WTLC Wednesday – Oct. 1st – Cantina Lounge – Fullerton, CA

Here is your chance!  You know you have been wanting to check out the new Cantina Lounge in Fullerton!  Why not Wednesday, October 1st?  Stop by and make a difference too!

The WTLC (like many other foundations) has a very serious funding issue due to recent budget cuts

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and has lost over $300,000 in the last couple of months.  They were very near to shutting their doors a few weeks back when some great ladies in Fullerton organzed “WTLC Wednesday”.  It started at Bourbon Street, then Spadra, last week on to Mulberry Street and this week it is on to Cantina Lounge! 

Wednesday October 1^st, starting at 5pm until 10pm, Cantina Lounge will donate 20% of all bills back to the organization if the party mentions WTLC.  If you are not familiar with WTLC, it stands for Women’s Transitional Living Center.  They are a non-profit, community based organization that provides emergency shelter legal services, carreer planning and transitional living for primarily women and children.  This includes victims of abuse, mental illness, substance abuse and Human Trafficking Victims.

Currently WTLC is receiving no financial aide from federal funding and this will continue for six weeks. They are functioning solely on donations at this time.  We are requesting that you come down and join us for dinner and assist us in supporting their organization.  If you cannot make it, or cannot stay for dinner they are also donating 20% of any gift card purchased that evening if WTLC is mentioned.

Cantina Lounge is located in Fullerton at 2736 E Nutwood Ave, just off the 57 Freeway and Nutwood at the old Off Campus Pub location.  The website is Cantina Lounge  If you would like to make reservations for this event, please contact 714-729-2710 xt 141.

Please consider stopping by with a donation.  They can use almost anything you have to offer be it; monetary, gift cards, etc…

Come by to check out a cool new place, meet some amazing people and make a differnce.  You will be glad you did!

Are You Trying To Time The Market to Buy at the Bottom or Sell at the Top?

People are always asking me if it is a good time to buy or sell.  My answer is usually, “Well, do you need a place to live or do you need to move?”

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I have a lot of buyers that are really nervous about buying for fear the market may go down.  I also have sellers that are afraid to sell because they are hoping it will come back up.

Guess what?  Both may happen.  Real Estate is a cycle that will always come up and go down.  We had a huge upswing in years past and now are in the downturn. 

So what is a buyer to do?  Well, you have a lot of options right now.  One thing it is really tough to do is to find a home for your family AND buy at the very bottom of the market.  Many buyers tell me that they want to be at the very bottom.  My name may be Cristal but unfortunately; I have no crystal ball. One thing I can tell you is that starter properties are now affordable and often times I am seeing buyers get into one for right around what they are paying in rent!

It is really tough to know where the bottom is and it is very likely that you will not even know we have hit it until the prices start creeping back up and the inventory starts to diminish.   Then the race is on!

So, here are my questions to you as a buyer:

• How much are you paying for rent?
• Where is all the money going?
• Do you like the home you are in now?
• Do you need to move?
• Are you looking long term?
• Will it matter in 10 years when you are 1/3 of the way through your mortgage?

These are just some of the things to think about.  Regardless if you buy now or later, you may miss the bottom.  Why not start putting some of what you are paying on rent towards paying off a home of your own?

And Sellers?  There are lots of people buying now if the home is priced to sell and shows well.  People are selling in this market for a variety of reasons and if you would like to know more about how this may (or may not) benefit you; I would love to answer any questions you may have.  It is all about what your needs are and what works best for you.

Cristal Drake – Fullerton Area Realtor – Re/Max North Orange County – 714-423-7525