How to get the most from your Realtor – part I
Selling your house often means selling the most valuable possession you’ve ever owned. Having a good Realtor to guide you through the process can reduce…
Category: Real Estate
What To Do About Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
For the last several years, rates for homeowner’s insurance for single family homes have skyrocketed. A few years back, a friend of mine paid about…
Questions to Ask When Buying a Home
If you want to buy a home, prepare to ask a lot of questions. This is not a time to be shy or to hold…
What Happens to My Medicare Benefits If I Sell My House?
If you receive Medicare benefits, it’s important to know how selling your house may affect your taxable income—and therefore, your monthly Medicare premiums. While most…
As Fraudsters Get More Sophisticated, You Should Too
Technology continues to evolve, and with it, so do the ways we can be deceived. I’m not talking about artificial intelligence, but rather old-fashioned fraud…
Why Now is a Good Time to Sell
If the housing market were a grocery store, the shelves would be sparsely stocked. In many ways, this is an opportunity for sellers to get…
Questions to Ask When Buying a Home – Part 2
Last week, I shared some important questions that people who are in the market to buy a home should ask so they can make the…
Get It In Writing
Recently, I received a letter from a woman who wanted to share her experience as a cautionary tale for trusting souls who may inadvertently lose…
We Should Only Pay Our Fair Share
Everyone likes roads, parks, streetlights, and a sewer system that extends all the way to their neighborhood. These amenities are useful and important for a…
Reclaiming and Recycling Water Is a Great Idea
In 2019, the City of Ukiah completed three of the four phases required to build a water recycling system, often referred to as the purple…