Monday, November 27, 2017

The #1 Best way to Kill Ants



The #1 Best way to Kill Ants

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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 

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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Financing Fun with Tracy, 1st time Buyers

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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

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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.

'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

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Holidays with Tracy Elman


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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

Saturday, November 11, 2017

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.

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Monday, November 6, 2017

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