rainy here in California. James Cameron deserves every award and cudos that he gets for this movie. The best movie I have seen in 3D. The only bad thing I can say about this movie is the bad guys. This movie visually was fantastic. When they say its like you are there that is exactlly how I felt. Avatar does what a movie is suppose to do take you someplace that you feel connected visually, mentally,physically. Usally I am like a little kid wiggling after the first few minutes.This movie had me in a trance. Mr. Cameron you had me a few years back believing that I was there when the Titanic set sail and sank and now you have me running in the trees of Pandora and sitting on the back of one those huge bird like creatures flying thru the air in the spactuclar forrest. If you have not seen this movie dont wait for it to come out on DVD get out there and have the theatrical experience. Mr. Cameron I think you might have a Oscar knocking on your door.

67th Annual Golden Globes

2010-01-17T23:52:00.000-08:00

First off I love Award shows. The glitz the glamor the oh wouldnt it be a blast to be sitting at the same table as Sophia Loren or Martin Scorses. The Golden Globes is the start of award shows season . So with no further ado here are the winners from tonights show.

–Picture, Drama: ”Avatar.”

–Picture, Musical or Comedy: ”The Hangover.”

–Actor, Drama: Jeff Bridges, ”Crazy Heart.”

–Actress, Drama: Sandra Bullock, ”The Blind Side.”

–Director: James Cameron , ”Avatar.”

–Actor, Musical or Comedy: Robert Downey Jr. , ”Sherlock Holmes.”

–Actress, Musical or Comedy: Meryl Streep, ”Julie & Julia.”

–Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, ”Inglourious Basterds.”

–Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, ”Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire.” Mo'Nique was a class act all the way tonight..Maybe they should have her Host next year.

–Foreign Language: ”The White Ribbon.”

–Animated Film: ”Up.”

–Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, ”Up in the Air.”

–Original Score: Michael Giacchino, ”Up.”

–Original Song: ”The Weary Kind” (theme from ”Crazy Heart”), (written by Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett).

TELEVISION:

–Series, Drama: ”Mad Men,” AMC.

–Actor, Drama: Michael C. Hall , ”Dexter.”

–Actress, Drama: Julianna Margulies, ”The Good Wife.”

–Series, Musical or Comedy: ”Glee,” Fox.

–Actor, Musical or Comedy: Alec Baldwin, ”30 Rock.”

–Actress, Musical or Comedy: Toni Collette, ”United States of Tara.”

–Miniseries or Movie: ”Grey Gardens,” HBO.

–Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Kevin Bacon, ”Taking Chance.”

–Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Drew Barrymore, ”Grey Gardens.”

–Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: John Lithgow, ”Dexter.”

–Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Chloe Sevigny, ”Big Love.”

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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award: Martin Scorsese.

The above are the highlites of the evening..But here are some lowlites of the show. Let start off with the host Ricky Gervais dude this is an award show not a roast of the A-listers.Hey guys it is ok to shave and look like you care how you look. James Cameron with all that money you are making from Avatar you could afford to get a decent hair cut or just get your hair cut. Mariah Carey come on you are a beautiful lady show some class and not your Tah TAhs we have all seen them put those puppies away all ready. Did I already mention Ricky Gervais really?? The producers for the show you might have thought of tenting the red carpet since its raining in California and all that hair and make up and expensive clothing doesnt hold up in the rain.

Sag Award Movies

2010-01-16T17:04:00.000-08:00

Being that I am a SAG actor and belong to SAG. SAG Awards has sent me 4 movies, they are : Julie & Julia, Preciuos, Inglourious Bastards and Up in the Air and tickets to Nine.
I need to watch these so I can vote and send into The SAG Awards before next week. I will let yopu know how I like the movies.
Bu the way did I mention SAG enough incsae you didnt know I am a SAG member
Have a great night

Where have I been?

2010-01-16T15:57:00.000-08:00

Wow I cannot believe it has been this long since I last blogged. I wish I could say I was on vacation or spending my millions I won from the lotto. In reality I have been lazy and not blogging. With the tide of Christmas and all that goes with that season and working with my buyers trying to get them into homes and being lazy the time has flown by. I cannot believe we are already in the middle of January 2010.

Things that have happened this month:
I can go 3.2 miles at 5.0 on the tredmill.
Our daughter went to Gerogia to work on disaster relief from flooding last year.
Tiger Woods made news by being a Cheeta
Top Movies: Blindside, Precious, Avitar
My 19 year old son got a job with the school district (and is currently making more money than me)
I switched offices: Century 21 Yarrow to Century 21 Doug Anderson
Banks still making it hard for buyers to get into homes
The kids got us a new kitten. Her name is Pumkin should be Scaredy Cat.
Haiti was hit by a 7.0 Earthquake( 50,000-100,000 people feared dead.)
Just a random thought why does it take a major disaster to make the world come together.
United States giving $100 million in aide to Haiti
China $1 million hmmm arnt they one of the riches countries right now?

Untill next time:may peace be with you

What is happening with the housing market?

2009-11-24T09:04:00.000-08:00

Existing Home Sales Blow Past Expectations

Another month, another piece of evidence that the housing market is in recovery.

Existing Home Sales surged in October as the nation's homebuyers took advantage of low mortgage rates, low list prices, and, for some, a generous tax credit.

Home resales are 23 percent higher versus a year ago and home supply is down to 7 months nationwide.

Inventory hasn't been this low since February 2007.

The news shouldn't be surprising, however. The same real estate trade group that produces the Existing Home Sales report also publishes a monthly report meant to predict future home sales called the Pending Home Sales Index.

Pending Home Sales have been through the roof since mid-May.

So, with pending home sales showing no signs of slowing and 80% of pendings turning into actual, closed sales, we can expect existing home sales volume to rise in the coming months, too. Especially because Congress extended the home buyer tax credit to include (1) "Move-up" buyers and, (2) Buyers with higher household incomes.

It's terrific news for home sellers. The housing market turnaround means higher sale prices and fewer concessions to buyers long-term.

To buyers, on the other hand, the news isn't so good. The window to find a "deal" appears to be closing quickly.

This article was originally in Blair Ballins Blog. If you are looking for a great agent in the Phoenix, Az area look up Blair Ballin Weichert realtors Elite Tell him Chuck from Calif. sent you

2009-11-12T14:32:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDpFszqNIqE&layer_token=8925f5c1d4fb6d57

Check out my vlog. Please leave a post
THANKS

October 20, 2009

2009-10-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

Here is my first video blog. Took me a while to do this. Maybe tomorrow I will get it done in half the time. If you have any comments or have questions about anything on the blog PLEASE leave me a post and I will get back to you. Or you can always e-mail me at chucklinn@topproducer.com.

Tonights gym report : completed 2.3 miles jogging on the tredmill YEAH, and last night swam 95 lenghts aqt the college pool. Working on for the mini triathlon in Carpenteria next year.

Changes

2009-10-09T00:24:00.000-07:00

Changes

Changes in mind
Changes in Soul
Changes in body
Changes in friends
Changes in work
Changes in stability
Changes in people

Yes every day we have changes
Some are good some are bad
Some for Health
Some for the people we deal with eveyday

As the world
As the cities
As the goverment
As our enviroment
As our life

Changes

All is Good

Carpenteria,Ca. Home for Sale

2009-09-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

Beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Carpenteria,Calif. One block from the safest beach in Calif.
Call me for information or e-mail.
Chuck Linn
661-466-6591 chucklinn@topproducer.com

Team Linn

2009-09-27T21:12:00.001-07:00

Well here we are Team Linn. Next year September 2010 My wife Susan, daughter Candace and myself are going to do the Sprint Triathlon in Carpenteria beach. We watched this year, oh my goodness what have I committed myself for? Swim in the ocean at 6:00am .5m, 10k bike ride and if that's not enough 5k run or probably for me a crawl. Lord help us!

Big Ideas

2009-09-24T11:36:00.000-07:00

Big ideas can be intimidating, but even your biggest and most daunting goal can be achieved if you simply break it up into bite-sized chunks.

Struggling author Joseph Heller composed his best-selling book "Catch-22" by writing little chunks in one or two hours every day before work. Imagine what you could accomplish by applying the same principle to one or more of your biggest goals over the next five years.

Remember: the sum total of a lot of little efforts isnt so little.

2009-09-22T23:26:00.000-07:00

Rendezvous with History. Today the Flying Fortress B-17 "Sentimental Journey" landed at W.J.Fox Airfeild.Under the direction of Lancaster High School History teacher Jamie Goodreau welcomed the Bomber, 12man and women flight crew, Two WWII women pilots and many veterans.

Some of the Specs. From the B-17G

Wing Span.........................103ft.9 3/8in.

Length................................74ft. 3.9 inches

Height................................19 ft. 2.44 inches

Power Plant......................Wright r-1820-97 Cyclone 1200 hp

Top Speed.........................302 mph.

Fuel capacity....................2,780 gallons carried in wings

Bomb load.........................8000 lbs.

Armament........................13x.50 caliber machine guns

Sentimental Journey Facts:

Total number of B-17's built.....................12,731

B-17's still in existence...............................50

Operational Cost.........................................$2,000 per. hour

Nose art.......................................................Betty Grable

Aircraft markings.......................................457th Bomb group

Words to Live By

2009-09-17T15:46:00.000-07:00

Today I stayed home from work feeling a little blue. Opened my e-mail from someone from work who I don't talk to all that often. He passed the following on to me, he thinks it might have been from Tony Robbins. I hope that the words below help you find some peace and build a relationship whether it be business or personal and takes you to the next level. Thank you to Scott Copper for sending this to me.

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will
be as important as any other.
Three...Don't believe all you hear, spend all your have or sleep all you want.
Four.....When you say "I Love You" mean it.
Five.....When you say " I"m sorry" look the person in the eye.
Six.......Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Seven..Believe in love at first sight.
Eight....Never laugh at any ones dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Nine.....Love deeply and passionately. you might get hurt but it is the only way to live life
completely.
Ten.......In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11..........Don't judge people by their relatives.
12.........When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "why do you want to know?
13........Talk slowly but think quickly.
14........Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15........Say bless you when you hear someone sneeze.
16........When you lose,don't lose the lesson.
17........Remember the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others,and Responsibility for all your actions.
18.......Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19.......When you realize you have made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20......Smile when picking up the phone.
Number 17 if everyone could do this one... My favorite
Thanks again Scott and Tony Robbins

Famous People bahaving badly

2009-09-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

What is with the rich and famous? Does too much money and fame makes them go stupid? what do you think of when you here these names ? Mel Gibson,Hugh Grant, Jon Gosselin,Serena Williams,Rep. Joe Wilson, Kanya West just to name a few. You should think Famous and talented actors, Great female sports figure, outstanding politician, Great father, talented musician. No the words that probably come to mind spoiled actors,racist, cheater,bad sportsman, no manners, person who does not respect other people.

When as a society are we going to say enough is enough? Lets quit airing every ones dirty laundry. Lets stop buying into it. Stop buying the trash magazines, watching the bad shows, quit paying these people until they know how to act like everyone else. We don't let our children get away with this why do we let them.

Jon Gosselin, ok we get it you don't love Kate anymore but you have 8 kids man up do whats right quit whoring around and do the right thing. Serena Williams really? You are a great tennis star, lots of little girls love you and you act like a fool as the World watches, shame on you. You need a time out, go help some children that don't have what you have. Rep. Joe Wilson you are old enough to be able to hold that tongue of yours. you don't have to like the President but remember he is the President and he deserves respect. Sounds like you need to be off the floor and work in a veterans home,hospital and earn that money you are getting from we the people. And last but not least Kanya West your performance on the VMA'S last night do you think your mother would be proud of that. You need to have an old fashion spanking with the belt and work with foster kids or children from domestic violence shelters. And remember that same ladder you went up stepping on people will be the same one you will come down or fall from.

Do you know these social networks?

2009-09-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

What is facebook? An open-accesssocial networking web site on which people can "friend" you, send you pictures,send private messages, write on your profile and become a fan.
What is it good for? Getting blanket messages out to your network. Staying up to date on what your sphere of influence is saying, reading,watching and doing. Create fan pages for your business that people beyond your sphere can join.

What is Twitter? A free microblogging platform through which users can send and read short messages, known as "tweets".
Whats it good for? Sending real time updates to your sphere of influence. Serving links to articles and items of interest. following leading news outlets and industry thinkers.

What is Linkedln? An online business network that allows you to link up with other professionals across industries; it offers paid and unpaid levels of membership, with features for theformer.
What is it good for? Promoting your professional qualifications and accomplishments. joininggroups to share knowledge and build referrel networks. Asking other members for business.

What is ActiveRain? A free social network and marketing platform for real estate professionals.
What is it good for? Building relationships within the industry. Getting search-engine optimization through profile and blogging platform.

What is Flickr? A picture and video hosting web site and online community that exists primarily for exchangeing and commenting on photos.
What is it good for? Storing and organizing pictures of listings. Creating slide shows for your blog, social networking profiles, or Web site.

What is Real Town ? A free site that provides a number of online communities and e-mail based discussion groups for real estate professionals. You can also set up your own groups, start a blog,and read articles.
What is it good for? Networking with fellow real estate professionals. Posting your questions about industry issues and technologies. Sharing information with others

Information taken from realtor.org magazine Sept. 2009 issue

Realities of Social Networking

2009-09-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

You have your face on facebook you linked in and have even found that tweeting on twitter is not for the birds.
In the Sept. issue of Realtor Magazine you will find the Six realities of Doing business on the Social Web, written by Brian Summerfeild. I am going to give just brief highlights of the six realities go to www.realtor.org or pick up an issue of Realtor Magazine and get the full story on Connections Made. Now What? Six Realities of Doing business on the Social Web.

Reality 1
You have to be a great agent first. One of the biggest mistakes the real estate professional makes is thinking the simple act of creating a web presence through a blog, Facebook, Twitter, or a fancy web site. will in itself bring new business. Matt Dollinger a real estate performance coach says "If your not a great agent, don't worry about social media right now. Its not the silver bullet for your business". Bad agents will not be able to fake it on the web.

Reality 2
Using social media is like riding a bull. getting on is the easy part. creating a strong following on Twitter, facebook and other sites requires a big time commitment.

Reality 3
You don't have to be a tech. wiz to participate

Reality 4
The web is in constant flux. You have to keep up with it. Twitter for example a couple of years ago was practically unknown but today gets about 55 million visits every month.

Reality 5
You cant fake it. you should be the same person on these social media's that you are in your everyday face to face interactions.

Reality 6
The web is so much more than a prospecting tool. By understanding consumers and interacting with them online, you can generate business using what Dollinger terms " the law of attraction" that is, pulling clients to you by sharing valuable information, rather than the more traditional strategy of pushing yourself out to them.

There is more to these 6 realities, go to www.realtor.org or get a copy of the Sept issue of realtor Magazine.
This is a great article has some good info on social media.

Station Fire

2009-08-31T22:50:00.000-07:00

It has been a bad weekend here in the Antelope Valley. The Station fire has hit Acton and now threatening Juniper Hills. Several homes south of Acton were lost, families have had to evacuate. family pets and livestock have been taken to the A.V. fairgrounds for safe keeping.

Currently the Station fire has burned 105,00 acres, threatening 12,000 homes and Mt. Wilson Observatory & Communication towers.

On a very sad note on Aug. 30, two firefighters were fatally wounded when their truck went off the mountainside near Mt. Gleason. These two brave men were Captain Ted Hall and Arnie Quinones.

Why Cat Why

2009-08-25T09:33:00.001-07:00

What the heck?? I have an 1800 Sq.ft. house with 4 bedrooms and our cat has to lay on the printer that I am using. My dog wouldn't do this.. But she would eat my sandwich I had on the coffee table that the cat wouldn't eat. Hmmmmm

Landfill Vouchers 8-24-2009

2009-08-24T22:19:00.000-07:00

A gift from the city of Lancaster. Look in your waste management bill, they give you 2 vouchers for free dumping. This is good for 2 trips to the landfill you can have up to 1 ton of trash which if you want to know is 2,000Lbs. That's a total of 4,000Lbs. of trash. They do not accept any hazardous materials. The list of items they wont take is on the vouchers. The vouchers are good until 6/30/2010. Happy Hauling

House Husbands of Hollywood are you Kidding Me

2009-08-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

I just sat and watch a new show on Fox Reality Channel called the House Husbands of Hollywood. The show is about 5 Hollywood couples. You have Billy & Lisa ex dodger and make up artist, Darryle & Tempest both actors, Grant & Jillian TV host and actor, Kathryn & Danny lawyer & actor Charlie and his wife he is actor and thief wife is not shown. The wives have the real jobs as they put it while the husbands don't work and take care of the house and kids. This show is pure garbage. There is not an ugly or un spoiled person among them. Folks this is Hollywood imagined reality.

Reality lets be serious the minute you put a camera in front of someone and they know lots of people are going to be watching Please. To boot all of these guys are actors or want to be actors. So guess what they are doing acting. I did the take care of the kids and house when my two were little. My wife's job paid way better than what I was bringing in. I worked nights for many years. The one guy is belly aching because his wife wont let him have Kegerator in the house, Really get a job dude even if its waiting on tables. The wives on this show are not any better they treat their husbands like they are the help instead of their husband. But how much of this is just put on for the sake of ratings. Once again a reality show that is nothing more than garbage and not reality.
I give this show a 1/2 point out of 5 points because they thought that their show would be different. It just doesn't work. Save your time and get a filling done its less painful.

What do you think of Real Estate Agents

2009-08-22T11:41:00.000-07:00

Had lunch with a friend from Burbank today. He got really lucky I took him with me to preview a couple of bank owned properties. First thing he was shocked by the condition of these three homes and what the price that was being asked. We were just talking and he made a statement that he felt all real estate agents were crooks and were only out to make tons of money and not do much work. Did I say he was a friend? I asked him if he felt that way about me being that I AM AN AGENT! He said "he didn't think so" Wow did I need to do some explaining to him. After we were done I am pretty sure he has a different feeling about agents. But this has made me think..this is a friend that I talk to frequently and I am pretty sure we have talked real estate. But if my friends have this idea what do our clients think. And what am I not doing or not doing that they have this preconceived idea about Real Estate Agents.

So for all the people reading this post, post back to this question What do you think of real Estate Agents? What do you feel we could do different to change this perception

Social Networking

2009-08-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

Wow everyone is talking social networking. In the past 3 weeks I have been to 7 social networking seminars. The best being Tom Fery's Summit in Palm Desert last week. If someone was wanting too start a money making business get into social marketing to the older baby boomers. This group does not have the skills to set up their phones, heck they dont even know what phone to buy. Verizon you could sell more phones and planes if you would give a hands on course on smart phones, just saying. Back to the older boomers they are hearing things like twitter,facebook Plaxo just to name a few. This group is totally lost, I have seen the blank stares and the I dont have time for this stuff. Wake up ,it is here not that I am a pro but I am getting much better and I can text my son with out him texting me back 10 other text before I get the first one off. Heck maybe I will start this business.....probably not I have enough on my plate with being a real estate agent in the fantastic Antelope Valley. If you are reading this and need help with social networking give me a call 661-466-6591 or check out some of the blogs I am following they have great information.

I was going to put a video up,but the quality of the sound and the shakey images would have made you say what's up Chuck....Had to get that in ...maybe tomorrow.

Please let me know what you think of the blog and if you have any questions post them and I will answer them to the best of my ability.
Thanks
Chuck

I feel stupid

2009-08-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

Wow this blogging thing is going to take some time to get use too. I have been working on it for about 4 hours not sure if I have it that people can see it or not. Dont like the look of it , looking at other blogs to see how to make it look like a place you would want to stay and come back and read my stuff. If you have suggestions please let me know.

Book suggestion

2009-08-20T08:32:00.000-07:00

It has already been a week since being at the Tom Ferry Summit in Desert Springs, Ca. I have finished his book: Tom Ferry from Breakdowns to Breakthroughs. It is 133 pages short a very easy read,good information if you are struggling in your real estate business. Topics in this book.
1. Missing the "S Factor in your Plan
2. Failing to Generate enough leads
3. Aiming for the wrong bulls eye
4. Not taking care of your W.O.M.A.N (Has nothing to do with sex or buying her gifts)
5.Failing to choose a Big Sexy Goal
6. Lacking mental Toughness
7. Executing Poorly- Ready, Aim , Launch!

If you need too kick your business up a notch I highly suggest you read this book and do just 1 thing ( you can do more if you want its ok:)
See what happens ,come back and let me know what you did and how you liked the book.
Now go out there and do something freakin fantastic