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DON’T Market Your Home Until It Is Ready
DON’T Market Your Home Until It Is Ready Good Morning. It is late winter and the biggest trend that I see on the Sonoma County Real Estate market today is the demand for well prepared homes. Listing your home for sale before doing the necessary preparation can be a costly mistake. Don’t market your…
How to Manage Concurrent Closings
How to Manage Concurrent Closings Concurrent closing on two properties is common in real estate today because they eliminate the need to move twice and the net proceeds from the sale can be used as down payment on the purchase. A title and escrow company has two functions; To provide Title Insurance that assures there…
St. Patrick’s Day 2019 Healdsburg Style
St. Patrick’s Day 2019 Healdsburg Style How many years have you thought about going, or planned and missed, or just weren’t sure that attending the Healdsburg St. Patty’s Day Parade at 7:00 AM would be a good idea. I bet a lot of you. Good news, this is your year. The Healdsburg Kiwanis Club with…
Better Lighting Levels Improve Your Mood
Better Lighting Levels Improve Your Mood I work with a lot of Seniors in our Adult Communities. Many of the homes I visit would benefit with better lighting. Better lighting levels improve your mood and safety. My own home has older lighting and I had noticed that over time most fluorescent lighting loses brightness. …
How Do I Price My Property For Sale
Avoiding Overpricing Pitfalls How Do I Price My Property For Sale? Determining the list price for your home once you are ready to sell is no small affair. In fact I would argue that knowing the amount of money you will capture from your sale is crucial to long term financial planning. Overpricing is a…
Tax Change Information
Tax Change Information The following information is from the National Association of Realtors. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) worked throughout the tax reform process to preserve the existing tax benefits of homeownership and real estate investment. Many of the changes reflected in the final bill were the result of the engagement of NAR and…
Healdsburg Ridge Trail
Healdsburg’s Best Real Estate The Healdsburg Ridge Trail is clearly Healdsburg’s best real estate. Throughout this beautiful property you’ll find breathtaking views of the Mayacamas, Fitch Mountain, Lake Sonoma Basin, coastal range and the Russian River at River’s Bend. Situated right on the urban edge of Healdsburg, these trails wander through oak woodland, serpentine…
Healdsburg Golf Club at Tayman Park
Healdsburg Golf Club at Tayman Park As I sit to write this I am again reminded how much The Healdsburg Golf Club at Tayman Park means to me. It has always been Healdsburg’s crown jewel and sparkles more than ever today. I was raised on the 9th fairway at Tayman in the 1960’s which says a…
Beat Out All Cash Offers on Sonoma County Real Estate
Beat Out All Cash Offers on Sonoma County Real Estate I beat out all cash offers all the time in the Sonoma County Real Estate Market. All cash offers sound great but when you look at the contracts that go with them the details are not that great. I can write a better offer than…