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- Disclose now to prevent headaches later
- Remember Musical Chairs? This is Musical Buyers
- Sell Your House Tax-Free
- Hiring a Contractor
- Renters’ questions answered
- Landlords’ questions answered
- Who is responsible for the condition of a residential rental?
- Sellers’ questions answered
- Exploring Solar Energy Options
- New Tax Benefit for Investment Properties
- Hiring a Realtor to Buy a Home
- LA Fires and Homeowners’ Insurance
- Navigating Abandoned Property as a Landlord: Rules, Risks, and Realities
- Technology requires a human touch
- Planning for 2025: Identify Problems Early
- End-of-year tax deductions
- Ready to Make an Offer?
- Rules for Homebuyers are Changing
- Laws that affect landlords
- What you need to know about mediation and arbitration
- Selling in Winter
- Seller Financing Can Be a Win-Win
- Use Title Companies to Avoid Fraud
- Time to Winterize
- Is the house you want to buy haunted?
- Here’s What Makes a Successful Open House
- Proposition 33 on Rent Control Isn’t the Answer
- High-density Housing
- Improve Community Safety: Vote Yes on Proposition 36
- City Tax Sharing and Annexation
- Close Escrow Before September 30
- Read It All
- Why is homeowners’ insurance suddenly so expensive?
- Should I keep renting or can I buy a house?
- Accessory Dwelling Units Gain Popularity
- Small landlords won’t have to accept pets—others will.
- Why should a renter get homeowner’s insurance?
- What to Expect When Selling Your Home
- Buyer-Broker Contracts Increase Transparency, Nothing More
- California Law Limits DIY Work
- The Alphabet Soup of Real Estate – Part II
- The Alphabet Soup of Real Estate – Part I
- Stay alert to avoid fraud
- Set Yourself Up to Purchase Your Dream Home
- Avoid Sabotaging Your Home Sale
- How to prevent unlawful squatters
- Want to Sell Quickly? Boost Curb Appeal and More
- Understanding the Capital Gains Tax Exemption During a Home Sale
- How to get the most from your Realtor – part II
- How to get the most from your Realtor – part I
- Why Now is a Good Time to Sell
- What To Do About Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
- Questions to Ask When Buying a Home – Part 2
- Questions to Ask When Buying a Home
- Get It In Writing
- What Happens to My Medicare Benefits If I Sell My House?
- We Should Only Pay Our Fair Share
- As Fraudsters Get More Sophisticated, You Should Too
- Reclaiming and Recycling Water Is a Great Idea
- Why Ukiah?
- A More Affordable Housing Market
- Get Ready to Buy
- On Your Mark, Get Ready, Close!
- House Hacking: Making Home Ownership More Affordable
- Great Loan Program for New Homebuyers
- Low-Down-Payment Loans
- Increase the Value of Your Home with Tax Incentives and Rebates
- Real Estate Market Disrupters – Part II
- Real Estate Market Disrupters
- New Rules About Accessory Dwelling Units
- The Department of Justice Has It Wrong
- The Unintended Consequences of Regulation
- Say Thanks to the Good Guys
- The Finances of Downsizing May Surprise You
- Getting Your Finances in Order
- Tips for a Quick Sale
- When to Get Appraisal – Part 3
- When to Get Appraisal – Part 2
- When Should You Get an Appraisal?
- To Save on Taxes, Timing Matters (Part II)
- To Save on Taxes, Timing Matters
- Buying a Home? The Timing on Inspections Matters
- Home Energy Audits
- Mortgage Rules You Should Break
- Keep Your House Cool
- An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition Part IV
- An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition Part III
- An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition Part II
- An Ounce of Prevention – Home Safety Edition
- Homeowners’ Insurance Falls Victim to Regulation
- New Safety Law for Balconies
- How to Hire for Home Repairs
- Housing Affordability – Is Now the Time to Buy?
- A Scam You Don’t Really Need to Worry About
- Updating Your Homeowners’ Insurance Policy
- Senior Living: How and When to Downsize
- School Impact Fees – A Tradition of Inaccurate Assessments
- The Financial Benefits of Home Ownership
- The Tax Benefits of Home Ownership
- An Expensive Calamity
- Spring Cleaning to Avoid Disaster – Part II
- Spring Cleaning to Avoid Disaster
- Which Type of Mortgage is Right for you?
- Why should I care about the difference between a legal parcel and an APN?
- Beware of Office Exclusives
- California Unveils Shared Loan Program for First-Time Buyers
- 10 Years Ago
- Mold is Serious Business
- Two Problems You Can’t Ignore: Lead and Asbestos
- Be the Best Buyer You Can Be
- New Regulations to Save the Day
- Research Can Be Revealing
- What Homebuyers Need to Know
- Maybe Slower is Better
- With Recent Outages, Are You Thinking About Solar?
- A Doable New Year’s Resolution: Maximizing Your Credit Score
- Is a Housing Bubble About to Burst?
- Selling One Home to Buy Another
- Not-So-Simple Questions
- Should I Sign the Arbitration Clause?
- Using Buydowns to Reduce Interest Rates
- Free Advice Isn’t Free
- How Does Inflation Affect My Ability to Buy a House?
- Selling in Winter
- Proceeds Versus Profit
- Beware the Tax Consequences of Selling Your House
- Why Do Real Estate Contracts Fall Apart?
- The “R” Word
- How to Be a Successful Realtor
- The Advantages of Home Ownership in Retirement
- How to Reduce the Stress of Home Buying
- The Holy Grail – An Investment Without Risk
- Signs of a Good Realtor – Part 2
- Signs of a Good Realtor – Part 1
- Buying Homeowners Insurance in a Fire-Prone Area
- Predicting Mortgage Rates Part 2
- Predicting Mortgage Rates Part 1
- How Can Legislators Support Home Ownership Responsibly?
- How Can We Get Rents Down?
- Make an Impression with Home Staging
- Trees on the Line
- What’s To Be Done About Noisy Neighbors?
- New Market, New Loans
- How to Pick the Right Realtor When Selling Your Property
- Local Housing Market May Send People Out of State
- Can I Get Rid of an Easement?
- Do I Need a Home Inspection and a Pest & Fungus Inspection?
- Promoting Your Property
- Reducing the Risk of Fire Requires Hard Choices
- Hardening Your Home Against Wildfire
- How to Avoid Messing Up Your Credit Score
- Yet Another Poorly Conceived Proposed Bill
- How to Lose a Bidding War
- Your Kids May Have to Pay More Property Taxes After You’re Gone
- Bad Legislation
- Common Mistakes by First-Time Home Sellers – Part II
- Common Mistakes by First-Time Home Sellers
- How to be a Successful First-Time Homebuyer – Part 2
- How to be a Successful First-Time Homebuyer
- Why You Should Raise Rents Every Year
- The War in Ukraine and Housing at Home
- Best Price Doesn’t Mean Best Offer
- How to Protect Against Unwelcome Critters
- Screening Tenants
- When to Buy: Timing the Market
- Zillow
- Disclose Everything – And Don’t Depend on Your Memory for the Details
- Types of Tenancy
- Screening Tenants
- Land v. Improvements
- Reverse Mortgages Can Provide Needed Cash
- 2022 Projections and the High Cost of Regulation
- Homeowners Insurance Cancelations
- Bait and Switch – California’s Zoning Change
- Be a Good Neighbor and Get Agreements in Writing
- End-of-Year Tax Considerations
- The Housing Market Drives Our Economy
- Routine Maintenance – Winterizing Your Home
- Flood Insurance During a La Nina Year
- Mendo Mill, a Mendocino County Tradition
- Tips to Sell Your House Quickly
- Improve Your Credit Score to Get Better Rates
- Millennials and Homebuying
- Over My Dead Body
- Oh, Rats!
- How Affordable is Housing in Ukiah?
- Maximizing Your Investment
- Is It Time for a Pool? A Horse?
- Preparing to Host a Wedding
- Looking for a Great Career? Consider Real Estate
- What is a Kick-Out Clause and Do I Want One?
- Is Now the Time to Renovate?
- Being a Discriminating Seller
- Then and Now
- Be Careful with an Escalation Clause
- Some Surprising Things Covered by Homeowners Insurance
- The New Rules of Selling and Buying a Home
- Plan to Retire Someday? Choose the Real Estate
- Buy Now
- Title Insurance is a Worthy Investment – Part II
- Title Insurance is a Worthy Investment – Part I
- Are We in a Housing Bubble?
- Why Do Loans Cost So Much?
- Competing in a Hot Housing Market
- Less Regulation, Less Expense
- Drought is Coming
- Expensive Mistakes Homeowners Make
- Well-Informed Versus Over-Regulated
- Spring Selling
- Get the Most (Money) Out of Your Home Office
- Home Hardening – Preparing for Wildfires
- Good for Buyers and Sellers
- 2020 Real Estate Wrap Up
- Finding the Best Interest Rate
- Proposition 19 – The Small Print
- Protect Yourself Against This Invisible Threat
- What Qualifies as a Service Animal?
- Joint Ownership Questions Answered
- Read the Find Print to Find Restrictions: CC&Rs
- Preparing Your Home for Inspections
- Wouldn’t You Want to Know If You Were Buying “The Snake House”?
- What’s All This Hullabaloo About Water Heaters?
- The Unexpected 2020 Housing Market
- Not All Home Offices Are Created Equal
- When to Lock Your Rate
- Proposed Oak Tree Ordinance Makes No Sense – Part II
- Proposed Oak Tree Ordinance Makes No Sense – Part I
- Affording a Home in Ukiah
- Now’s the Time to Refinance
- The New Normal After COVID-19
- Landlord-Tenant Relationships Now and After the Pandemic
- Investing for the Long Term – Real Estate is Hard to Beat
- Foreclosures Up for Grabs
- What Kind of Deed Do You Have? Part III
- What Kind of Deed Do You Have? Part II
- What Kind of Deed Do You Have? Part I
- The Futility of Searching for Greener Grass
- Preparing for Closing Costs
- Removing Bad Smells
- Annual Home Safety Audit Part III: Fire-Safe Landscaping
- Annual Home Safety Audit Part II
- Annual Home Safety Audit
- Summer Maintenance Before It’s Too Late
- The Pros and Cons of Renting to Friends and Family
- Fact v. Fiction: Credit Scores
- Buying a House Sight Unseen
- Can Security Deposits Be Used to Cover Unpaid Rent
- Bizarre Rental Rules
- Who Pays Commission: Buyers or Sellers?
- The Post-COVID Market
- Rise in Rental Fraud
- Just Say No to AB 2501
- Preparing for Power Outages…Remember the PSPS?
- Delayed Mortgage Payments
- Avoid Wire Fraud, Especially During the Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place
- Prepare Now to Buy a House After the Pandemic
- Just Cause for Eviction
- The Unintended Consequences of Rent Control
- Franchise v Unaffiliated Real Estate Office
- Real Estate and COVID-19 Part II
- Real Estate and COVID-19 Part I
- How Real Estate Transactions Go Sideways – Part II
- How Real Estate Transactions Go Sideways
- No Evictions?
- Save Thousands By Understanding Base-Year Tax Assessments
- Real Estate Investing – Part IV
- Real Estate Investing – Part III
- Real Estate Investing – Part II
- Real Estate Investing – What Are My Options?
- Changes to Home Loans for Veterans
- Don’t Get Caught Without Fire Insurance
- Selzer Realty Expands to “Selzer Realty & Associates RE/MAX GOLD”
- Living with Wildfires—Time for Flood Insurance
- New Year’s Resolution: Shop Locally
- Guest Blog: Senior Living: How to Make the Best Choice
- How to Save on Home Renovations
- Harris Quarry – Living with Reasonable Discomforts
- Landlords’ Questions Answered – Part II
- Landlords’ Questions Answered
- Intermittent Inspections
- Probate and Real Estate
- Energy Alternatives in a PSPS World
- Protecting Your Home Against Sun Damage
- Expensive Mistakes Homeowners Make
- Here’s Why Your House Isn’t Selling
- Mobile, Manufactured, and Modular—What’s the Difference?
- Making Sure All Offers Are on the Table
- Class K Housing – Let’s Reduce the Housing Shortage
- Should a First-Time Homebuyer Choose a Fixer Upper?
- We Need More Market-Rate Housing
- Foreclosure Quirks
- Road Maintenance Agreements
- Avoid Wire Fraud
- How to Make Sure Your Offer Gets Chosen Above the Rest
- How to Make Sure Your Offer Gets Chosen Above the Rest
- Checking Credentials for Home Improvement Projects
- The Housing Market is Doing Fine
- Proposition 65 – A Good Idea Run Amok
- Introducing Brent Schultz, Mendocino County Planning and Building Services Director
- Prepare for Days-Long Interruptions in Electricity
- Landlord-Tenant Issues – Who’s Right? Part IV
- Landlord-Tenant Issues – Who’s Right? Part III
- Landlord-Tenant Issues – Who’s Right? Part II
- Landlord-Tenant Issues – Who’s Right? Part I
- Like Children, Some Properties Go Through Phases – Part 2
- Like Children, Some Properties Go Through Phases
- How to Use a Reverse Mortgage to Pay for Your Vacation
- How to Choose a Realtor
- Here’s Why the Cost of New Construction is Going Up
- The Tax Benefits of Home Ownership – Part II
- The Tax Benefits of Home Ownership – Part I
- If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck, It’s Probably Rent Control
- Create a Fire-Defensible Space Now
- If Your Home Doesn’t Sell, I’ll Buy It
- When is it okay to suspend environmental protections?
- Opportunity Lost
- Why is Housing So Expensive Here?
- Creating the Next Generation of Tradespeople
- Preparing Your House for Sale: 3 Tips for Low-cost Staging
- Deal Breakers That Make People Turn on Their Heels and Leave
- Want Enough Doctors in Ukiah? Advocate for More Housing.
- Why is Your House Getting Ignored?
- How Realtors Market Homes – Part II
- How Realtors Market Homes – Part 1
- New Loan Limits Mean You Can Afford More House
- How the Government Shutdown Affects Real Estate
- Closing – Signing the Contract is Only the Beginning
- Coming Soon
- Selling Your First Home
- A Look Back at 2018
- How Real Estate Has Changed…a Walk Through Old-time Ukiah
- All Kinds of Loans – Part IV
- All Kinds of Loans – Part III
- All Kinds of Loans – Part II
- All Kinds of Loans – Part I
- Opportunity Zones – Not the Panacea We Hoped For
- Reverse Deferred Exchanges – Not for the Faint of Heart
- Let’s Skip the Capital Gains Tax, Shall We?
- Six Mortgage Myths Debunked
- Making Sure What You Say is What They Hear
- Be a Good Neighbor While Your Renovate
- Right Problem, Wrong Solution–Rent Control
- Maintain Your Property
- How to Avoid Getting Dropped as a Real Estate Client
- Becoming a First-Time Homebuyer
- Way to Go, Ukiah!
- Mortgage Do’s and Don’ts
- Play to Your Strengths
- Basic Finance: Internal Rate of Return
- Basic Finance 101: Compounding Interest
- Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Coverage
- Water Rights for Homeowners
- Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- What Are Landlords Responsible For?
- The Accidental Realtor
- The Tax Benefits of Investing in Residential Real Estate
- Opportunity Zones
- Support Vineyard Crossing!
- What’s Hot?
- Planning to Buy or Sell Real Estate?
- How About a Career in Real Estate?
- If-You-Give-a-Mouse-a-Cookie Renovations
- Solving the California Housing Shortage in Ukiah
- Avoid These Expensive Mistakes on Home Furnishings and Maintenance
- Finding the Best Interest Rate
- Cannabis and Title Insurance
- Our Housing Shortage: Rearranging Deck Chairs While the Titanic Sinks
- Spring Cleaning and Home Maintenance
- A Science-based Approach to Water, Wildlife and Our Economy
- Buying a Home After the Fires
- Smart Homes Keep You Connected 24/7 – Part II
- Smart Homes Keep You Connected 24/7 – Part I
- For Sale by Owner Leads to Lower Sales Price
- Mendocino County Construction Corps
- Crazy Tenants
- Warning Signs of Underlying Problems
- Uninsured Deeds Can Be a Real Pain in the Pocketbook
- Arbitration
- Tired of Renting? Now’s a Great Time to Buy!
- What To Do When Your Heater Goes Out Midwinter
- Inclusionary Zoning Discourages Development
- Looking for a Great Career? Try Real Estate.
- Things Realtors Wish Sellers Knew – Part II
- Things Realtors Wish Sellers Knew – Part I
- Real Estate Issues After the 2017 Fires
- Is the Market Turning?
- Ukiah Business Trends
- The Pros and Cons of Downsizing
- Divorce and Real Estate
- The Benefits of Real Estate Investing
- Call in the Reinforcements for the County Building Department
- Emergency Preparedness Hits Home
- Winterizing Your Home
- Dumb Reasons People Don’t Buy the House They Want
- Time to Buy, Thanks to a Loosening of Loan Restrictions
- 10 Inexpensive Improvements That Make Your Home More Valuable
- Ukiah Will Finally Get Its Costco
- Do What You Can, Then Hope for the Best When Moving Part II
- Do What You Can, Then Hope for the Best When Moving
- Appealing Your Property Tax Bill
- Don’t Accidentally Sell Your House Twice
- The Multiple Listing Service – Then and Now
- Disclosures – What Happens if You Don’t Mention Those Pesky Details
- Disclosures – Might as Well Tell the Truth
- Sonoma Clean Power Comes to Town
- Buying Existing Loans
- Buying Existing Loans, called “Real-Estate-Backed Notes”
- The TRUE Cost of Building
- Reverse Deferred Exchanges – Not for the Faint of Heart
- Save Yourself a Little Time and Hassle: Fill Out the Right Forms
- Preliminary Title Reports Are Really Helpful, Especially If You Read Them
- New State Law Governs Granny Units
- Realtor Safety Training Helps Keep Realtors and Others Safe
- Landscaping and Hardscaping May Prevent Buyers from Escaping
- We Can Keep Complaining About the Housing Shortage or We Can Support Those Who Want to Address it
- Springtime Maintenance
- Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst — Prevent Wildfire Damage
- All Properties are Sold “As-Is” Unless You’re Paying Attention – Part II
- All Properties are Sold “As-Is” Unless You’re Paying Attention
- What’s the Difference Between a Comparative Market Analysis and an Appraisal?
- What NOT To Do When Putting Your House on the Market
- Prepayment Penalties – The Double Whammy
- Marijuana’s Legal Status in California and What Happens Now
- Getting Ready for a Successful Open House
- Do We Have a Water Shortage or a Shortage of Water Storage?
- California Laws That Took Effect in January
- Can I Get My Deposit Back?
- Just When You Least Expect It, Mendocino County Goes Business-Friendly
- How to Make an Entrance
- Appraisals: What You Need to Know
- Why Buy?
- Sometimes Beauty is Only Skin Deep
- How to Price Your House without Adding an Emotional Surcharge
- Avoid Remodeling Mistakes
- Good Credit: Myths and Facts
- Waiting for Spring to Sell Your House Probably Isn’t Worthwhile
- Abandoned Personal Property
- Curb Appeal on a Budget
- Planting Grapes
- Home Selling Myths – DeBunked Part II
- Home Selling Myths – DeBunked Part I
- Home Buying Myths — DeBunked
- Now’s a Great Time to Consider a Career in Real Estate
- 20 Questions – Don’t Make Your Realtor Guess What You Want
- Do’s and Don’ts of Setting Up a Home Office
- Time For Some Seasonal Maintenance
- Avoid Scams
- Read Your Homeowners Insurance Policy So You’re Not Left Out in the Cold
- Homeowners Insurance Covers More and Less Than You Think
- Good Fences Make Good Neighbors – Part II
- Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
- Keeping Your Home Safe and Healthy
- How to Reduce Inheritance Tax
- How to Avoid Giving Your Estate to the State
- Making Sure You Record the Reconveyance
- Ukiah’s Becoming More Business-Friendly
- Ain’t Technology Grand?
- Ten Ways to Come Up With a Down Payment
- Where do Lenders Get The Money to Make Loans?
- Home Warranties: an Excellent Investment
- Good Record Keeping Is Worth the Effort
- What To Do After Suffering a House fire
- Avoid Pest and Fungus Problems – Part II
- Avoid Pest and Fungus Problems – Part I
- Natural Hazard Disclosures
- Realtors Sift Through Online Jungle
- Would You Like To Be Paid To Save Money? Consider Energy Rebates
- What Do Buyers Really Want? The Secret Homebuyer Checklist – Part II
- What Do Buyers Really Want? The Secret Homebuyer Checklist – Part I
- Why Isn’t There More New Construction?
- The Goldilocks Approach to Pricing: Not Too High, Not Too Low—Just Right
- Spring Cleaning
- Marketing Your Home
- Why Aren’t There Any Rentals in Ukiah?
- Building a Custom Deck
- What’s a Hard-Money Loan, and Do I Want One?
- Real Estate Investing in Your 20’s and 30’s
- Wouldn’t It Be Great To Have Enough Doctors for All Ukiahans?
- What’s Happening at the Old Masonite Property?
- Happenings at the Hospital: Ukiah Valley Medical Center Expands
- Yet Another Form of Home Ownership
- Don’t Zone Out
- 2015: The Real Estate Year in Review
- What Can Delay an Escrow?
- Fixer Uppers May Be Good for Buyers on a Budget
- Title Insurance is Worth Every Penny
- What’s up with Costco Coming to Town?
- Moving Made Easy
- Before You Sell, Talk to Your Accountant
- Keep Your Business Safe!
- Buyers Aren’t Liars
- Home Security Goes High Tech, and So Do the Bad Guys
- Flood Insurance During an El Nino Year
- Selling in Winter
- Career Opportunities in Real Estate in 2015
- Homeowner’s Insurance: Don’t Let It Lapse
- What Happens If You Sign a Contract, But Didn’t Mean It
- Mendocino County Records – Best To Go Have A Look
- Property Taxes: Where Does That Money Go and What Happens If I Don’t Pay?
- Emergency Preparedness Hits Home
- Reverse Mortgages Can Provide Income for Those Over 62 Years Old
- Let’s Do It Again: Safe Mendocino Contest Builds on Success of Safe Ukiah Contest
- Why Getting Permits Up Front Saves Time, Money, and Headaches
- 10 Tips to Prepare for a Home Appraisal
- It’s a Buyer’s and a Seller’s Market
- Building Your Own Home – Get the Skinny Up Front
- There’s More to a Loan Officer Than Rates
- Servicing Loans — Not for the Faint of Heart
- So You’ve Closed Escrow—Now What?
- FHA 203K Loans – Right for the Just Right Buyer
- Foreclosures – A Last Resort for All Parties: Part III
- Foreclosures – A Last Resort for All Parties: Part II
- Foreclosures – A Last Resort for All Parties: Part I
- Illegal Parcels Masquerading As Legal Parcels
- Thinking of Buying for the First Time? Think Fast.
- Holding Title – How Do You Own Your Property? Estate in Remainder
- Holding Title – How Do You Own Your Property? Trusts
- Rent-to-Own: Now’s a Good Time for First-Time Homebuyers to Jump Into the Market
- Marijuana, Not If But When
- 10 Tips to Increase Your Home’s Selling Price
- Rental Agreement Addendums—Well Worth the Paper They’re Printed On
- Why Rental Agreements Beat Handshakes
- How Do You Own Your Property? Holding Title – Part III
- How Do You Own Your Property? Holding Title – Part II
- How Do You Own Your Property? Holding Title – Part I
- Thanks to Our Ukiah Police Chief, Chris Dewey
- Getting Homeowner’s Insurance in Rural California is Getting Tougher in 2015
- Staging Your Home
- Spring Safety Tips – Part II
- Spring Safety Tips – Part I
- Update Your Home Without Breaking the Bank
- How to Value a Business When Buying or Selling It
- The Ethics of Realtors
- Maximize Your Investing With a Line of Credit
- Know Your Contract When Buying a Home
- Buying a Home? Take This One Step to Put Yourself Ahead of the Game
- 2015 Home Prices Have Stalled—Should Homeowners Stress Out?
- Environmental Assessments – Part 2
- Environmental Assessments: What is this Phase 1, 2, 3?
- Saving Money Without Too Much Pain
- What Exactly is an Escrow and What Should I Know About It?
- Wells and Water
- Septic Systems: Getting the Right One Matters!
- Home Inspections – Getting Up Close and Personal
- Pest & Fungus Inspections – More Than Just Termites
- Gems Can Hide In Plain Site: Buying a Home in Winter
- What’s It All Mean? Real Estate Definitions
- Do I Really Need A Home Warranty?
- Is Flood Insurance Worth It? How About Earthquake Insurance?
- Preparing for Winter Weather in Ukiah 2014
- Here are a few answers to common real estate questions
- What Rebates Are Available for Energy Retrofits in 2014?
- Making Ukiah Safer in 2014
- Hope for the Best, But Plan for the Worst: Disaster Preparedness
- What Is Seller Financing And What Should I Watch For?
- Covenants and Conditions and Restrictions, Oh My!
- Water Rights 2014
- Real Estate Investing – Part IV: Commercial Property
- Don’t accidently give away some of your property rights: Easements
- A Floor Plan Can Save You Some Hassle
- What Is Title Insurance and Why Does It Matter?
- Budgeting for Renovations
- How Can I Find a Contractor to Help Me in This Economy?
- Making the Most Out of Open Houses
- Real Estate Investing – Part III
- Real Estate Investing – What Are My Options?
- Who Pays for What: Renters v. Landlords?
- The Pros and Cons of Using a Property Management Company
- Real Estate Investing – Part II
- Cut Your Moving Bill
- Spring Cleaning – Part II
- Spring Cleaning – Part I
- Bring the Heat: Fireplaces, Inserts, Wood Stoves, Pellet Stoves, and More
- Choosing the Right Neighborhood in 2014
- Happy Earth Day!
- How to Prepare for a Move
- Consumer Confidence
- Selling a Home “As Is”
- Would You Like Free Money? Consider a Reverse Mortgage
- Pets: We Can’t Live Without Them, But Our Buyers Can
- Getting a New Roof: Not Too Exciting, But Awfully Important
- Saving Water
- COSTCO: Blessing or a Curse?
- Land Zoning and Water Use
- Budgeting Sure Can Save You Money
- What to Expect from the Housing Market in 2014
- The Homeowner Bill of Rights May Backfire
- Short Sale Tax Relief
- Real Estate and the Affordable Care Act
- A Year in Review: Looking Back at 2013
- You Can’t Disclose Too Much. Really.
- How are 1031 Exchanges like musical chairs?
- Why Invest in Real Estate?
- Interest Rates and the New Dodd-Frank and Federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Regulations
- Career Opportunities in the Real Estate Industry – Part II
- Career Opportunities in the Real Estate Industry – Part I
- Avoiding Scams and Winterizing Your Home
- Who’s Responsible for What?
- Don’t Pick Up The PACE
- Property Taxes: What’s the Deal?
- How to Hire Contractors, Inspectors, and Others – Part II
- How to Hire Contractors, Inspectors, and Others – Part I
- Why Water Matters in Real Estate
- How to Hire a Lender
- How to Hire a REALTOR: 4 Simple Questions
- Why Ukiah?
- Why Californians Bought Houses in 2013
- What’s the Best Way To Expand Your Square Footage?
- Low Downpayment Loans
- I Wouldn’t Use an IRA to Buy a House
- Prepare for the Unexpected – Avoid Legal Hassles and Expenses These Three Ways
- Prepare for the Unexpected – Homeowner’s Insurance
- Energy Improvements Outside – How to Save Money and Be More Comfortable
- Energy Improvements – How to Save Money and Be More Comfortable
- What is the Difference Between Real and Personal Property, and Why Does it Matter?
- Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Market
- What is this “MLS” everyone’s talking about?
- Appraisals 101
- Being a Good Renter
- Being a Good Landlord
- What to Expect from a Real Estate Agent
- Preparing Your Home for Sale
- Keeping Your Home in Good Shape
- Short Sales and SEOs
- Getting Through Escrow
- How to Buy a House
- Buying Versus Renting
- Qualifying for a Loan
- By Way of Introduction, I’m Dick Selzer…
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