Hello Everyone!

2008 marked my 10th year in the business and my 7th year as a licensed California Realtor... WOW time flies... Many thanks to all my clients, friends and family who have contributed to my success over the years - with out all of you I would not have made it this far. I am so fortunate to have learned from the very best in this business, especially my Mom, who gave me the great gifts of tenacity and determination with a dash of Latin flavor :)

I have been fortunate to climb the ladder slowly but surely with the newest "rung" being my new office on 1106 Coast Village Road, which is flourishing with success despite these very difficult times. Suzanne Perkins is an agent in my office who won the Top Real Estate agent in AMERICA with sales totaling $275 million dollars! I am so privileged to be in an office with such supportive people who have an incredible drive.

Although I can see the road ahead of me is incredibly difficult, I believe this real estate market will turn around and Santa Barbara will be one of the first cities to pull through. I believe investing in Santa Barbara real estate is a solid long term investment. For those of you (including myself) who have had to sacrifice to maintain their property I believe it will be worth the hard work in the end. My mother always told me "anything worth having is always hard work." I find that to be true every day of my life.

The purpose of the is blog:
So from time to time I get little inquiries here and there about what is going with the Santa Barbara real estate... do I know a good contractor?... where is city zoning?... do you know anything about XYZ Development?... etc... So I decided to have a place where people could just ask me and I could answer. Most of the time people have the same question and this way I can help multiple people at one time.

I will make this blog open to the public with the full disclosure that Sotheby's International Realty and it's affiliates have nothing to to do with this blog. These are merely opinions and facts researched by me, but I cannot guarantee any of the content etc. It's just a reference & it's up to you to verify anything stated on this blog.

I'll do my best to find links that relate to the subject matter and hope I have helped you the best I can.

If you want to have me post your business or service just let me know, send me a link and I will post away...

Also I will debut my listings on here & on my website before they go public (with the consent of my clients) so that you can have the first heads up of what I will be listings and have time to access it FIRST ;)

If you want to know about a house you saw down the street, just ask and I'll look it up for you if you don't have time to look on Realtor.com which is not always accurate.

Occasionally there may be pictures of my dog Charlie and his silly little sleeping poses (my favorite is "the donut" pose) to lighten the mood or you might actually get an update on me and my daily adventures in Real Estate & what I saw that day.

Either way I hope it's helpful. I will keep it light and short so that it's easy to read & you can use it as an alternative to your "Facebook break" that we all take during the day. ;) Certainly the boss wants you to know what is going on in the world of Real Estate ;)

As 2009 rapidly approaches I hope that you all have a safe & wonderful Thanksgiving and Holiday Season.

Stay tuned...

Jen