Do you know what's going on in November? Here are some dates you might find interested in celebrating:

November: American Diabetes Month
November: Aviation History Month
November: Epilepsy Awareness Month
November: Family Stories Month
November: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November: National Adoption Month
November: National AIDS Awareness Month
November: National Alzheimer's Disease Month
November: National American Indian Heritage Month
November: National Family Caregivers Month
November: National Hospice Month
November: Peanut Butter Lover's Month

November 1st - 7th: National Fig Week
November 1st: National Author's Day
November 1st: National Family Literacy Day
November 1st - 2nd: Mexico - Day of the Dead
November 2nd: All Souls Day
November 2nd: Daniel Boone's Birthday (1734)
November 2nd: General Election Day
November 3rd: Birthday of the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718) / Sandwich Day
November 4th: Will Rogers' birthday (1879)
November 5th: Guy Fawkes Day
November 6th: Sadie Hawkin's Day
November 7th: New York City Marathon
November 8th - 14th: Pursuit of Happiness Week
November 9th: National Young Reader's Day
November 11th: Remembrance Day - Canada
November 11th: Veteran's Day
November 13th: World Kindness Day
November 14th - 20th: American Education Week
November 14th: Claude Monet's Birthday (1840)
November 15th - 21st: Children's Book Week
November 15th: America Recycles Day
November 16th: UN International Day for Tolerance
November 17th: Homemade Bread Day
November 17th: National Educational Support Personnel Day
November 18th: National Great American Smokeout.
November 18th: Mickey Mouse's Birthday
November 19th - 25th: National Farm-City Week
November 19th: Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address (1863)
November 20th: UN Universal Children's Day
November 21st - 27th: National Adoption Week
November 21st - 28th: National Bible Week
November 21st - 27th: National Family Week
November 22nd: Start of Sagittarius astrological sign
November 25th: UN International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25th: Thanksgiving Day
November 25th: Shopping Reminder Day: One Month Before Christmas
November 26th: Black Friday
November 28th: Advent, First Sunday
November 30th: Computer Security Day

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If you are looking for a house to rent near Natomas area, this is it! The landlord has just lowered the rent to $1595 a month. The 51" TV, refrigerator and the laundry washing machine, as well as the dryer are included!! You can't find another house at this price in the area. Simply Click Here for more detail and make an appointment to have a tour on the beautiful house.

Unbelievable But True -

Have you ever wondered where do those debris (such as a shoe, a piece of clothing...etc) on the streets, roads or freeway come from? Well, today I found out one of the reasons. When I stopped at the red traffic light on Stockton Blvd. this afternoon, I saw a man in his forties, walk to the middle of the road, took off his sweater and threw it on ground then put on his shirt again and walk back to the sidewalk like nothing happened. When the traffic light turned green, a car swirled around the sweater, but the other car just ran straight over it. It's is just so weir to me. The man looked normal to me, well, may be not inside his brain.

Good Turn Out For The Open House Today-

Well, not for yesterday though. The attendance for the open house yesterday is Zero! I believe the main reason is the weather. The rain was heavy during the open house hours and last the whole afternoon. Today is Sunday, the sun is out shining and the sky is blue. I learned a few things from the open house today. One of the visitor is very knowledgeable about checking out the condition of the house and I learned a few tricks from her. Another thing I learned is the Open House sign is still very effective. All visitors said they saw the sign and decided to drop in for a look. I posted the open house information on craigslist, mailed some postcards to the neighbors, but they don't seem to generate any visitors this time. Another thing I learned is that, as a buyer, you should definitely come out and look at houses after a bad weather like yesterday. You have a better chance to find out if the roof is leaking, the windows are sealed properly. In the open house, I noticed one of the window has leakage, fortunately the seller agrees to fix the problem.
Anyway, I like to thank all the visitors whom showed up at my open house today. I am looking forward to do another one and hopefully, next time will be one of my listings :-)

I will be holding an open house for an agent in the office this coming Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 23 & 24, from 1pm to 4 pm. The location is 8019 Grinzing Way Sacramento, CA 95829. Everyone is welcome! Please click here for more detail.

Martian weather

When I woke up this morning (well, actually it's yesterday morning since now it's passed midnight), I noticed the there was something different about the outside surrounding than normal. The sky was orange reddish like. For a moment I thought I was living in Mars. As I learned from the news, this Martian-like weather was caused by three huge wild fire in the outskirts of the greater Sacramento area. Anyway, a picture is worth thousand words, I like to share two pictures I took in the afternoon so you can experience that eerie feeling. But under normal weather condition, Sacramento is a beautiful place to visit. You can take a picture tour of Sacramento / Elk Grove here: http://www.sohosos.com/picture_tours_of_sacramento.htm

Great news, now you can perform instant home search on my website. You can try it out here:

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I hope you will find this feature convenient in searching your dream home. After you find a home you like, please feel free to contact me to find out more detail or schedule a visit.
I know this feature is not as good looking and fancy like some other agents' websites due to my limited budget and time allowed for me to make it looked better and add more functionality. But eventually, I hope I can make this feature better looking and more useful. Hey, I can only afford a Honda Civic now and it suits me fine.

Fast Facts & Mortgage Rates
Calif. median home price - August 04: $474,370(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. affordability index - June 04: 18 percent(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. highest median home price by C.A.R. region - August 04: St. Barbara So. Coast $989,000(Source: C.A.R.)

Calif. lowest median home price by C.A.R. region August 04: High Desert $236,890(Source: C.A.R.)

Mortgage rates - week ending 9/23:30-yr. fixed: 5.70%; Fees/points: 0.7%1-yr. adjustable: 4.00%; Fees/points: 0.7%15-yr. fixed: 5.10%; Fees/points: 0.7%(Source: Freddie Mac)

Do you know what's going on in October? Here are some dates you might find interested in celebrating:

October: Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
October: Computer Learning Month
October: Health Literacy Month
October: National Animal Safety and Protection Month
October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October: National Chili Month
October: National Communicate With Your Kid Month
October: National Cookie Month
October: National Crime Prevention Month
October: National Dental Hygene Month
October: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October: National Down Syndrome Month
October: National Liver Awareness Month
October: National Orthodontic Health Month
October: National Physical Therapy Month
October: National Popcorn Poppin' Month
October: National Pork Month
October: National Roller Skating Month
October: National Seafood Month
October: National Spinal Health Month
October: National Stamp Collecting Month
October: Polish-American Heritage Month
October: Vegetarian Month
October: World Blindness Awareness Month

October 1st: UN International Day of Older Persons
October 1st: World Vegetarian Day
October 2nd: National Custodial Worker's Day
October 3rd - 9th: Fire Prevention Week
October 3rd - 9th: Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 3rd - 9th: Get Organized Week
October 3rd: Intergeneration Day
October 4th - 10th: Spinning and Weaving Week
October 4th - 10th: UN World Space Week
October 4th: Child Health Day
October 4th: Ten-Four Day
October 4th: United Nations: World Habitat Day
October 5th: UN World Teachers' Day
October 6th: American Library Association Founded -1876
October 6th: National German-American Day
October 6th: Physician Assistant Day
October 7th: National Depression Screening Day
October 9th: Leif Erickson Day
October 10th - 16th: National Metric Week
October 10th - 16th: National School Lunch Week
October 10th: World Egg Day
October 10th: UN World Mental Health Day
October 11th - 17th: National Networking Week
October 11th - 15th: National Pet Peeve Week
October 11th: Thanksgiving - Canada
October 11th: Columbus Day -Observed
October 11th: General Pulaski Memorial Day
October 12th: Columbus Day - Traditional
October 13th: Navy Birthday
October 15th: White Cane Safety Day