Making Sure All Offers Are on the Table
Every licensed real estate agent or broker in California must put their clients’ needs before their own. They have what’s called a fiduciary responsibility, which…
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Should a First-Time Homebuyer Choose a Fixer Upper?
If you’re a first-time homebuyer trying to stretch your limited budget to get as much house as possible, you may be tempted to buy a…
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…
Class K Housing – Let’s Reduce the Housing Shortage
In the Ukiah Valley, we have a serious housing shortage. It’s so serious that local employers have had trouble recruiting qualified candidates to the area.…
We Need More Market-Rate Housing
I recently attended a meeting where the Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CEO, Jason Wells, announced his plan to recruit 30 new physician specialists as soon…
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…