Hawaiians Investing in OC Real Estate?

Seems that Hawaiian investors who are still priced out of the real estate market in their home state are turning to Orange County for investment opportunities.   According to the article in the Honolulu Advertiser, the collapse of mainland real estate markets, particularly in California, has created tremendous investment opportunities for Hawaiian investors.

How can you tell that OC real estate is such a great opportunity right now? According to the Hawaiian Real Estate company Inet Realty….Follow the pros. Professional real estate investors lead the markets while amateur investors chase the markets. Right now, the pros are buying in OC. A leading indicator of real estate markets is the Months of Remaining Inventory (MRI). It is used to gauge the type of market at any given time. 12 months ago, OC’s MRI was at 17 months; an extremely strong buyer’s market. In less than a year, OC’s MRI is down to 5 months, considered to be a neutral market. Take one guess as to who’s buying all of that real estate? It is no longer a buyer’s market in Orange County and our investors are competing with multiple buyers on every offer they make. Inet Realty, which has offices in Honolulu and Orange County, has helped many investors reposition their real estate holdings from Oahu to Orange County and triple their returns on investment and cash flows.

So is this a marketing pitch or a true reading of the OC Real Estate market?   Maybe it’s time for the OC Real Estate agents to weigh in….

Coyote Sightings Test Alert System

Coyote sightings are giving Seal Beach police opportunities to test a new reverse 911 system.    The new county system, called Alert OC, was used in late January after a coyote attacked a pet dog.   With this new system residents will receive phone calls alerting them to coyote attacks in their area.   View the Full Article in the Press Telegram.

Found on You Tube – Seal Beach Pier Re-opening, March 27,1985

Opportunity to Save on Kitchen & Patio with Inside-Out

SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Inside-Out, today announced the grand opening of Inside-Out, Orange County’s first kitchen and outdoor liquidator. Offering items such as outdoor aluminum patio furniture, barbeques, barbeque islands, outdoor kitchens, outdoor kitchen accessories, spas, professional kitchen appliances, and wicker furniture, Inside-Out is offering wholesale prices of 40 to 80 percent off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) direct to the public.

 “We are excited about the launch of Inside-Out,” said Brett Maister, CEO of Inside-Out. “Because we have always been able to stay on top of “what’s hot” in our industry and because we have been doing business for the last 22 years inOrange County, we are sensitive to our customers’ needs and the changing economy. Therefore, we wanted to offer products for inside and outside the home at reasonable prices.”

 Inside-Out independently purchases products from local and international vendors and currently displays a wide variety of products in its warehouse including brands such as Viking, American Range, Capital and NXR. The warehouse is open to the public only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Cash or credit cards are accepted.

 About Inside-Out

Headquartered inSanta Ana, Calif. in a 15,000 foot warehouse, Inside-Out provides a local management team with over 60 years of combined industry experience. For more information, call Brett Maister at 1-800-551-3835 or e-mail bmaister@ocbbq.com.

What a Wonderful World

Boeing to hire for Seal Beach facility

Although Boeing is planning layoffs in several Orange County plants, as this article was being written (Jan 28) their website said they are looking for several qualified new employees at the Seal Beach facility.

Please note that this was accurate on the day it was placed In “what’s up” however, things can change quickly in the job market.

Click here to go to Boeing’s website for more info.

Change Your Life On A Tour Of National Wildlife Refuge

Public Wildlife Refuge Tour
Last Saturday of Every Month
(Except December)

The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, 800 Seal Beach Blvd. provides tours to the public, however all volunteers must fill out a form in advance.

The forms are available on the website. Visit Website or call 562-598-1024 (leaving a voice mail is fine)

The tours are on the last Saturday of every month except December.
Saturdays from  8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Vans will run from 8:30 to 9:00 to transport visitors from the parking lot to the refuge, and will then run from 11:00 to 12:00 to take you back to your car.

IMPORTANT –  Because the National Wildlife Refuge is located on a Naval Weapons Station, all participants
must register at least two days in advance and provide their full name and phone number or they will be denied entrance.

To Volunteer at the Refuge call: Refuge Manager Kirk Gilligan at 562-598-1024 or http://www.pelicanvan.org

The website has a film discussing the central component of their presentation.  A  video ,”Refuges Are” , that relates the history of the National Wildlife Refuge System as sanctuaries for Endangered Species and Migratory Birds and the Important Work of Volunteers in the Recovery of and Maintenance of these Resources.

The Seal Beach refuge has been a spectacularly successful endeavor and we are all extremely proud of the work that’s been done.

Proposal To Save 8 Billion Dollars A Year On Government Expenses

When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems to happen is they reduce their staff and workers.  The remaining workers need to find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their job would be eliminated as well.  Wall Street and the media normally congratulate the CEO for making this type of “tough decision”, and his board of directors gives him a big bonus.

Our government should not be immune from similar risks.

Therefore Here’s some suggestions: Reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218 members (Two per state and four for the eight biggest states) and Senate members from 100 to 50 (one per State-) Also reduce remaining staff by 25%.

Accomplish this over the next 8 years.(Two steps/two elections) and of course this would require some redistricting.

Some Yearly Gains Include:

$44,108,400 for elimination of base pay for congress.(267 members X $165,200 pay/member/ yr.)

$97,175,000 for elimination of the above people’s staff. (estimate $1.3 million in staff per each member of the House, and $3 Million in staff per each member of the Senate every year)

$240,294 for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.

$7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel ear-marks each year. (those members whose jobs are gone. Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15 Billion/yr)

The remaining representatives would need to work smarter and would need to improve efficiencies. It might even be in their best interests to work together for the good of our country?

We may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more efficient resolution of issues as well. It might even be easier to keep track of what your representative is doing.

Congress has more tools available to do their jobs than it had back in 1911 when the current number of representatives was established. (Telephones, faxes, computers, cell phones; to name a few)

SUMMARY OF THIS OPPORTUNITY:

1-$44,108,400 reduction of congress members.
2-$282,100, 000 for elimination of the reduced house member staff.
3-$150,000,000 for elimination of reduced senate member staff.
4-$59,675,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining house members.
5-$37,500,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining senate members.
6-$7 ½ billion “pork” reduction added to bills by removing half of Congress!

That’s a savings of over $8 billion just to start; and there’s a good chance they would work faster and harder –and get along with each other.

Congresspersons should have to serve 20, 25 or 30 years- like everyone else- in order to collect retirement benefits. (No telling how much we would save on that.) Now they get full retirement after serving only ONE term.

Is this a joke – – – or maybe not?

Anonymous

Seminar: Use Your Sport to Attend College

Princeton Review specialist Sports Psychologist  will present a seminar on Using Sports to Attend College.  Event  Registration and Coffee begins at 6:00 PM at the Ayeres Hotel in Seal Beach.  Seminar begins promptly at 6:15.  For more information, registration fees and directions please visit the Eventful website.

Coyote Warning for Seal Beach Residents

Sadly an College Park West family has lost their family pet after a coyote jumped the fence and killed their Yorkie.  Police are now going door to door warning area residents about this issue.   Read more about this article at ABC7.

It’s also important to know how to protect your family and household pets from coyote attacks.  There are things you can do around your household to discourage coyotes from hunting for food in your neighborhood.   Keeping trashcans sealed and bringing your pet’s food and water dishes in at night are a start.  For more tips on protecting your family from coyotes visit the LA County website.

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