The photo to the left is a set of paper clips shaped like bikes! They are too neat to use on papers that will get tossed so I taped them to one of my bookshelves. Soo cool! Thanks, Ann!
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE THIS WEEK… I had a nice bike ride out toJim’s at the Course where we have our Alameda Association of Realtors marketing meeting. After it I realized I needed to check the front tire because I heard a clicking. Sure enough there was a nail. Two wonderful folks offered me a ride toCycle Cityon High Street. John from Chipman Moving (on my vendor list), gave me a ride and when we got there, no nail! I’d thought I’d lost my mind! Anyway, it fell off: no harm, no foul, no flat. So I rode back to Bay Farm Island, and picked up the ride where I started. Then worked my way all the way west to Haight and 2nd. Nice ride and no flat tire!
Another date for a turn around…in hindsight, always March 7, 2012 is the day I decided the Alameda market had turned around. From that point on properties were closing higher and higher, some with all cash, others with buyers tossing more money towards the appraisal.
At that time I had a listing wallowing since November. People looked but they hadn’t gotten organized among themselves to decide it was time to buy. On March 7 I had numerous offers on the wallowing listing and I started thinking…what is this? And it’s been a time of limited supply and higher prices.
That’s it for this week! Carry on! Make it work! Have a good weekend! Call me if you have any questions about this market! Really! best, marilyn
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I arrived in Alameda in 1973, as a new bride...with husband Carl Schumacher, both of us from Newport Beach. He was embarking on his career as a Naval Architect (i.e. yacht designer) under Gary Mull.
Please see the 'ABOUT ME' page in this website! www.MarilynSchumacher.com to see how it has all turned out! I'm so blessed!
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