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Personalized Property Portfolio

Searching for a home?  Need an easy way to get updated real estate info?  Well here are 10 steps to creating your own personalized listing report to be emailed to you daily.

Creating your portfolio

 1. Go to valogletree.com.

2. On the top left under My Portfolio click Create a Portfolio.

3. Enter your first name, last name, email address, a password, and any other contact information that you wish include.

4. Enter the captia code and click Create My Portfolio at the bottom of the page.
You have successfully created your portfolio. An email notification will be sent to you with all your login information to keep for further reference.

Personalize Your Search

5. Log into your porfolio at valogletree.com.

6. Under your My Porfolio Overview click Searches.

7. Click "Create a new search by clicking here."

8. Choose your search criteria: listing type, area, city, price range, etc.

9. Choose your property features: bedrooms, bathrooms, garage, square footage, acerage, etc.

10. Review your search and click Save This Search at the top of the listings on the right.

This search will run everyday and report to your email the listings that meet your home buying needs.

For more information contact Val Ogletree at (209) 559-5725.

10 Tips for Awesome Annuals

Dear Homeowner,

As you purchase and begin planting this season's batch of annuals, consider these tips for great results:

1. Look for stocky seedlings with bright green foliage when shopping for annuals.

2. Soak hard-coated annual seeds overnight before planting. Nasturtium and morning glory are two species that benefit from this treatment.

3. Keep color in mind when you plan your garden. Plant flowers with complementary colors near each other. For example, blue, white and pink flowers are a good combination in the same border.
4. Include annual vines in your garden. Sweet pea, climbing nasturtium, morning glory, and moon vine can grow up and over your garden.
5. Use annuals to provide fill-in color, if you have an established perennial border.
6. Mulch annual flowers to eliminate weeds and maintain soil moisture.
7. Pinch back buds with your fingers to encourage stem growth.
8. Snip off flowers as they fade to encourage continuous blooming.
9. Use a soaker hose or drip irrigation to water your plants.
10. Promote new growth on small-flowered plants, such as alyssum, by shearing them back in midsummer.

For more gardening tips, contact Real Living Sugar Pine Realty at (209) 586-3242.

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