Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Auguust 13, 2005

THE REAL (ESTATE) STORY
By Larry Underhill
Owner/Broker

A GOOD TIME was had by all who attended last Saturday’s Family Faith Festival in Hutchins Street Square. THANK YOU to all who worked so hard to make the event a reality, from the corporate sponsors to the many supportive churches to the volunteers and the folks who manned (and womanned) over a hundred booths!
OUR LITTLE BOOTH gave away THIRTEEN-HUNDRED TWENTY free bottles of icy-cold water! Cold water on a hot afternoon. An easy sell! Sherry, John and Pat had a great time handing out water, visiting with Festival-goers and helping people sign up for our special drawing. We drew two names from each Realtor’s stack of signees. Here are the winners! For Sherry Dickhoff’s group: Aaron Greenmeier and Valerie Hughes. For Pat Piccardo’s group: Tom Allen and Keri Leskinen. For John Manguso’s group: Lesley Stone and Kaye White. Each of these folks will enjoy a great lunch or dinner at my favorite Lodi Italian restaurant, Pietro’s! Mangia! (Mangia means "Eat!" in Irish).
OPEN TODAY! I’m pleased to announce a PRICE REDUCTION on my gorgeous listing at 5201 East Woodbridge Road! At $689,950 for a close-in ranchette with a full acre of shade trees and custom landscaping, it’s a steal of a deal! Family orchard! Spacious deck for entertaining (AND for kickin’ back and listening to the wind in the trees). John Manguso will host today’s Open House from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
SATURDAY’S EVENT was a great opportunity to visit with folks from churches all over Lodi and beyond. I saw people I hadn’t seen since last year’s Festival! The contingent from my church, Horizon Community Church in Galt (Horizonweb.org) was large and enthusiastic. We stayed to the very end of Avalon’s concert and helped pick up trash as we drifted homeward.
JUST LISTED and getting calls from investors! 123 East Walnut is a well-managed six-plex apartment building with excellent cash flow, stable tenants, and many upgrades that keep the tenants happy and long-term. Looking for a second "leg" to your 1031 tax-deferred exchange? This could be it. Price: $899,950.
PRICE REDUCED on this charming circa-1914 bungalow. RCP zoning allows the place to be used as an office building! Four offices, upgraded bathroom and quaint kitchen. Over 1400 square feet of space at 228 South Hutchins. High visibility for your business at the new low price of $449,950! (This place would make a very special home, too. Garage and parking on the alley in the rear). Did I mention the secluded back yard? The small cellar? There’s more to see. Call for a private showing!
ANOTHER OFFER on my excellent listing at 2177 Eaton Drive in Lodi …but no deal as of this writing. It’s still very much for sale as of now! $579,950 for 3000 square feet of five-bedroom, three-full-bath, three-car-garage home! If this sounds like your home, don’t wait…
SOME FRIENDS from the local chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association showed me a nice Harley that was up for sale at the Festival, but Julie dragged me away. The CMA is quite an organization. Their vision is "Changing the world, one heart at a time". Members (obviously) love to ride, but they do a lot of good stuff! In 2004, the CMA donated almost $550,000 to each of three ministries (Jesus Film Project, Missionary Ventures, and Open Doors) as a result of their Run for the Son fundraiser!
I REMEMBER a long-ago Promise Keepers convention at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno. The row ahead of me contained a whole line of Christian CHP officers, shirts off, enjoying the day. Across the aisle was a whole row of bikers with the dusty,scruffy full-leathers "outlaw" look. I joked that we had "Cops For Christ" on one side and "Thugs For Christ" on the other! To paraphrase Jesus, it’s not the outside that matters…it’s what’s inside that counts. Have a great week! See you next Sat.
Statesman Realty
(209) 333 2380
1-800-407-SOLD (7653)
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www.larrysellslodi.com
Website: www.larryunderhill.com
Email: Larry@LarryUnderhill.com

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