Find Your Way Home

  It's the holidays and we're all busy hustling to make the season merry and bright for those we love but remember, this is your holiday season too. Don't you deserve a little pampering? Some of us start gifting ourselves accidentally at first. We'll be shopping and then "oh, look... I'll just buy it for myself now instead of hoping someone else might get it for me later..." For me it grew into a more intentional habit each year. This year I'm most looking forward to the gifts I'm giving myself! Being generous is an indulgence for us whether we're giving or receiving. Here are some things we can all wrap our sugar plumbed heads around... now go gift yourself! Shop Local There are so many great options for shopping local in LA and it's so nice visiting with my neighborhood vendors year after year and I know they appreciate it. This year I'm gifting myself my favorite sweet treat Little Johns English Toffee . It's the most deli...

Finding the right Realtor to work with when you need one can seem overwhelming. Successfully closing a sale or a purchase of real estate is a big deal. Who to choose? That depends… the agent you choose should be someone you can relate to and communicate well with who can collaborate with you to prioritize your goals and help you examine possibilities you may not have otherwise come up with on your own. You should feel comfortable with them getting to know you and your financial resources. It makes sense to get to know the person you’ll be working with before you start working together. Whether you meet them socially, at open house or through professional or referral sources, a great agent is a valuable resource for you that can help take the stress out of the process as you navigate your way through home ownership. Where are they? Everywhere. Maybe you don’t always recognize them or worse, the ones that stand out aren’t necessarily anyone you’d like to spe...

  It's Springtime and you know what that means... Bikini season is right around the corner - Gasp! Are you ready? Are you ready for this? I don't think you're ready... I know I'm not. So here's what I'm up to: a 30-day detox reboot with #30daystohaealthyliving. Today is day 15 and I've lost a few (ahem, over 6) pounds and the best part; I did it the healthy way - not the crazy way. What is it? Eating clean, balancing blood sugar, increasing nutrition, it's getting the bad stuff out, the things that become addictive - and getting the the good stuff in - think lean protein, fresh fruits and vegetables, complex carbs and good fats. There's a lot more to it but you get the idea. Here's what I've learned so far: I can live without all the stuff I thought I couldn't live without like coffee, sugar, bread and alcohol (What, no wine? no tequila?). I know, it totally doesn't sound like me, does it? Here's what I think was going o...

The first quarterly rental market data for 2017 is in and LA and Long Beach ranked among the top cities in the U.S. with the largest increase... but you already knew that. Rents in LA have jumped 3% over just last month alone and over 5% for a two-bedroom in just one year. The information was gathered by Zumper (my favorite app for finding rentals!) and was pulled from over 1 million rental listings. Imagine buying instead of renting for a moment. No more increases in rent. No more landlord rules. No more throwing away your hard earned money with no return on your investment. No more paying for someone else's real estate portfolio. Renting means you're paying your landlord's mortgage and they're benefiting from the equity growth and likely some tax benefits too. It might make better sense to pay yourself instead by purchasing your home. You've gotta live somewhere, right? It might as well be your mortgage you're paying and your return on investment that ...