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In This Issue

• Selling Your Business

• Sunny Costa Blanca

• Maintaining Brain

Health

• National Association of

Realtors report.

• Gene Roddenberry’s

Vision.

Selling Your Business Do you have a detailed inventory list with accurate values? What about a current database of clients, with up to date contact details? These are important records to assist your business present as a viable entity. To get the best deal for your business sale, you must have up to date tax returns. No serious buyer will take your word for what you say the business earns. Another common mistake busi-ness sellers make, is not keeping proper records of their improvements. Some of those costly improvements over the years can only be considered with verifiable record of the work, or invoices for products. Detail of regular maintenance to some equipment and fixtures is also crucial. Selling a business is infinitely more complex than a residential sale for many reasons. The need for transparency is important to expedite the sale, as is the need to communicate all aspects of the business considered to be important to a potential buyer. One of the most im-portant aspects is avoiding time wasting with non genuine buyers, or those not in a position to make the transaction. The need to consult with a professional busi-ness broker is crucial to attain a successful sale and avoid pitfalls. A business broker is someone who understands retail operations, and has an analytical ap-proach not all realtors possess. Particularly important now, knowing how to pre-sent considering loss of revenue due to Covid-19.

First things to consider with selling a business. • Are my records up to date?

• Do I have an accurate figure for what my business is worth ?

• Do I have the right contacts, or have I consulted a business broker?

Selling a business - accurate records are key.

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Sunny Costa Blanca Costa Blanca lies in the Alicante province of Spain, it literally translates to “white coast.” The Iberians are the oldest people known to have lived in the region. Among several Iberian archaeologic sites, La Serreta (near Alcoy) is noteworthy as the location of the longest inscriptions ever found in the (still undeciphered) Iberian language.

200 kilometres (120 mi) of Mediterranean coastline in the sunny Alicante prov-ince, on the south-eastern coast of Spain with over 170 incomparable coves and beaches. Costa Blanca has charming seaside villages to relax in picturesque accommodation, with authentic dining experiences, discos, and bars. No short-age of opportunities for family fun, water sports and attractions such as cable ski, spectacular theme parks and other leisure activities.

Benidorm is the famous city of skyscrapers and beaches, but also boasts some of the most impressive 5-star restaurants in the area. To the north, in the re-gion of the Marina Alta, the mountain landscape approaches the shore to create unique cliffs and coves looking out onto the long sandy beaches of Denia, Javea, and Benissa. Denia is a port city, declared by UNESCO as the Creative City of Gastronomy, there are also day trips to Ibiza known as the party island. Javea coastal charm with the Cala de la Granadella, one of the best coves in Alicante, located in this town. Moraira has El Portet Beach, an isolated bay with turquoise waters, the area is also known for its vineyards. Altea, a picturesque village famous for its legendary Nuestra Señora del Consuelo church with a blue dome, rich in culture and history, offering handicrafts, water sports, a wide varie-ty of restaurants and beautiful coves. White facades, cobbled streets, and its picturesque fishing port, have made it a must see for visitors to the area.

Costa Blanca has many cultural places to visit and entertaining shows to see. The Moors and Christians festival is one of the most historic and interesting events in the fiesta calendar. Alcoy, Denia, Villajoyosa and Calpe are some of the municipalities that, depict this representation of the struggle between Moors and Christians. The finale to this spectacular even is a colourful celebration of fireworks.

Maintaining Brain Health.

Our brain impacts our energy, sleep, focus, immune system, and so much more. A healthy brain can boost your productivity by 50%, improve your mood to the extent that it matches the impact of an antidepressant for

treatment of mild to moderate depression.

1. REST. The glymphatic system cleans the cere-brospinal fluid, while you’re sleeping. This helps to remove neurotoxins like the amyloid plaques and tangles in the brain that can lead to diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkin-son’s.

2. NUTRITION. A balanced diet is important. Mixed Vitamins can boost your memory func-tion and improve your focus. Fish Oil can help improve your cognitive per-formance and fight chronic inflamma-tion. Turmeric can delay or revers Alz-heimer’s disease, treat depression and fight inflammation. Probiotics can im-prove your mental health and your gut health.

3. HYDRATION. Most people will admit to not drinking enough, yet hydration should not be overlooked it’s essential to good health. 6 to 8 glasses of water a day are rec-ommended, pending activity levels) 8oz glasses a day. 4. EXERCISE. Exercise pumps oxygen to the brain, releasing beneficial proteins. These nourishing proteins keep brain cells (also known as neurons) healthy. Exer-cise also protects integrity of brain white matter, which suffers degradation with age leading to dementia and Alzhei-mer’s. 5. MINDFULNESS. Devote some time to relaxation tech-niques. *Calming yoga, *Meditation, *Reflecting in a journal, *Listening to relaxing music, *Practicing visualiza-tions, *Taking a calming bath.

Cave-dels-Arcs– Javea Spain

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Homeowners Have Gotten Lazy About Security

Homeowners may have developed some bad home security habits during the pandemic. They’re real-izing it as they plan excursions, according to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers from Vivint, a smart home and security company. Forty-two percent of respondents say concern over their home’s se-curity while away was one of the leading reasons for anxiety over leaving home to travel. That is even higher than the 39% who ex-pressed anxiety about getting COVID-19 while traveling, the sur-vey finds. Younger Americans are more likely to feel this way than those who are in their 30s or 40s. Also, people living in urban areas showed more concern about their home’s safety while traveling. The most common bad home security habits that re-spondents reported they’ve taken since the pandemic are leaving windows open and unlocked while home and leaving outside doors open or unlocked while still at home. Home Protection Measures when Travelling *Lock doors and windows. 64% *Ask neighbors to check up on property. 42% *Leave a light on. 37% *Monitor smart home technology feeds. 28% *Put mail on hold. 25% *Ask neighbor to retrieve mail. 23% *Forgoing trip related posts on social media prior to return. 23% *Install smart technology or home monitoring system. 20%

Taken from Realtor Magazine

Demand for Inventory Continues

National Association of Realtors WASHINGTON (August 12, 2021) – Continued low levels of housing inventory, combined with record-low mortgage rates spurring housing demand, have caused an increase in median sales prices for existing single-family homes in all but one of 183 measured markets during the second quarter of 2021. That is according to the National Association of Realtors, which reveals that 94% of 183 metro areas also experienced double-digit price increases (89% in the first quar-ter of 2021). The median sales price of single-family existing homes rose 22.9% to $357,900, an increase of $66,800 from one year ago. All regions saw double-digit year-over-year price growth, which was led by the Northeast (21.8%), fol-lowed by the South (21.0%), West (20.9%), and Midwest (17.1%).

"Home price gains and the accompanying housing wealth accumulation have been spectacular over the past year, but are unlikely to be repeated in 2022," said Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. "There are signs of more supply reaching the market and some tapering of demand," he continued. "The housing market looks to move from 'super-hot' to 'warm' with markedly slower price gains." That said, 12 metro areas did report price gains of over 30% from one year ago, eight of which are in the South and West regions, including Pittsfield, Mass. (46.5%); Austin-Round Rock, Texas (45.1%); Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Fla. (41.9%); Boise City-Nampa, Idaho (41%); Barnstable, Mass. (37.8%); Boulder, Colo. (37.7%); Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn. (37.1%); Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (35.6%); Tucson, Ariz. (32.6%); New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. (32.5%); San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif. (31.9%); and Punta Gorda, Fla. (30.8%).

Yun notes that home prices are increasing sharply in the San Francisco and New York metro areas. Over the past three years, the typical price gain on an existing single-family home totaled $89,900, with price gains in all 182 mar-kets.2 In 46 out of 182 markets, homeowners typically experienced price gains of over $100,000. The largest price gains were in San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif. ($315,000); San Jose-Sunnyvale-Sta. Clara, Calif. ($294,000); Anaheim-Sta. Ana Irvine, Calif. ($279,500); Barnstable, Mass. ($220,600); and Boise-City-Nampa, Idaho ($206,300). With home prices rising, the monthly mortgage payment on an existing single-family home financed with a 30-year fixed-rate loan and 20% down payment rose to $1,215. This is an increase of $196 from one year ago. The monthly mortgage payment grew even as the ef-fective 30-year fixed mortgage rate3 decreased to 3.05% (3.29% one year ago). Among all homebuyers, the monthly mortgage payment as a share of the medi-an family income rose to 16.5% in the second quarter of 2021 (14.0% one year

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Gene Roddenberry’s Vision Gene Roddenberry is a household name to Star Trek fans, but he was much more than merely a talented producer and writer. He was a visionary who cre-ated an entire universe rich with different cultures, and futuristic ideas that would one day become common place. We may not yet have transporters and warp speed capacity, but we have many of the gadgets first seen in the original series, like mobile phones, flat screen TV’s, Bluetooth, laptop computers. Roddenberry became a controversial figure for many who knew him, although referred to as a genius by some. “He was a man who was able to reach out through my television and explain to me that I had a place in the world and in the future,” says Whoopi Goldberg. But he was also criticised for his attempts at controlling all aspects of the script writing in subsequent shows and films.

The original star trek took place in a future utopian society, where poverty, en-vironmental issues, racism, and wars were portrayed as things of the past. Humanity had evolved with progressive beliefs. The show was indeed progres-sive for its time back in the 60’s, featuring a black actress and Japanese actor as crew members with prominent roles. “We should be pleased that the world has diversity rather than longing that everything be the same,” said Roddenber-ry in an interview. Roddenberry would have included a female First officer too, had the studio not blocked it. In the Star Trek universe Starfleet is earth’s space fleet, headquartered in San Francisco, the UN still sort of exists but is the United Federation of Planets and includes alien cultures supposedly in our quadrant of space, referred to as the Alpha quadrant. The attitude of inclusivity is a theme of Star Trek. Respect for other cultures is a cornerstone of the Fed-eration and is depicted in the rules of making first contact. They cannot impact still evolving cultures, so as not to interfere with their development.

In Star Trek’s vision of the future there are also many medical advancements, which have influenced new approaches, some of these are actual regeneration of tissue. In 2014, a team at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, reported early success growing retinal cells in the lab and injecting them into the eyes of patients with different forms of AMD (age related macular degeneration). “A lot of science-fiction is nihilistic and dark and dreadful about the future, and ‘Star Trek’ is the opposite,” Nimoy told the New York Times in 2009. “We need that kind of hope; we need that kind of confidence in the fu-ture. I think that’s what ‘Star Trek’ offers. I have to believe that — I’m the glass-half-full kind of guy.”

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