We saw the article about sellers monitoring the showings of their house by camera. The C.A.R. provided this guide, which doesn't clear it up exactly: Privacy, Recording Devices and Security, Part 1 Does California law prohibit recording others? Yes, sometimes....
Tips, Advice & Links
Bathroom Tips
From realtor.com: It may not be the grandest room in the house, but the bathroom is one of the most important when it comes to selling your home. Buyers want as many bathrooms as they can afford, and they want them pristine. So, if you're getting set to host an open...
Sellers Are Listening
Hat tip to Richard for sending this in: Jill Comfort, a Phoenix-area Realtor, had a good feeling about the cream-colored stucco house she planned to show her client, a young man relocating to the city from California. It was in his budget, in the right location and...
Downstairs-Bedroom Guide
It is a common want/need these days for buyers to desire a downstairs bedroom, either for guests, or the multi-gen groups. It is a need that is likely to grow, just because it will take more of grandma's money to afford a house! But it's not always clear if a house...
GoShare
Are you doing some sprucing up around the house, and have purchased some larger items at Home Depot and need to get them home? Or are you moving nearby, and just need a hand with the big stuff? There's an app for that! GoShare is the Uber for pickups! [button...
Expert vs. Trainee
We covered in my four-part series that there is a vicious undercurrent of fraud and deceit being imposed upon buyers and sellers alike, and that drastic action is needed to stop it. But such action is unlikely to happen - at least until the district attorney has a...
Make Adjustments
After no offers were received in the first thirty days, we knew something had to change. Let's upgrade the flooring and paint:
Remodeling Cost vs. Value
There has to be a lot of guesswork on these, so tread carefully. If you want the specific survey for San Diego, it can be found at Remodeling Magazine - they have declared it as too special to be re-produced on the internet. I'll give an example - an upscale master...
Earthquake Retrofit
Did you feel that shaker last night around 2am? TRABUCO CANYON (CBSLA) — A moderate earthquake rocked a wide swath of Southern California early Thursday morning. A magnitude-4.1 earthquake centered just west of the 15 Freeway, between Lake Elsinore and Corona, struck...
Climate Zones
From Sunset magazine: ZONE 23: Thermal belts of Southern California’s coastal climate One of the most favored areas in North America...