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Sales: None this week

Permit Applications: SETENA--D1--we wait and that will probably be the story until the end of January. 

Construction: We have all the sketches of the bridge, retaining wall, and the culvert discharge needed to submit for preliminary approval. That will be done next week. Included in this will be the design for the river crossings of the perimeter fence.

Water: We have not received a reply re. our request for a study to be done to give us the technical specifications needed to start a conversation with AyA. We have re-submitted the request with a fax number--maybe that will make a difference. We will wait until Tuesday and if we've heard nothing, we will send them a reminder and wait until Friday. If we still haven't heard we will notify them that they are in breach of their responsibility to respond within a given time limit which they will have exceeded at that point in time. 

Two Disasters:  Mudslide endangering the roadway: the City has done nothing. The plastic "Danger" tape  along the roadway has been removed. It is a disaster waiting to happen.  The culvert washout: the cement culvert sections are on site.  We will begin installing them next week.

Website Upgrade / Marketing: Photos of Residencias Los Jardines, the Santa Ana area and some of the houses are available on line at: https://picasaweb.google.com/gardenresidencesresort

Unit 123: We've been given notice that the tenant of three months is moving--he's too far from his work and since he likes to party late at night, he feels he should move. It's unfortunate that people don't figure these things out when committing.

Unit 107: The short term tenants moved out on Friday. The owner stayed Friday night and we leased it  on Friday effective Monday for a year.

Note: Some common denominators we are seeing in our renters: in their 30s early 40s, working either for themselves or support services in computer based businesses often times located elsewhere than CR. These people are mobile;  hey require good telecommunications connections. These people used to be associated with the on-line gaming industry but now there seems to be a wider array of industries represented. 

Cable TV:  AMNET should be operational in the area around mid November. We will be exploring connections with them.

Shareholders Meeting: Information re. the shareholder meeting will be sent out this next week.

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1716
Total area (Sq M): 158
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor(s): 2 Story
Type: Detached
Furnished: Yes
 

This 1,716 sf. (plus parking for one car) two story, detached house, with three terraces, two bedrooms (one on each floor) and upstairs master suite is a beautiful home. This home consists of two VERY large bedrooms (one on each floor) with en-suite bathrooms and a powder room, each with large closets with extensive built-ins for personal organization. The vaulted living room and ground floor bedroom ceilings as well as the master bedroom on the 2nd floor, provide a feeling of grandeur while allowing the warmer air to rise and exit through the ceiling ventilating system. There are three TVs (one in each bedroom and one in the living room.) This is a beautiful home. There is a rough-in for a dishwasher in the kitchen area.







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