I am not familiar with your area, but, in general December is always very slow, especially from December 15th until the first week of January.Many are visiting family, traveling and celebrating the 2 largest holidays of the year, Christmas and New Years.

Orange County boasts some of the worlds highest valued real estate in the world, some of the largest and most successful companies, world class universities and research facilities, some of the best medical care in the world, famous amusement parks, every type of entertainment and cultural venue you can imagine, all types of sporting events, etc., and draws tourists from around the world, all year round!

Right now they're offering $500 off the processing costs (appraisals, etc.) in celebration of their. 25 year Silver Anniversary.

KW culture promotes sharing information.

Another huge bonus is that the culture here is very amenable as the population is totally comprised of people of European descent.

Ramsey and Orman are nothing but paid speakers/celebrity faces for financial firms that follow the financial strategies which they teach. 

And Texans are by history and culture a good bit more self-determined and self-reliant than the average city dwelling American. 

Now Celebrate!!!!!

Growing up in the Bay Area, the "culture" of the area really makes a lot of people sacrifice in order to stay (it's not just the weather - that tends to be a SoCal thing).

UPDATEFew days have passed so here are the updates on my first official flip.Last Thursday I got in the mail the Certificate of Title, and Friday morning I went to see from the inside the property...here is what I came across...Utilities are turned on today (because of Easter celebration), so we'll see other surprises...Demo has been completed except the scraping of the popcorn ceiling.