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September 2, 2012

Bless This Home. The Full Monty.

  Sometimes a home needs a very strong blessing before the new buyers move in.  The home has bad, seriously bad, vibrations.  You sometimes come across this […]
August 30, 2012

All-American Home for Sale

11544 INVERNESS WAY at LAKE OF THE PINES We are happy to present this traditional All-American home at Lake of the Pines.  Situated on a quiet, shady street, […]
August 26, 2012

Getting Ready to Sell? 8 First Impresssion Tips

If you had $1,000 to spend on making a good “First Impression,” how would you spend it on this home?  What would you do?   Here are […]
August 25, 2012

Buy a Rental: Cash-on-Cash Comparison

This is the third of three formulas for buying rental property.  In this article I will compare the cash-on-cash returns for the rental purchases described in the […]
August 24, 2012

Buy a Rental: Loan Formula

This is the second of three formulas for buying a rental property.  In this version the rental is purchased with a down payment of 20% and a fixed […]
August 23, 2012

Buy a Rental: Cash Formula

This is the first of three formulas for buying a rental property.  In this version the rental is purchased with cash. Here are the assumptions: You have […]
August 22, 2012

Nevada County Places: Edwards Crossing

In an earlier article I described the trail from Edwards Crossing downstream toward Purdon Crossing. Now, I’ll give you a bit of the history on one […]
August 21, 2012

McCourtney Transfer Station Correction

The McCourtney Transfer Station Last week I reported incorrectly the hours of operation.  “Hours:  8 am to 3:00 pm every day of the week.  I thought […]
August 20, 2012

Don’t Miss the 2012 Farm and Barn Tour

This year’s Placer County Farm and Barn Tour will be on October 14, 2012 from 10am til 5:00 pm.  Here’s a link to the website so […]