Laguna Real Estate Insanity

This blog was created for me to be able to discuss the real Laguna Beach. I saw the way that the outside world looked at Laguna was jaded. The way the majority of people think of the "Laguna Lifestyle" has been too heavily influenced by the faked reality that has made it's way onto the bube tube.


Unfortunately for this blog, I have proceeded to become so busy with life as a Realtor that I have been neglectful. I'm quite amazed that anyone even came to the site since it has been months since the last time I spent time here. It's ironic, really, since all you seem to see and hear in the news is how the sky is falling in the real estate world. In reality, the market is ripe for those who understand. Investors and first time buyers are scrambling to get their place in the real estate line before it sells out. The market has seen homes priced over a million dollars selling within a week with 10 or more offers!!! The news will talk about the low end or all the homes being lost, but they seem to forget that someone has to be buying! I also entered into a partnership with another Realtor in Laguna. That partnership has created a whole new world of possibility, but also new work and responsibilities...so more time working and less time for blogging.

So here I am again. Do I feel guilty for ignoring this site? I do feel a bit...but since deep down I think that this is just my way of letting my psyche express itself, it is only for me (my digital diary that everyone could read)...but no one other than me really reads this anyway! :-) So I am sitting at home thinking and thus I wandered to here. I've gone for a run this evening and the evening is beautiful, so I started ruminating.

I guess the next question for us, is where and what do we do from here? Do we let the "Depression/Recession" drag us down or do we focus on the positive that we can create from this? We have a chance to change everything...new technology, new values, new needs, new goals! Do we really need the fancy cars and big SUV's? Do we really need all the TV's in every room in the house? Do we really need to work so hard that we forget what's really important...living? Do we continue on this work until we die route or do we remember that friends and family are more important? Do we decide that every race, religion, country...basically every person...can exist in cooperation and peace? CAN WE JUST GO BACK TO BEING KIDS WHO JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN!?!

I used to work in auto sales...I liked helping people get the car of their dreams, but I also had to play a game since I was employed by someone who wants to make a much money as possible on that same person's dream! Now, being a Realtor allows me to assist people acquire the property of their dreams, but I am not in the position of having the owner looking over my shoulder! I know that I still work too hard. I don't get to spend the time with friends and family that I would if I was a multimillionaire, but I do love this work!

So I for one want the Depression/Recession to help us reevaluate our needs and wants and goals. No we don't need all the fancy cars and big SUV's and TV's! Let's get off the bed/couch/chair/whatever and start living again. Take a walk, watch a sunset, play a sport, ride a bike, go for a hike, visit a friend, anything as long as we get off our butts! Oh that would also mean turning off the computer!

I may not have been on here in a while, but I have been living. I plan on doing the same in the future, so I don't expect to have consistent postings. If you have a problem with that, give me a call 949.254.6494! (Those who know me will know that is my real cell number) If you don't believe it, feel free to call me or crank call me (as long as it is truly funny crank call)!

But better yet...if you have a problem with me not posting regularly, come down to Laguna and take a long walk on the beach and then when you see me wandering through Laguna in my little grey Subaru, stop me and say hi!!! Thanks and see you in the real world, Cole.

Why are we here & What do we do about it?

Hello again my friends. It has been quite a delay between my meandering thoughts being posted here. I have been spending the latter half of the year dealing with some clients and escrows. I just didn't find myself in the mindset of wandering through those scary parts of my mind when I had the free time to be able to write.

So, days turned into weeks, which then turned into months. With the holidays bringing some quiet time and some renewed connections to past friends, I have the time and the energy flowing that brought me to this post. For anyone who missed the wild wandering of my amusing (crazy?) posts, I apologize for this absence. Ok, I'm done with my disclosures and excuses.

Anywho, I've been thinking about the two questions in the title of this post...Why are we here & What do we do about it? My first instinctive response would be that I don't know, but that would defeat the purpose of looking into yourself for the answers. I will try to look in there for this.

My answer to "Why are we here?" is to enjoy! Enjoy this world, the other people we meet, the things that we do and well everything! Enjoy helping, our self and more importantly others! Enjoy the love around us and the love we can give to others! If I could enjoy every moment of every day, I think I would be a pretty successful soul. So let me recap my response to why we are here...enjoy everything we see, hear, taste, feel, do, experience and give!

Now, What do we do about it? Well, I think it is as simple as following the advice from my answer within the previous paragraph. I will be looking to enjoy every moment of my time here. I have not only wandered though Laguna, but also though life. The one thing, that I have learned and truly believe is the golden rule of life, is that if every single person you meet is happier after you met them, then the world is enlightened and improved along with them! I love the feeling when I help someone...not the phony help where you are forced to help someone, but when you are helping someone you care for. The warm, happy feelings you get from helping someone you care about is the payment for your efforts. I don't believe Sacrifice (Definition for sacrifice: giving something you need for NOTHING in return) is the solution. Helping someone or giving something to someone, who can use that something, for your emotional or spiritual enjoyment is NOT a sacrifice. You were given something of value in return and the value could be even greater!

So, can we all look at life with this viewpoint? My answer is: YES! It isn't easy and I know that I'm not 100% there yet, but I am looking forward to trying. If we can all try every day and we then see the wonder and enjoyment of the world around us increase, then we can continue to move closer to that perfect world.

I look forward to seeing and leaving you with a grin on your face in the future! Thanks for reading and if you see me wandering through Laguna in my little grey Subaru, please say hi!!! Cole

Writer's block in Laguna

Hello and welcome everyone to the writer's block posting. I have completely lost the direction and the creative juices that are needed to spout interesting knowledge...or at least useless or funny knowledge! I have been absent from posting since the infamous "mutiny post" in which the writers were fired and executed (or so we thought). I do have to say that the reasons for not writing have nothing to do with the current state of the financial world. It is truly just "writer's block", if there is such a thing. The weather in Laguna has been that of a split personality...one day it's a broiler and the next it is cool and looks like rain. Even though there has been no consistency, which would lead to posts about how strange the weather has been, I still have been unable to bring myself to this point.

Well, I couldn't think of anything to write about, so I wrote this instead. It's Friday night and many are out partying it up and have big plans for the weekend. (By the way, the block got so bad that I didn't even update the weekend events...sorry about that) If someone who has never read any of my posts is confused by this point...sorry...it's about time you joined in with the rest of us confused types!!!

Anywho, may all of your weekend travels and adventures be fun and safe, and if you see me wandering through Laguna in my little grey Subaru, please say hi!!! Cole