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Team Shanahan donated a GIANT Pumpkin for the annual “Trunk or Treat” Halloween event at Folsom Lakeside Church http://lakesidechurch.com/. Thousands of adorable trick or treaters had a blast patting and sitting on the enormous 853lb pumpkin grown by Jeff Larkin of Granite Bay, CA. The pumpkin took 5th place honors at the Auburn Community Festival this year!

Thanks goes to Lakeside Church and Mr. Larkin for making this a special day for the kids…and the pumpkin too!

You’ll always hear that ”location, location, location” is a main priority when talking to a Realtor about buying real estate. What priority should you hear coming from a “listing agent” regarding  real estate? In my opinion it should be “Disclose, Disclose, Disclose.” Now this may scare some of you potential sellers…but think about it carefully. Always put yourself on the other side of the transaction. If you’re a buyer and someone has told you everything about a property (ie…the modifications, home improvements, repairs, and even the little quirks), you’re more likely to be fully satisfied with your purchase  and not want to sue someone if you knew about it ahead of time. I’ve found that buyers don’t usually walk away from too much disclosure. It’s usually the other way around. Many buyers are nervous receiving disclosures from sellers with little to nothing on the paperwork. I mean seriously…can you really live in a house for even as little as 5 years and not have something you’ve fixed, improved or had to giggle a certain way? Come on sellers!!! Disclose, disclose, disclose. This makes common sense and will keep you out of the courtroom. Not to mention…it’s just the right thing to do!

We just spent our 3rd night at the Folsom Thurs Night Market and it was a blast! Stop by the next  Market on July 8th and visit our booth. Team Shanahan and Platinum Mortgage Network President, Dave Trillo  http://www.platinummortgagenetwork.com/ will be there then and every week till it ends on July 29th  to help with your real estate and mortgage questions.

Vendors of all kinds, dancers, muscians, games, kareoke,  food stations & more are present  from 6-9pm.  There are 4 more fun-filled nights coming up, so check it out! http://www.folsomtnm.com/

“Howdy” goes out to all the nice people and business owners we met at the Folsom Chamber of Commerce “Folsom Connection 2010″ event yesterday. Plus BIG THANKS goes to the organizers for such a superb job! It was a pleasure seeing such great turnout in support of keeping business strong in Folsom. Reatly World Team Shanahan raffled off a Flip Mino HD Video Camera. The WINNER was Phillip Kwong! Congratulations Phillip… have fun shooting, recording, & connecting w/ the FlipShare software experience. 

Extended until Dec 31, 2010, first time home buyers who lose their jobs due to layoffs may be eligible to receive up to $1500 a month for up to 6 mos to help pay their mortgage.  A qualified co-buyer can also participate in C.A.R.’s (Calif Assoc of Realtors) Housing Affordability Fund Mortgage Protection Program & receive $750 a month for up to 6mos. This free protection program received $1 million from C.A.R.’s & an additional $420,000 from N.A.R.’s (National Assoc) housing affordability funds & are available until the funds run out. Contact your Realtor for an application.

I’m always up for passing on great tips for new business I hear about. So I checked out SKIN 360 http://www.skin360medicalaesthetics.com/index.html, a new medical aesthetics clinic at 2575 East Bidwell Street, suite 210 in Folsom. The state of the art office featured everything I could possibly want for improving my skin from head to toe. From the clean, crisp new office to the warm, professional staff–I felt completely at ease & in good hands w/Nurse Practioner Jessica Finsley. She performed a precision laser treatment for me. I couldn’t be more happy with the results thus far. Go check them out for yourself & don’t forget to mention my recommendation for a 10% discount. Be sure to let me know how it goes!