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Christmas Candlelight Tours in Long Beach, CA

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Feel like a unique experience to take you back to the 1850s, when the Temples
owned Rancho Los Cerritos?

Tickets for Navidad in Early California are on sale now for this year’s Christmas Candlelight Tours on December 1 and 2.

Navidad in Early California focuses on a December evening in 1850. Young men and women are practicing the Pastorela in the home of Don Juan Temple, and will be performing the full play in many homes around the Los Angeles plaza on Christmas Eve.  The Temples are hosting guests for the holidays, including the Stearns and Larkins families, and have set out colorful nacimientos and some greenery throughout the house.  As modern visitors tour the site by candlelight, they will learn about Mexican and early American holiday festivities, all the while sampling daily life, economic viewpoints and the changing landscape of the Los Angeles region.  The tour concludes with a scene in Spanish from La Pastorela.

Don’t miss a chance to experience this magical event!  Ticket prices are $10 each, $8 for members (payable to FRLC), and include light refreshments and music.  Tours begin every few minutes starting at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.; space is limited. 

For reservations, pick up a flyer at the Rancho or your local library, or call the Rancho at 562/570-1755.

Long Beach, CA and Nice, France

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I think both cities have many things in common.  They are roughly the same size and have the same population.  They both suffer from the same problems, a strong local culture and identity and are both probably unmanageable politically.

They both have pretty avenues and palm trees.

I will write more about it and post some pictures on my websites also.

Home Buying Process From Start to Finish, Long Beach, CA

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Over at Urban Trekker Blog, Dewita wrote a post on the process of buying a home.  Darn, beat me to it, I was working on mine!

Go and see for yourself.  It has a great timeline. 

Urban Trekker.

In a nutshell:

Step 1
Removing Contingency. The most common contingencies are home inspection, financing, and the sale of your current home. These conditions have to be removed before you can proceed to closing.

Step 2
Appraisal and Title report. Your lender requires a formal appraisal to confirm the value of the home you’re buying. They wanted to know what the CMV of the house as collateral to secure the home. The title ensures that the seller has clear title to the property and has the right to transfer ownership to you. If a seller fails to pay a contractor, the contractor can file a lien on the property. In case of appraisal, depending on the jurisdiction, it’s very likely that if the appraisal comes in lower that your sales price you will have to renegotiate it with the seller. If seller don’t want to come to terms with you, then you can either pay the extra out-of-pocket or void the contract.

Step 3
Prepare closing documents. Escrow service companies or real estate attorneys prepare docs that confirm the transaction, prorate funds, etc. For example, for tax calculation — depending when you go to closing, the escrow company have to do debit and credit in their calculations.

Step 4
Proceed to closing. Sellers pack and leave the house. Both parties signed closing documents. This is when funds exchanged hands. Funds from lender for buyer go straight to pay sellers and proceed is disbursed to the seller after the deed has been recorded.

Step 5
You get the keys to your new home.

Stay tuned for mine.  I swear, I was really working on it…