Saturday, August 17, 2013

Good News Report # 56


August 17, 2013

 
Happy Saturday Afternoon,

 
Here are 7 Simple Steps To

Happiness And Success!

 

Are you feeling stuck on the roadmap of life? Have you longed for

greater success and happiness, but haven’t yet hooked the brass ring?

Albert Schweitzer once wrote, “Success is not the key to happiness.

Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will

be successful.” Here are seven steps you can take today to achieve more

happiness and success in your life:

 

1. Believe In Yourself. Identify your natural talents and abilities. Do what you

enjoy and what you do best. Truly successful and happy people find joy in

their working lives. Invest your time in what you do best. Focus on your

strengths and not your weaknesses.

2. Develop a Vision. First, define your path and start working your plan. Write

down a vision for yourself and your life. Be specific. What do you want to

accomplish? What do you want your life to look like in 5 years, 10 years?

 

3. Develop Good Habits. Happy and successful people choose good habits. If

you’re watching too much TV, chronically late, or eating poorly, make a

commitment to change your bad habits into habits consistent with your goals.

 

4. Show Gratitude. The happiest people are also the most grateful people.

Count your blessings frequently and you’ll quickly start seeing a change in

yourself and the world around you.

5. Take A Chance. Seize opportunities!

Success and happiness does not come to those who sit and wait for it to be brought

to them.

 

6. Give to Others. Studies reveal that the happiest people are also the most generous.

Do, say, or give something nice to another and see how your own life improves.

 

7. Take Responsibility. You hold the key to your future. Take responsibility for your

actions. Choose the work you like to do, and do it well. Ultimately, you are the

master of your fate. You choose your own future by the decisions you make and the actions you take.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

 

Thanks to YOU the word is spreading. Thanks to all of my clients and friends who graciously referred me to your friends, neighbors and co-workers last month! See, rather than pester people with unwanted calls and visits, I build my business based on the positive comments and referrals from people just like you. I just couldn’t do it without you.

 

      ***(Thank you to Jennifer Malone for referring her co-worker Ryan M. to me.)***

 

 

 

 

 Real Estate Corner…

 

Q. We’ve purchased a new house, and are selling our existing home.

We don’t have a lot of money to fix up our existing home before

selling it. Do you have any inexpensive suggestions?

 

My first suggestion is to deep-clean the house and “make it sparkle!” Here

are a few more tricks of the trade to help you get the most for your money:

 

*If your master bedroom looks drab, add new linens, pillows, and shams

to spice it up the bedroom and add a little color.

*Buy a bright colored shower curtain and rug to perk up a dull bathroom.

Re-grout if your bathroom grout is chipped or discolored.

*Eliminate clutter. Remove photos, knickknacks, refrigerator magnets

and other personal items. Organize your cabinets and closets.

*Clear off kitchen and bathroom counter tops. Put away appliances.

*Arrange your furniture so it focuses on your home’s strongest feature (it

may a view, a garden, flowers, or a painting). Remove excess furniture.

Create a “model home” look, clean, attractive with well-place items.

*Dress up your rooms with attractive area rugs and framed prints.

*Install new light fixtures if they’re damaged or unappealing.

*Paint your walls in neutral tones. Paint the front door if needed.

*Trim bushes and make sure the outside landscaping is neat and clean.

 

 

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Call me with any real estate questions or needs.

Jim Mauldwin
Intero Real Estate Services
408-863-3020
jmauldwin@interorealestate.com
www.jimmauldwin.com
BRE # 01125380 since 1991

Here is a funny cartoon I just found in Realtor Magazine. Enjoy!!

Friday, May 31, 2013

Good News Report # 49

Happy Friday Morning.


We have plans and expectations for situations and for people and since they are not “us” there is always a chance that things may end up differently than we anticipated. We do our best to plant the right type of seeds and expect that those seeds to take root and then grow the way we expected them to. Weather you are in business for yourself, dealing with a job, boss or with your family, we are always sewing seeds. We must always be sewing the correct seeds and be sewing them on fertile ground. By doing this, we will reap a bountiful harvest. The bible tells us that we will not see our seeds grow if we plant them on the dry ground or rocky soil. The seeds may begin to grow but they will be withered away because of no moisture. See Luke 8: 5-8. This is great to ponder as we invest our time in people, projects and situations in our lives. Be encouraged and plant some great seeds today!!!!

This is the last week of the first chapter of “The Greatest Secret in The World” by Og Mandino. My favorite lines from Scroll Marked II are as follows: “ I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I speak? I will laud mine enemies and they will become friends; I will encourage my friends and they will become brothers. Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout it from the roofs.”


Real Estate at a glance…….

This week I want to show the contrast between the real estate market activities in San Jose verses the Cupertino landscape.

Currently there are:

(San Jose single family homes)

• 168 - Newly Listed Homes for Sale (last week)

• 32 - Price Changes of Previously Listed Homes (last week)

• 122 - Sold Homes (last week)

Overall Property Inventory Statistics for Single Family, Condos and Townhouses:

• 1377 - Total Number of Properties Currently For Sale in San Jose

• 22% of the total number of homes (308 properties) for sale in San Jose are distressed sales (REO, Short Sale)

• 31 - Total number REO's (Bank Owned) properties for sale in San Jose

• 277 - Short Sales - Total number of properties trying to complete a short sale in San Jose



(Cupertino single family homes)

• 46 - Total Number of Properties Currently For Sale in Cupertino

• 0 Properties are distressed sales (0 - REO, 0 - Short Sale Market activity during the last 7 days (single family homes):

• 13 - Newly Listed Homes for Sale (last week)

• 0 - Price Changes of Previously Listed Homes (last week)

• 5 - Sold Homes

If you have any questions about the market you are in or if you would like to investigate another market in detail, please do give me a call at 408-863-3020. I look forward to talking to you and hope you have a great weekend!!


Jim Mauldwin
"Real Estate Sales By Referral"
408-863-3020
jmrealestate@wwdb.org
www.jimmauldwin.com