Sometimes the things your kids do and say can give you amazing clarity. Here are some of my favorite recent take-aways from my 5 and 2.5 year olds… Persistence often-times pays off. Don’t give up until someone gives you a time out. Then try again tomorrow morning. You should give the new guy a chance […]
Here are the top reasons the neighborhood of Cambrian rocks my world (in no particular order)… Great schools Excellent for trick-or-treating Pretty, tree-lined streets and consistent neighborhoods Big 24-Hour Fitness on Hillsdale with a pool and basketball court 5 minutes away from other fun areas for dining and shopping: Willow Glen, Campbell, Los Gatos Beautiful […]
My husband and I are HUGE Breaking Bad fans, so you can imagine my giddiness when I discovered that a key partner in the real estate industry – the fumigation companies that put tents over houses to rid them of termites – have a key role in the show! Oh, the controversy! As if […]
I had a frightening experience at the beginning of the year that, quite frankly, knocked the real estate wind out of me. I had successfully gotten my buyer into contract on a spectacular home in Silver Creek, despite the multiple offers that were coming in on it (and the premium price). Well, sure enough, we […]
Last time I wrote about my refinance plans, I failed to follow up on what happened, partially because I was so dissappointed in the results. To make a long story short, at the end of last year, our appraisal came in far too low for us to afford to proceed with the transaction. We threw […]
This post is aimed at owners of the very common 40-50 year old ranch home found all over San Jose. Let’s narrow that even further by saying Cambrian, West San Jose, and the less expensive areas of Almaden Valley. These are great family homes, but they definitely very average in terms of price – let’s say $550,000-$850,000. That’s an important […]
As interest rates have continued to tick down, down, down, scraping the bottom and hitting 1950’s era lows, I have been encouraging all my clients to take advantage of this golden opportunity to lock in rates either with refinancing or making new real estate investments. The other night my husband and I looked at each […]
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