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The #1 Best way to Kill Ants

With over 10k views...  See my Video at https://youtu.be/CvG21UJGg2I 

	We're going to make the best ant killer that there probably is. We're using boric acid, it usually comes in an unmarked white container. You can get it at a pharmacy, in our area you can't get it in a pharmacy anymore, you can only get it in the pest control section at the hardware store. Ace, Home Depot etcetera.
	First we mark our containers as "Poison," We even  mark the spoon, so nobody uses this. Using one teaspoon of sugar, table sugar, and one squirt of Hot Shot or boric acid. It's boric acid, no matter what it's called. One squirt of powder. Then a few drops of water. Stir it up real good. You're going to make a paste. If you spill remember it's poison, so you want to make sure you clean it up. It has sugar because the ants are going to crawl from all the neighbors, they're going to turn all your poison you just made covered with black ants, or whatever color ants you have, and they're going to carry it back to the queen.
	Therefore, the whole colony will eventually die, but they are going to come from the neighbors, they're going to come from all over, so don't be surprised. It's kind of fun watching it all turn black, when they come and get it. I use a Gatorade lid. A large Gatorade lid or medium, whatever you have. Then I use the spoon I mixed it with and pour a little bit into the Gatorade cap. Some people use an index card or a piece of paper. It's better if it's a paste. Then you just go and put it, I like to put this inside the cabinet where the ants can find it, the pets cannot, and children cannot.
	So I put it into the cabinet and close it up. I also put the leftovers in there too, and just leave it. It eventually dries up, and then you have to make another batch or take a screw driver and scrape it off and leave the powder. It actually is more potent then. Keep doing this until they are gone. For my area it is about 3-days, twice a day, morning and afternoon.    This one would be fine outside, in a place where cats are not going to go and get it. In my video I made it wrong by putting too much water in it. Do not put the paper cup you mix with under the water, put the spoon under the water to catch 2 drops, then pour in and stir to make paste.    So I hope that everybody learns from this, and has great success and fun watching all the ants come and get it. I have been using this since 1995. It works!  'Tracy Elman' Bennett is a local SCV Realtor. She has listings worldwide. List and Buy with Tracy AskELMAN.com (661)527-3777  Real Estate Made Easy! DRE#983101 HomeSmart NCG, Inc.

 

Financing Fun with Tracy, 1st time Buyers

https://youtu.be/JWDvgoFEoSg

Financing Fun... The Tracy Show, 

How To Buy a House 1st time buyers.

Tracy Elman, Homesmart, REALTOR® & Tracy Pedevilla, Lender, Augusta Financial sit down and talk about info for first-time buyers. We discuss tips, loans programs, tax strategies, and grants.

Transcript: Tracy Elman: "Hi, we are the Tracys. I'm Tracy Elman with Home Smart." Tracy Pedevilla: "And I'm Tracy Pedevilla with Augusta Financial." Tracy Elman: "And we're here today at an open house and we're talking about finance for first time home buyers." Tracy Pedevilla: "Yes, there are programs out there for first time home buyers specific to help you out. We have CalHFA which is down payment assistance and we also have a first time tax credit for anyone who hasn't owned a home in 3 years you are considered a first time home buyer." Tracy Elman: "And what does a first time home buyer need to have in order to get one?" Tracy Pedevilla: "That is a great question because a lot of home buyers don't realize the amount of paperwork and documentation that does go into buying a first home. But to get pre-qualified, the basics are your two years tax returns, your two years W2's, some pay stubs, some bank statements and we can pretty much do the rest from there. We can get the full story, if you need anything else there's going to be a lot of hoops to jump through, there's going to a lot of T's to cross, a lot of I's to dot, but we will be there to hold your hand." "We are all 24/7, we're on our phones, we're on our emails, anything you need we'll be there." Tracy Elman: "Oh, that's great. As a realtor we need to be able to reach you." Tracy Pedevilla: "I'll be there for you, too, Tracy." Tracy Elman: "Great. Thank you, Tracy. So another question that people want to know is about the programs that are available to them as first time home buyers." Tracy Pedevilla: "Yes, so like I said, the tax credit is one of- we're the only lender in Santa Clarita that's offering this right now, and you basically get an additional 20 percent back on your taxes each year." Tracy Elman: "Oh, wow." Tracy Pedevilla: "So it's a great added benefit. I mean, owning a home in general is such a great tax break, but to have that extra 20 percent back really helps a lot of people out, and it's a great benefit. Like I said, only three years of not owning a home." Tracy Elman: "That's fantastic and not too long to wait. So any other tips or advice for first time home buyers?" Tracy Pedevilla: "Just know going into it that you're going to hate us at some point, but we will be your best friend at the end of it." Tracy Elman: "Okay." Tracy Pedevilla: "And you will have your beautiful dream home." Tracy Elman: "Great, and how do we reach you?" Tracy Pedevilla: "661-291-2232 is my direct line, or tracy@augustafinancial.com." Tracy Elman: "Great. And again I'm Tracy Elman at Home Smart Real Estate and we'll be seeing you soon." To reach Tracy Elman to buy and sell your home call (661) 527-3777 or (818) 720-9851 www.AskELMAN.com

History of Fighting, Martial Arts and more

Tracy Elman:	Hi, I'm Tracy Elman and this is Irvin Burton.
Irvin Burton:	Hi, how you doing?
Tracy Elman:	Irvin is an amazing trainer in self defense, kickboxing, boxing, martial arts, and more. Tell us about the history of how all of that originated.
Irvin Burton:	Well, you're talking about the history of martial arts right?
Tracy Elman:	Yes, (affirmative)
Irvin Burton:	Well, martial arts started ... It's been alive as long as man has been alive. It's been on every continent in the world. Everywhere from the Americas to China, to Africa. It's been everywhere, even in places like Europe, Asia, Japan. You name it.
Tracy Elman:	What year was that?
Irvin Burton:	Well, they found evidence of it as early as 4,000 B.C. They've shown pictures on pots in Egypt with boys boxing with boxing gloves on. There's word of 2,500 B.C. where they have wrestling in China. 3,000 B.C. they've got [Pancration 00:01:18], which is the Greek version of MMA. They've got all sorts of things going on. It's been around for thousands of years.
Tracy Elman:	That's fascinating. Boxing? Is that the same?
Irvin Burton:	Well, boxing's a little different. It's evolved mostly into the sport aspect, but boxing itself has been around for thousands of years as well. It's actually older than most martial arts that we are familiar with. It's older than karate, it's older than kung fu, it's older than certainly a lot older than TaeKwonDo. It's older than most martial arts in existence today. It's pretty much been around since the dawn of man.
Tracy Elman:	Wow. Kickboxing? How did that arrive?
Irvin Burton:	Well, kickboxing's arrival was different on pretty much every continent. If you're talking about, let's say, China on the Asian front, kickboxing evolved ... Let's take China for example. Kickboxing evolved from basic boxing and using a lot of techniques, using the feet, a little more exotic than the traditional boxing. They used it. China had a different understanding of boxing. To them, boxing meant the use of all limbs, not just the hands. Chinese boxing was really called ... They used to call it the law of the fists, also known as kenpo to be exact. Chinese kenpo was known as boxing. They used everything. They used the back of the hand, the elbow, the forearm, the head, the knee. That was boxing to them. That was Chinese boxing.
	If you look at the French, the French had their own form of boxing called savate that evolved in the 1800s. Their form was evolved to make sure that basically they didn't get arrested during that time period. You had a minimum five year sentence for hitting anybody with a closed fist, so they evolved their own form of kickboxing known as savate to avoid charges. Most of the sailors who had to fight a lot used their feet. That's what they did. They used their feet. They didn't use their hands. The most they used their hands to block and [inaudible 00:04:03] out of the way so they wouldn't have to worry about jail time.
	In this day and age I teach to a wide range of people, primarily I am teaching to kids, kids kung fu, kids martial arts. They love that. When it comes to adults, I tend to focus a lot more on fitness and/or fighting. It depends on who I'm training with. I've focused a lot on fitness kickboxing, fitness-based boxing, even some martial moves in there added in to spice things up. I've also come in and used self defense training as part of everything.
Tracy Elman:	Tell everybody how they can reach you and be in your classes.
Irvin Burton:	Sure, yes. You can reach me on Facebook. [Tiger Crane 00:04:59] Martial Arts & Fitness. Ampersand. Not and. Tiger Crane Martial Arts & Fitness or you can reach me directly through my phone number, 661-993-8621. The email address is sifu.irvin.burton@gmail.com.
Tracy Elman:	Great. This is Tracy Elman, REALTOR® from HomeSmart Tracy@tracyelman.com. You can go to AskELMAN.com (661)527-3777 for all your real estate buying and selling needs. Again, it's been a pleasure meeting with you Irvin.
Irvin Burton:	Thank you.
Tracy Elman:	Thank you for watching.
Irvin Burton:	Pleasure being here.

Corresponding Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGE23PkENbI 

'Tracy Elman' Bennett is a California licensed Realtor DRE 00983101 since 1988. Her designations include: MRP, Green, SRES®, CIPS. 

Local Doctor Cares for his Patients by Realtor Tracy Elman

Looking for a local specialist you can talk to? Dr. Sy Hassan will hear you and help you heal. How many doctors can you say will do that. This doctor gives a quick interview out of his busy schedule.

Tracy Elman:	Hi. This is Tracy Elman. I'm here with Dr. Hasan. He is going to give us a little capture of what he does throughout his day.
Dr. Hasan:	Hi there. I'm Sy Hasan. I'm really glad to shoot this video along with Tracy. Tracy has been a patient of ours for about two years now. Started my practice two years ago here in Santa Clarita. I inherited this practice from a Dr. Garcia, who had been here about five years. He brought it up to a very nice place. I'm proud to be one who took it over. Our practice is endocrine. We do all sorts of patients. We see little babies. I saw a baby who was about five days old just last week. We follow through to older age patients. We see people of all ages. We take care of diabetes, we take care of thyroid, we take care of hormone needs for women, we take care of people who have bone disease that's related to hormones.
	Everything that's possibly could be done for your hormones is what we do here in our office. Really happy to be here. Wanted to share with people our location. It's in Santa Clarita. It's on Lyons Avenue, on Peachland rather, for the Lyons. We have a ... Available to anybody with wheelchair access. Our website is Paenewhall ... I'm going to make sure I get this right. Paenewhall.weebley.com. Our phone number is 6612534420. Again, I'm really grateful to everybody out there, and encourage everyone to come and give us a visit. Thank you Tracy. I'll give it back to you.
Tracy Elman:	Thank you doctor. I love having you as my doctor. Yes, I give you permission to go talk about me. What do you do when you're not a doctor?
Dr. Hasan:	Okay. Being a doctor takes up a lot of my time here at the office. I go to the hospital, I serve on committees in the hospital. Outside of that, I go hiking a lot. We have our dog, [Deeba 00:02:58], who I wish that you all could see. [Deeba 00:03:02] is part Husky, part Shepherd. She's got a split personality. Anybody who's a dog lover, that Shepherds are very loyal and obedient. Huskies are everything opposite of that. They like to go running off. She doesn't like being on a leash. But we take hikes every day.
	I'll take about a 30-minute hike in the morning, about 20, 30-minute hike in the evening. We just enjoy spending time with him, my wife and I. On top of that, we have two ... Our great kids, 26 and 24, who are just the love of our lives, you could say. We enjoy spending time with them, go to the beach, play tennis, horseback riding. Our older son, he's a musician. We'll sit around either a camp fire or just around the dining table, and he can play us all sorts of music that he has helped compose. Our younger son enjoys doing everything there is, about stock market.
Tracy Elman:	Well, I enjoyed this talk. Thank you very much for taking the time out.
Dr. Hasan:	Thank you again, Tracy.
Tracy Elman:	You're welcome.
Dr. Hasan:	Bye.
Tracy Elman:	Tracy Elman is a realtor with HomeSmart NCG, in Valencia, California. For more blogs, Vlogs, and interviews, please visit Tracy-elman.blogspot.com and AskELMAN.com  To list or buy your next home call (661) 527-3777

Pediatric/Adult Endocrine

Sy Hasan, MD

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Holidays with Tracy Elman

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Holidays with Tracy Elman

What a great time to find a new house and move or just pick up some new property to hold on to. We are entering a time when you can possibly avaoid multiple offers. Get a great price and avoid the rush. We have very few homes available in relation to the amount of buyers hoping to get homes. Many of them are off for the holidays and not looking. The time is now. I am working through the holidays if you are ready. Call now, Tracy Elman (818) 720-9851 (661)527-3777 www.AskELMAN.com or www.HelpBuyMyHome.com

Weird Facts about Santa Clarita History

Have you ever heard of a drunk farm? I don't know about you, but I hadn't. It's far from a drunk tank. And the funny thing about this article is that I lived literally across the street from this location for four years and never knew anything about the history of this site.

In 1952 LAPD broke ground on building a drunk farm for alcoholic criminals. In 2017, that site is a water treatment plant, and the LAPD doesn't even jurisdiction here. We have L.A. Sheriff's Department. It is still a small town feel in Saugus, in Santa Clarita, California on Bouquet Canyon Road.

Read More Here:
https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sg101652.htmhttps://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sg101652.htm

3 Quick Things You Didn't Know About Martial Arts -History

How did Martial Arts begin? When was boxing created? Interview with Martial Arts and Self Defense Instructor. There really are some interesting facts about the history about how martial arts began. Join Local Realtor Tracy Elman as she interviews Irvin Burton a local Kung-Fu-Master. He does many areas of the martial arts and is very knowlegable as you will see in this excerpt of the conversation. For more information Irvin can be reached at Kung-Fu-Master.com or on Facebook at Tiger Crane Martial Arts & Fitness​​​​​​​.
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Tracy Elman is a local Realtor, Author, Voiceover artist in Santa Clarita, CA and can be reached at 661-527-9851. (No texts at this number) www.AskElman.com

Saint Francis Dam failed in 5 days

Saint Francis Dam failed in 5 days 

Saint Francis Dam failed 5 days after it was completed way back in 1928 sending a 180-foot wall of water down the Santa Clarita Valley killing 431 people. This was the second worst disaster in California's history and the GREATEST civil engineering disaster in U.S. History. 

Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel has worked tirelessly to bring this to the forefront of our legislators. We are signing a letter here to both Senators Feinstein and Harris asking them to approve H.R. 2156 The St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act.  #SRAR Southland Regional Association of REALTORS #Realtors #Realtor #Leadership

See my blog "My Account" about the flood of bodies leaving Santa Clarita on their way towards the Ocean.

Santa Clarita History - Mentryville

Santa Clarita History - Mentryville
Click here for video. This one is 41 minutes worth watching. It feels like being there. This Tour is filled with old stories directly from the Only kid in Mentryville featuring Darryl Manzer and filmed by SCVTV. This includes fabulous history.

If you have missed any of this, you can find it again at https://scvtv.com/2011/07/24/mentryville-informational-walking-tour-with-darryl-manzer/ 
Additional information at https://scvhistory.com/mentryville/ 

As always feel free to call me for all your real estate needs. 'Tracy Elman' Bennett, REALTOR® CalBRE #00983101 www.AskTracyElman.com  (661) 527-3777

Finding A REALTOR®

Youtube video finding a realtor, not to be confused with why you should pick your realtor

Santa Clarita History Simi Valley History - Dam Break

My own account,
When I was new in Real estate in the 80's in Simi Valley, an elderly lady named Alma came to me and asked me for help. She said they are trying to kill my sister. That's another story. I spent a long time that night listening to her. One thing she told me was when she was a young girl, she, her mom and her sister had to stand lookout on a tall tower. She spoke of seeing bodies and floods of water coming in at that time over the mountains. She pointed East. I mentioned this to many people in my 32 years in Simi and she was the only one that had any info. Now that I live in Santa Clarita everyone knows about that. It was the St. Francis Dam, a.k.a. San Francisquito dam break. The St. Francis Dam was a curved concrete gravity dam, built to create a large regulating and storage reservoir for the city of Los Angeles, California. At 11:57 p.m. on March 12, 1928, the dam catastrophically failed, and the resulting flood took the lives of an estimated 431 people.

What I know that others don't is that the mountain range between Stevenson Ranch Pico Canyon (S.W. of where Magic Mountain is located) is the other side of the private hills (private property) off the street Yosemite in Simi Valley, where there are also oil rigs. In Simi up in the hills, I looked down and saw Santa Clarita. 

There are numerous resources in Santa Clarita. A place to start is in the office of Tesoro Adobe Park located at 29350 Avenida Rancho Tesoro, Valencia, CA 91354 it is a public park.  http://parks.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/dpr/Parks/Tesoro_Adobe_Historic_Park 

As always feel free to call me for all your real estate needs. 'Tracy Elman' Bennett, REALTOR® CalBRE #00983101 www.AskTracyElman.com  (661) 527-3777 

Santa Clarita History - Beale's Cut -The Story behind the 5 Freeway SCV

Santa Clarita History - Beale's Cut

This picture later became the Interstate 5 Freeway near the 14.
Click Here to watch a minute video about Beale's Cut, the gold rush and other histories of the early days of Santa Clarita. Enjoy!

Contact Tracy Elman, REALTOR® BRE# 00983101 HomeSmart NCG, Inc. www.askelman.com (661) 527-3777

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Santa Clarita History - Henry Mayo

Click Here  to watch a minute video about Henry Mayo, the gold rush and other histories of the early days of Santa Clarita.  More like this will be posted in the future. Enjoy!

Contact Tracy Elman, REALTOR® BRE# 00983101 HomeSmart NCG, Inc. www.askelman.com (661) 527-3777

Todd Langley Park Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita known for Rich Real Estate, Rich history, Top of the line public schools, and more. This is a quick tour of Todd Langley Park on Whites Canyon Rd North of Soledad. It has a beautiful view.

Why I Love my REALTOR® Interview

Tracy Elman is not your average REALTOR®. Tracy has an interesting background full of things she has done. Not just done but got very good at them. She also cares about others, and you can tell she does.

Why did you become a real estate professional?

Back 31 years ago, I was the first one in my family to get my real estate license. I did because we had our house for sale and had a bad agent. Instead of getting a lawyer I went to real estate school. I asked all my questions and loved the class, so I stayed on and got my license. Then I loved the business. Things were different then. There wasn't the computers and technology. We wrote contracts with NCR paper and made mimeograph copies. We took checks and put them in the broker's trust accounts.

Who are some of your business idols and role models? And why?

Well, there was not that many people who networked so we didn't know the successful people other than working with them, word of mouth and bus benches. So I didn't have any. Now I do. My broker is a role model for me. He is extremely well known, well liked, gives back to the community and is an excellent coach. Cindy in my office is another role model for me. She has a big heart and is a great support for me. My husband and my son are great teachers.

What's the most memorable experience you've had with a client?

Just because I had them doesn't mean they were good memories. lol. I had many, but one was a Korean lady, and I went to East LA at night to see a house that almost fell through the unsteady warped kitchen floor. The house was on stilts down a cliff and was at the top of the hill. Gang members chased us downhill to the car, I got in, and she was not there yet. I started the car and let her in. We drove back to the valley where the car in front of us had parts of the car flying off and hit my car. There was no payphone until we got to North Hollywood. I called 911 and was on hold so long I hung up and left. That was it for me. I learned about boundaries.

What makes you stand out from other real estate professionals?

I do what many realtors don't or won't do. I also have the knowledge, that many do not have and designations and experience. I also help and care about people. It is not all about me or money. I genuinely care.

What do you do for fun?

Now I spend time with my husband and son. We visit the kids and grandkids often. We used to t-hunt. T-hunt stands for transmitter hunting where we would triangulate the signal to find a 4-wheel drive vehicle with a CB radio in a game of hide and seek. I also write books sold on Amazon and other stores. I have recorded audio books as a voiceover artist. I do my own audio and video editing. I have received many awards and medals for them.

What are your favorite things to do in the neighborhood?

I enjoy meeting new people, getting to know them, enjoying a glass of iced tea with them. I also love to video them telling old stories.

What are your favorite restaurants in the neighborhood?

I love so many of the places to eat here. I guess I just love food. In the last month, I have eaten at Bobs Country Meats, Saugus Cafe, Hook Burger, Red Lobster, IHOP, and Baby Tuna.

What are some odd requests you've had from clients?

Would I marry their son? I am married. Can I change the light bulb for them?

The Book "My Big Idea" Radio Interview

In this radio interview Viki Winterton discovers what is behind Tracy's words written in this book.
Fantastic words of motivation and wisdom. A compilation of advice by coaches for a better life. This book may be used as a journal and also has a workbook with the same name.

Looking for a Great Place to Fly a Rocket Kit? Saugus, CA #HiddenGem

Perfect for practicing your arial skills especially as a child. Hills, are surrounding baseball diamond, and toys easier to run after. No cliff below to accidentally fall.

Commercial Allience & Green Buildings for Energy Savings

Alliance to Cut Energy Consumption of Commercial Buildings

Commercial buildings account for 18% of the energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. To reduce that impact, top executives from 19 commercial real estate companies have volunteered to join forces with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA).

The alliance includes executives from CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, Grubb & Ellis, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Jones Lang LaSalle, MGM Mirage, Transwestern, U.S. General Services Administration, USAA Real Estate Company, The Walt Disney Company, Wyndham Hotel and Resorts, American Hotel and Lodging Association, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Building Owners and Managers Association, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the Real Estate Roundtable.

“The deployment of new energy efficient technologies and adoption by both public and private sectors are vital to achieving substantial change in building energy use throughout the U.S.,” said Scott Hine, acting program manager of DOE’s Building Technologies Program. “This collaboration will help speed the adoption of high-performance, energy-efficient buildings by the commercial real estate sector.”

CREEA links building owners and operators with applicable research and technologies being developed at DOE’s national laboratories. The alliance serves as a national forum to share best practices and practical experiences in energy efficiency. It is also a collective buying voice for the industry, encouraging building material suppliers to create more energy-efficient equipment.

CREEA is part of the department’s Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative, which aims to achieve market-ready, zero-energy commercial buildings by 2025. CBI also includes a National Laboratory Collaborative on building technologies, concentrating the efforts of five National Laboratories on the Net-Zero energy goal, and the Commercial Building National Accounts, which conducts cost-shared research, development and deployment for new building technologies among major national companies.

Source: Green Resource Council Newsletter, April 2009

19 Commercial Real Estate Companies join in Net Zero Goal

Green Industry Articles

Alliance to Cut Energy Consumption of Commercial Buildings

Commercial buildings account for 18% of the energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. To reduce that impact, top executives from 19 commercial real estate companies have volunteered to join forces with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create the Commercial Real Estate Energy Alliance (CREEA).

The alliance includes executives from CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, Grubb & Ellis, Hilton Hotels Corporation, Jones Lang LaSalle, MGM Mirage, Transwestern, U.S. General Services Administration, USAA Real Estate Company, The Walt Disney Company, Wyndham Hotel and Resorts, American Hotel and Lodging Association, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Building Owners and Managers Association, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and the Real Estate Roundtable.

“The deployment of new energy efficient technologies and adoption by both public and private sectors are vital to achieving substantial change in building energy use throughout the U.S.,” said Scott Hine, acting program manager of DOE’s Building Technologies Program. “This collaboration will help speed the adoption of high-performance, energy-efficient buildings by the commercial real estate sector.”

CREEA links building owners and operators with applicable research and technologies being developed at DOE’s national laboratories. The alliance serves as a national forum to share best practices and practical experiences in energy efficiency. It is also a collective buying voice for the industry, encouraging building material suppliers to create more energy-efficient equipment.

CREEA is part of the department’s Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative, which aims to achieve market-ready, zero-energy commercial buildings by 2025. CBI also includes a National Laboratory Collaborative on building technologies, concentrating the efforts of five National Laboratories on the Net-Zero energy goal, and the Commercial Building National Accounts, which conducts cost-shared research, development and deployment for new building technologies among major national companies.

Source: Green Resource Council Newsletter, April 2009

Tracy Elman is a GREEN's representative through GREEN. There are many good reasons to work with a qualified real estate professional-especially a trained professional who has earned the GREEN designation, representing best-in-class Green services. To reach Tracy, www.AskELMAN.com or call (661) 527-3777 

How and Why I turned Green

I did it, I turned Green. I am one in one hundred REALTORS® that has a Green Designation in California. The bulk of agents being in California. We help you the buyer or seller make your home or building green. The next posts that I make will be about turning your properties green. I hope you keep reading if one does not apply to you another one might. In all I will be happy to direct you to a green realtor in your area if you are out of my area. Being green can put money in your pocket, the value of your property, stop making some family members sick, and helping the environment.

You may contact me at (661) 527-3777 Tracy@tracyelman.com www.AskElman.com

How To Hire the Realtor that cares, by Tracy Elman

It's so darn hard to find the realtor that can do the best job but now with all the training that Tracy Elman has taken, she and her team have specialized in many areas. Tracy is with HomeSmart in Valencia, California. She works Santa Clarita, San Fernando Valley, Simi Valley, and has listings Worldwide. List with Tracy Elman.

Contact Tracy for a free app directly into the MLS or download Home scouting VIP code 6615273777,

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Live the life of Billionaires or Earn Money - Los Barriles (Los Cabos)

Live the life of luxury in Mexico. Centrally located 30-60 minutes from Cabo, between Cabo San Lucas and La Paz. What Cabo was like 30 years ago. This property is priced under market and is about to skyrocket. Call now for the reason why?