Foreclosure Quirks
The vast majority of residential real estate transactions follow a fairly familiar pattern. Sellers put their house up for sale. Buyers make an offer to…
Category: Real Estate
Avoid Wire Fraud
Although this column is about real estate, it includes important information for anyone handling high-dollar transactions electronically. Whether you’re wiring money for real estate, a…
How to Make Sure Your Offer Gets Chosen Above the Rest
When property owners put their house on the market, they want to sell at the highest price in the shortest time period with the least…
The Housing Market is Doing Fine
I was at a seminar recently and the speaker, a respected economist, made me feel way better about the economy. Traditionally in America, we’ve faced…
Introducing Brent Schultz, Mendocino County Planning and Building Services Director
In county government, the Planning and Building Department has the biggest impact on real estate. This is why I’m so pleased to introduce Brent Schultz,…
Road Maintenance Agreements
If it were up to me, all homeowners would be responsible for maintaining the section of road directly in front of their property out to…
How to Make Sure Your Offer Gets Chosen Above the Rest
Last week, I shared information about how to be the buyer whose offer is accepted. While I cannot provide a fail-safe way to guarantee your…
Checking Credentials for Home Improvement Projects
Many people in the real estate business have heard horror stories about home-improvement projects gone awry, made worse when the company hired was not insured…
Proposition 65 – A Good Idea Run Amok
On July 1, 2019, updates to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) went into effect, requiring landlords to adhere…
Prepare for Days-Long Interruptions in Electricity
Many of us can hardly imagine going a full week without electricity, but that is precisely what Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is telling us…