Did you know that the law states that “insurance companies are required to willingly pay claims properly and promptly and it is illegal to willingly discount, delay or deny payment of claims”? If you’ve recently encountered a misfortune, whether it’s a vehicular accident or any other that has caused damaged to your properly, your insurance company should be able to pay you not more than a month after you file your claim.

We realize that at present, there is no federal agency that regulates the insurance industry and while it is true that most states have their own systems for overseeing insurance companies, it can pose a great problem for policy owners who encounter misfortune in states where the law can encourage bad faith.

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident, better be sure you have your insurance to protect you from financial losses. But most importantly, you should have a good lawyer to defend you in claiming your benefits there from.

Or should we say, when you would buy a product offering and you found it defective when you get home, or should you been harmed because of medical malpractice or exposure to toxic substances, or your loved one died because of an accident, you would really need a big help not just to make things easier for you, but somebody to listen and comfort you., having a good lawyer or a law firm for that matter, matters most.

Recovering from damages and the losses is no longer a problem nowadays.

Leisure World, Laguna Hills, California (now referred to as Laguna Woods Village in the City of Laguna Woods) is the nation’s leading planned residential community for seniors. It was conceived and developed by Ross W. Cortese, who built the first Leisure World in Seal Beach, California in 1960. Cortese, a man of unlimited vision, believed that a void in housing existed for a person age 52 and over.

To find out what Seniors wanted he talked to civic leaders, doctors, clergy and groups of older people. He discovered that Seniors, those 52 and over, wanted a fresh new start in their lives after raising a family, fulfilling a career and, basically, just wanted to be free of household duties and the maintenance and up keep of a home. They wanted to enjoy their “Golden Years”!

Based on his research Cortese, working with a team of planners, architects, builders and designers, started Leisure World in Laguna Hills in 1963. His concept was to build a community that would cater to the needs of seniors.

The first manor (residence) was completed in November 1964 and the last manor in September 1980. Leisure World (the name was changed to Laguna Woods Village in October 2005) has approximately (2008 figure) 18,000 people who live in one of the 12,736 residential units (6,323 co-ops, 6102 condos and 311 units in two tower buildings), 7 clubhouse (originally 6 were constructed, but a 7th was added in 2005), 5 swimming pools, 10 tennis courts, 2 golf courses, an equestrian center, 10 craft shops, 2 garden centers, 2 RV storage areas, a library, 2 fully equipped fitness centers and over 200 clubs and organizations for residents to participate in. Add to this a “free” community bus service and a residence security service that patrols the 2,095 acres and mans the various entrance gates.

When completed Leisure World contained all the elements that Ross Cortese had envisioned in the early 1960’s, security, access to local health care facilities, nearby shopping, good transportation, cultural events and programs, excellent housing, recreational and educational opportunities and various other activities designed for Seniors to ensure their freedom and the opportunity to enjoy their “Golden Years”.

Right now it is a “buyer’s market” and we have many fine homes ranging in price from $122,000 on up to $350,000.  Patrick McNamee of Century 21 Rainbow Realty is an expert in this area, please check out his web site to get more real estate information about this active senior community: www.leisureworldre.com

Article contributed by Frank J. Hill, Broker/Owner Century 21 Rainbow Realty
Used with permission

Although Laguna Woods Village is one of the most affordable senior communities in Southern California, there are still financial requirements for purchasing a home in Laguna Woods Village.  For a Co-op, you need $125,000 in liquid, marketable, or income producing assets above the purchase price and $36,000 per year in income…  Now, family can co-sign with the resident (i.e. - your sister and you and help out your dad) in order to reach the financial requirements.  “Assets” can include equity in a property (do you or your sister own a home?), 401 k, IRA, stocks and bonds, income producing property, etc.
 
It is very common for a daughter or son to “go on title” 1% so their finances can help their parents move into Laguna Woods Village…  Also, another bit of information or “work around” that we have is any resident that gets a loan for more than 50% of the purchase price (i.e. - put down 20% cash and get a loan for 80% of the purchase price as an example) the financial requirements “may be waived” upon the judgment of the board.  We have found that the financial requirements will be waived for one or the other of the requirements if the resident gets a loan for more than 50% of the purchase price.  In other words, if you meet the income requirements but not the asset requirements - you are in - typically.

I don’t know if these financial requirements help in making the City of Laguna Woods one of the “Top 10 Safest Cities in the Nation”, which it is, but it sure can’t hurt!

Please see my web site if you have any further questions or would like more information about the active senior community of Laguna Woods Village, formerly Leisure World, at: www.leisureworldre.com

By Patrick McNamee
Realtor, Century 21 Rainbow Realty
Laguna Woods Village, California

We have both types of homes in Laguna Woods Village, but very interestingly, they are many times the same floor plan!  So you can buy a “Casa Linda” home as either a “Condo” or a “Co-op” but what are the differences in ownership?

Good Question!  In Laguna Woods Village, a Co-op is not any easier or harder to sell than a Condo, it appriciates - or in this current market - depriciates - at the same rate as a Condo.  You get the same benefits tax wise from ownership of either a Condo or a Co-op (i.e. - you can write off your mortgage interest and property taxes).  The only difference is in Laguna Woods Village is the fact that you can only rent out a Co-op for 6 months out of the year, and you can rent a Condo year around.  So if you are an investor, you would want to buy a Condo so you could rent it out.  If this was going to be your primary residence, then purchasing a Condo or a Co-op would not be as big an issue. Please see my web site: www.leisureworldre.com to find out more information about our California Senior Community and the homes for sale here.

What exactly is a Co-op?  The full term is ”Stock Cooperative” and they are a lot more popular back east where they have the brown stone buildings, in New York as an example.

The problem came up in the early to mid 19th century, how can we sell the units in a building? The question comes up, well who owns the land underneth the building? So what they did, was come up with an idea where the Corporation buys the building and then each apartment in the building gets stock in the Corporation based on his/ her ownership share.  To make it simple, see the diagram above, if you have 4 apartments in the building, each apartment/ home would get 25% stock in the Corporation (4 x 25% = 100%)

What you actually get when you purchase a Co-op is a Stock Certificate instead of a Deed of Trust.  Rest assured, it is just as valuable as a Deed of Trust and you can even get a loan on them - or do a reverse mortgage!  Just like a Deed of Trust - getting financing is no problem!

Hello fellow Americans.  We have been hearing a lot of talk about the government “bail out” of the mortgage market as a solution to this current financial crisis.  I’ve got a better idea, give the people who are in crappy ARM’s that they can’t afford the option of a gov’ment secured 60 year mortgage (at the prevailing interest rate)!  This will lower their mortgage to a manageable amount of money each month with the hopes that in another 7-10 years the prices of homes will go back up and then they can sell for a profit or at least what they owe on the home…  Also, make the 60 year mortgage “assumable” so another person can buy the home if the person just wants out entirely…  As an “incentive” for taking on this 60 year loan - for the new person that wants to buy the distressed property - throw them a “bone” of only having to come up with like 3% down or something - since they are taking a risk by purchasing this home and will have to stay in this house for another 7-10 years lets say, until the housing prices come back up again!

I am a real estate agent in Laguna Woods, Calif. (www.leisureworldre.com) so I know a bit about the mortgage market and how it works.
 
I am so surprised the “big wigs” in Washington have not thought of this idea.  Don’t “dismiss” the bad debt, keep it until prices rise again and then nobody looses!!  Shout it from the roof tops fellow Americans and pass this Blog entry around the Internet!

Keywords are the lifeblood of internet marketers. Of all the products out there I like Micro Niche Finder best. This is the 2.0 version and it has a really great looking working screen. It is designed to help you find smaller more unknown Niche Markets for Profit. Whether your looking for regular keywords or long tail keywords this is a great tool.

One of the greatest tools is on the website. They are five training videos that show how to use Micro Niche Finder in a real life marketing idea.There were five profit stream ideas. Each one expressed in a seperate video that showed you how to do it. I found the videos to be useful and easily followed.

The Big idea for Niche Finder is what the developer James Jones calls divert and convert. First you divert traffic and then you convert it into a sale. Well that’s not really a new marketing idea. It has been around since the first store owner saw another open across the street. But it is a practical and usable method to generate profits on the Internet today.

This desktop software, with a large list of functions and benefits, is actually cheaper than many because it is a one time purchase. You do not have to renew on a monthly or yearly basis like may other similar tools. This software was made for niche marketing support.

Micro Niche Finder has some great tools. It has a built in affiliate tool. This tool helps you find affiliate products that match your key word. A huge time saving device.There are seventeen extra tools in the pop up menu, for any keyword you click on.

These pop up tools range from a clickbank marketplace search to google trend.You don’t have to hunt them up or remember to type them in. They all show up on the pop up and you select which action you wish to execute. The use of this type of pop up search tool is one reason the interface is so clean and crisp. Simple yet effective are the words I would use.

Automatic updates are included with the purchase. They are installed automatically. This is a fine touch from the developer and shows a willingness to over deliver. In essence you get the same great benefits of a subscription service for the one time purchase price of Micro Niche Finder.

Micro Niche Finder, easy to use, multi tasking software that resides on your desktop. A one time charge and continuous updates by the programmer.The Swiss army knife of Micro Niche Finding software.

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In order to choose the best email marketing system for your business, you should be aware of the options available. There are many options available to suit your needs, and three different types that we will discuss in this article.

First, you may be tempted to build a list of emails on your personal computer.

While this may have worked in 1997, it is a very bad plan for commercial applications today. This is true for three reasons. First, if the system does not “live” online, any changes to the list (adding or deleting names) must be done manually. Second, you lose the ability to send automated follow up messages (autoresponders. Third, you miss out on all the anti-spam capabilities of a more modern system.

Next, you may consider acquiring a specialized software package and installing it on your own server.

This plan would free you from monthly fees and also give you a greater degree of control over your campaigns. On the flip side, you can expect to pay for upgrades, and you can expect to handle spam “issues” in-house.

Third, you can go with a hosted service. These companies “host” the application on their servers and charge a monthly fee for your account. They will often provide helpful tools for writing emails and managing your account.

Hosted services give you future upgrades with no additional fee, and provide support to help ensure your legitimate email messages get past the spam filters and get delivered. Of course, you will find yourself continuing to shell out the monthly cost for the duration of your time with them, and also you are locked into how they want you to operate your campaigns to a large degree.

Regardless of which choice you make, make sure you get a system that can send broadcast messages and more importantly, automated email messages or autoresponders.

By broadcast messages, we mean that the capability of sending out a message to every person on your list. All systems will have this option. For example, you can prepare a newsletter every week.

Autoresponders means a series of messages are sent in a sequence based upon when the person signed up for your list. This is where the power of an email marketing system really pays off because it is “hands off” once you set it up. You might send out a series of messages, one every two days, with training, affiliate promotions, sales of your own products, or a mixture of all three. The receiver simply signs up for your list to put this in motion. Of course, you can also send broadcast messages to people who are receiving your autoresponder messages.

An effective email marketing system is an essential tool to your online marketing success, and once you begin using one, you will wonder why you waited so long to begin one!

Companies or organizations that are looking for the most dependable online web site hosting solution for their mission critical operations, A dedicated online web site hosting or managed online web site hosting is a form of web online web site hosting, wherein the client leases the entire webhosting server that is not shared with anyone.

It is more flexible as compared to shared online webhosting. Dedicated online webhosting will give them what they need. Dedicated online webhosting isn’t the right solution for everyone, and does have some drawbacks, but it has many more advantages than shared online webhosting.

When a customer purchases shared online webhosting they are on the same online web host as hundreds and sometimes thousands of other Websites. The online webhosting company also provides online web host administration in the form of add on service When looking at online webhosting packages there are two major areas you should be concerned with managed or unmanaged online web hosts and hardware configurations. A dedicated online web host would offer larger return on investment and less overhead. When you start using dedicated online webhosting your website will be the only website on that online web host. Dependability is the number one reason people choose to go with a dedicated online webhosting solution.

With an unmanaged webhosting server the customer is responsible for software, security and other maintenance. Often, dedicated webhosting servers are housed in data centers similar to the HVAC systems and collocation facilities. Selecting an unmanaged webhosting server can often save you quite a bit of money over the year. You want to make sure you allow for future growth, but you don’t want to overpay for resources you are never going to use.

However unless you or someone on your staff is experienced with maintaining a online web host this is usually not a good idea, and will cost you and money down the line. The operating systems offered on dedicated online web hosts are determined by employee familiarity, price and availability. Dedicated online webhosting packages allow you to have multiple Websites on one online web host; at no extra charge to the customer, variations of Linux are often included.

The next thing you have to consider is hardware for the machine, what size disks you will need, how fast your processor has to be, how much bandwidth you need and so on. An additional license fees are required by Microsoft on all the products, thereby increasing the monthly expenditures of the dedicated online web host, which runs the Windows Operating System. When making these decisions plan for where you are today and where you plan to be in 18 to 24 months from now.

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Sep 07 2008

Boomers Private Banking using your IRA

Posted by: John krol in Business, tags: Business

by John Krol

Boomers Bank In investment finance, private equity real estate is an asset class consisting of equity and debt investments in property. Investments typically involve an active management strategy ranging from moderate reposition or releasing of properties to development or extensive redevelopment. Investments are typically made via private equity real estate fund, a collective investment scheme, which pools capital from investors. These funds typically have ten-year life span consisting of a 2-3 year investment period during which properties are acquired and a holding period during which active asset management will be carried out and the properties will be sold.

History and evolution There is a long history of institutional investment in real estate both through direct ownership of property and through pooled investment funds. Initially institutional real estate investments were in core real estate, however, market conditions in the early 1990s led to the emergence of opportunistic funds which aimed to take advantage of falling property prices to acquire assets at significant discounts.[1] Private equity real estate emerged as an independent asset class in the beginning of the 21st century and has experienced huge growth in recent years. Strategies Private equity real estate funds generally follow core-plus, value added, or opportunistic strategies when making investments.

Core Plus: This is a moderate risk/moderate return strategy. The fund will generally invest in core properties, however some of these properties will require some form of enhancement or value-added element. Value Added: This is a medium-to-high risk/medium-to-high return strategy. It will involve buying a property, improving it in some way, and selling it at an opportune time for a gain. Properties are considered value added when they exhibit management or operational problems, require physical improvement, and/or suffer from capital constraints.

Opportunistic: This is a high risk/high return strategy. The properties will require a high degree of enhancement. This strategy may also involve investments in development, raw land, and niche property sectors. Investments are tactical. Features Considerations for investing in private equity real estate funds relative to other forms of investment

Include: Substantial entry costs, with most funds requiring significant initial investment (usually upwards of $1,000,000) plus further investment for the first few years of the fund. Investments in limited partnership interests (which is the dominant legal form of private equity real estate funds) are referred to as “illiquid” investment’s, which should earn a premium over traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds. Once invested, it is very difficult to gain access to your money, as it is locked-up in long-term investments, which can last for as long as twelve years. Distributions are made only as investments are converted to cash; limited partners typically have no right to demand that sales be made. If a private equity real estate firm can’t find suitable investment opportunities, it will not draw on an investor’s commitment. Given the risks associated with private equity real estate investments, an investor can lose all of its investment if the fund performs badly.

For the above-mentioned reasons, private equity fund investment is for those who can afford to have their capital locked in for long periods of time and who are able to risk losing significant amounts of money. This is balanced by the potential benefits of annual returns, which are often above 20% for successful opportunistic funds. Investors in private equity real estate funds tend, therefore, to be institutional investors or high net worth individuals.

Size of Industry

The popularity of private equity real estate funds has grown since 2000 as an increasing number of investors commit more capital to the asset class. In 2000 private equity real estate funds raised $12 billion in equity commitments from investors. By 2005 this had increased to $58 billion and in 2007 private equity real estate funds raised a total of $79 billion. Private Equity Real Estate is a global asset class and in 2007, 46% of capital raised was focused on the US, 26% was focused on Europe and 27% was targeting Asia and the rest of the world. By providing online real time services one on one client attention is always in mind.

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The investment Group who is on top of changes in the fields of IRAs and investing - the principals were among the first to tackle the Roth IRA and the effects it had and is having on IRA -401k investing. Finding Investments for YouThe investment Group, Inc.’s primary service is finding and analyzing real estate-related investments for purchase by our clients.

We are investment real estate brokers and have been in business doing this since 2002. In 2002 we started working with IRA clients to assist them in finding appropriate investments in the real estate arena.

Investment Group’s find these assets by their network of investment real estate brokers throughout the U.S. (a network built through the Real Estate Cyber Space Society). They meet with these investment brokers online daily. These networking arrangements are with 11,000 brokers; take place in Cyber Space in real time. By being an active member of the Real Estate Cyber Space Society we can satisfy their clients’ investment needs no matter how diverse.

The Groups clients give direction on what it is they would like to purchase; when the Group finds it they do a complete analysis of the investment and forward their due diligence to the respective clients. The client can review the information, take it to any other advisors they have and make a decision. If they wish to purchase the product the Group will go forward with the acquisition. If not, the Group finds another investment property for the clients review.

On occasion their clients have requested that they pay their fee’s on real estate acquisitions and then work as a buyer’s broker. As a free service to their IRA clients who use their investment services, the Group assist them in finding the correct custodian to service their account. Not all custodians are the same and it is vitally important to choose the right one the first time. In Today’s world, to make things happen now, we need to be in Real Time Mode for your Clients

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Sep 07 2008

Business Development Crossing

Posted by: Griffin Diaz in Business, tags: Business

by Griffin Diaz

What does a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) do? The SBDC’s goal is to stimulate the economy and promote new jobs opportunities by assisting small business development. The Center provides counseling, training, and information in all aspects of small business management. These include, but are not limited to, the areas of finance, marketing, management, organization, licensing, expansion and human resources.Healthy, sustainable communities need businesses that provide quality, living wage jobs with benefits.

What is a website? A website is a collection of files supported by the World Wide Web. Usually these files consist of HTML files, ASP files, JAVA files, PHP files, graphic files, and others. To view a site, it is required to have a web browser. The three most popular browsers today are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Mozilla Firefox. The files will be accessed via the Internet.

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What is a shopping cart? Shopping cart software is an operating system used to allow consumers to purchase goods and or services, track customers, and tie together all aspects of ecommerce. While there are many types of software that you can use, customizable, turnkey solutions are proven to be a cost effective method to build, edit and maintain an online store. How do online shopping carts differ from those found in a grocery store? The image is one of an invisible shopping upon the number of new jobs a new business would bring to Santa Clarita, the City may offer fee waivers. Contact the Economic Development Manager for more information at or submit a question/request online.Because of their expertise. They are very good in the field they consult. For example, application development: The consultancy will have extensive experience of doing application development within the time frame, budget and quality standards. To identify problems.

What is a website development? Website development involves creating the content for a website. The development can be done by you or by an experienced developer. There are many website development companies out there in the market. Each of these companies specializes in deferent technology area. The technology is NOT the key point in developing a website. A website should clearly convey the information to the visitors.Website development involves creating the content for a website. The development can be done by you or by an experienced developer. There are many website development companies out there in the market. Each of these companies specializes in deferent technology area. The technology is NOT the key point in developing a website.

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