To Save on Taxes, Timing Matters
When it comes to income and investing, understanding how timing affects your taxes is a big deal.Let’s say…
Buying a Home? The Timing on Inspections Matters
I’ve talked about home inspections many times, but I don’t usually talk about the impact of timing. If…
Home Energy Audits
During hot Ukiah summers, those of us who can’t live without air conditioning receive eye-popping energy bills. One…
Mortgage Rules You Should Break
In early 2022, mortgage rates were down around 2.5 percent. Today, they’re closer to 7.5 percent. On a…
Keep Your House Cool
As summers get hotter and hotter, it takes more energy to keep them cool. Here are some ways…
An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition …
This is part of my series on home safety, and it continues on last week’s theme of protecting…
An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition …
This is part of my series on home safety, this time focusing on kids.Little kids explore and get…
An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition …
There’s no way to be perfectly safe unless we live in a bubble. However, there are plenty of…
An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition
Every day, hospital emergency departments are full of patients who didn’t expect to be there. Life has a…
Homeowners’ Insurance Falls Victim to Regulation
Like most people, I don’t like paying high insurance premiums, but I do like being protected against catastrophic…
New Safety Law for Balconies
In June of 2015, a dozen or so UC Berkeley students were celebrating a friend’s twenty-first birthday out…
How to Hire for Home Repairs
Are you considering a home remodel or building a new house? Here are some questions you should ask…