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February 5th, 2015 at 4:00 pm

DIY safe

Whether you have high-priced valuables to hide or you’re looking to store some spare cash in a location where your kids won’t look for it, creating a home safe is easier than you think. In fact, you can use many items in your own home to create a clever, discreet hiding place. To figure out what might work best for you, look around your home. What are the areas you know won’t attract much attention? A few of the options below are great for hiding your valuables in plain sight.

  1. Use your electrical outlet. This step-by-step guide from Instructables.com gives you an overview of how to complete this project. You’ll want to widen the area used for the cut-in box to hide valuables underneath. When you need them, simply remove the outlet cover.
  2. Secret book safe. Start by choosing a book that is thick enough. Select which page you’d like to be the first cut out page and firmly hold down the edges while you glue the remaining pages together. After the glue has dried, cut through the layers using an X-ACTO knife. Brush glue along the inside edges and allow to dry before storing your valuables. (more…)

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February 5th, 2015 at 2:00 pm

Choosing the best home offer

When it comes to selling your house, everyone hopes they’ll receive an offer they simply can’t refuse. However, the reality for most sellers is that the process requires a bit more negotiating. As a seller, you may receive some offers that just don’t meet your requirements, but there may be other offers that you can eventually accept with a bit more negotiation.

So how do you choose the best offer?
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February 5th, 2015 at 12:00 pm

Valentine's Day gift ideas

We’ve all been there at some point. Despite the weeks of cute little Cupids in the windows, and festive pink-and-red hearts everywhere, you glance at the calendar and the first tingles of adrenaline rush through your body: You’ve totally forgotten about Valentine’s Day. Whether it was work tying up your time, or the kids’ soccer practice crunching your schedule, or if you just plain old forgot about the holiday, don’t worry. There are plenty of ways for you to save the day and look like a hero or heroine with these last-minute (yet heartfelt) Valentine’s Day gifts: (more…)

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February 5th, 2015 at 10:00 am

Southern California matchmakers

Whether you’re a single looking for a soulmate or a couple seeking to rekindle the flames of romance, the upcoming three-day Valentine’s Day weekend is fraught with possibilities. Dinner for two? Dinner alone? Box of chocolates for your sweetie? Or gobble a box for your private pity party?

We asked two well-known Southern California matchmaking specialists for advice about how to make the best of what can be either a tough or terrific time for those on both sides of Cupid’s arrow.

“If you’re a couple, you’ve got the money and are successful, get out of town, do the weekend deal,” said Patti Stanger, aka “The Millionaire Matchmaker” on Bravo TV. “Take a day trip. Find the cute little country town that’s not too far from your house. Go into nature, go for a hike. If it’s cold and snowy, you can get a cabin in the woods with fires brewing. Think romance. It’s the one time of year it falls on a three-day weekend, so utilize it.
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February 4th, 2015 at 8:00 pm

This year marked an unprecedented achievement for Joan Schultz, as her clients and peers once again voted her a recipient of San Diego Magazine’s “Five Star: Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agents” award. Schultz is now a seven-time winner of the award, which is the result of a survey of more than 31,000 recent home buyers, subscribers and industry experts.

Agents were rated on their service, communication, integrity, negotiation, market knowledge, and closing preparation. “I am very proud of this because the standard of service that I provide is something I focus on every day,” noted Schultz, a San Diego resident since 1972. “It’s very gratifying to think that my clients voted for me.”
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