Good bye 2015, Hello 2016!
I just wanted to take moment and wish good bye to 2015. It was an amazing year. I was able to help my clients close on 29 homes. Best of all, more than 3 out…
Light Switch Locations in Old Homes
I have no idea when it became common practice to put light switches in the places that make sense for the flow of traffic in a home, but it was obviously before my home was…
Knob and Tube Wiring and Appliances
I am getting very close to helping a neighbor buy a house that I once lived in when I first moved back to California. It is a great older home in East Sac, on one…
St. Jude Fundraiser
My wife and I are going to be hosting a block party BBQ and fundraiser. While I can’t make the invitation open to everyone who reads my blog, I wanted to share what we are…
How is the Market Doing?
I’m often asked how the market is doing. While each neighborhood has its own microeconomics that affects it, these are the numbers for the greater Sacramento area and it should give you a good idea…
How NOT to stage your home for sale!
OK, I toured a great house today. It is in a good location, it has been well updated, I even liked the layout and the landscaping. Even the price is right, so it has so…
Zillow, Zestimates, Love and Hate
I love Zillow and I hate Zillow. I love Zillow. I’ve loved it since I first discovered it a decade ago. My love of zilliow is for it’s compilation of information in a mapped source.…
Catching Up on the Blog
OK, here I go again, realizing that my blog has suffered while my work has had a wonderful Spring bloom. Time to start catching up, again…. This time I am making a plan on I’m…
Shadow Inventory
I don’t usually post about new articles that I see, but this one was very good and relevant to so many conversations that I’ve had recently. The article is titled “Now You See It, Now…
Potential Pest Problems
OK, not your traditional pest problem that an inspector might encounter, but you try getting this furry little guy out of the wood work!
American River Trail First Ride of the Year!
We took our five wheeled tandem recumbent bike out for the first ride of the year. Last year we didn’t get in very much ridding and maybe we should have started out with a lighter…
My Masters Club plaque
Here is my official Masters Club plaque!I look forward to filling up all the spaces each new year.
2011 Masters Club!
It is official, I made the Masters Club for 2011. To make it into the Masters Club you have to be in the top 10% of the SAR Membership based on your production in 2011.…
The Slow Season?
I love it when a source like the Wall Street Journal confirm what I was thinking. Sales Stir Hope for Housing MarketSales of previously owned homes rose in December for the third straight month, bringing…
East Sac Tree Work
Found these guys working on the trees on my street this morning. Glad that I’m a Realtor and not climbing way up in a tree with a chainsaw dangling from my hip. It looks like…