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Haunted? How to Know.
Ok, yes, this is a real estate blog, but after doing some research, I found out that a main reason some people won’t buy a home that is a lot older is the haunting factor. Coming from a guy that doesn’t believe in that sort of thing, it sound preposterous. I would move into the Amityville house if the price and location suited me. …
Don’t Get Scammed by Shady Contractors
I recently read a statistic that was crazy to me. The statistic was pretty general but included something we should all be aware of. The statistic said that older Americans lose over $36 billion annually to a range of financial exploitation schemes, including home improvement scams. While home repairs are a standard part of homeownership, they can open the door to scam artists seeking …
Does your House Look Old?
Trends happen to the best of us, as they should. Everyone should enjoy the style of their current era, but we have the fortune of knowing what the styles of the past are all about. Unfortunately style isn’t eternal, and sometimes no matter how much money and time you invest in decorating your home (or how few trends you fall for), your interior decor …
Housing Market News for the IE
The Inland Empire is still the Real Estate Market in Southern California where investors flourish. It is also a place where people can buy affordably and sell with way less effort than other parts of Southern California. With that said, newer private housing starts for Inland Southern California remain low and steady. At the same time the index for housing prices continues to rise. …
Those Pesky Pests: How to Avoid Them
So we will never, and I mean never be able to make any building or home pest free. We can minimize it, but how? I don’t anyone who hasn’t had to deal with ants, flies, lizards, or any sort of pests in or around their homes. I looked up ways to keep your home as free from pests as possible. Summer seems to be …
Burglar Shmurglar
It is a beautiful place. We live in southern California and yes, we have some of the best weather in the united states. We aren’t too humid, we get hot but not unbearable for the most part, we don’t get too cold. Everyone knows there are a lot of benefits. What are some of the downfalls though? We are in a draught. We have …
It’s Still Hot! Cool Down Your House
I think we still have enough local weather to justify giving tips on how to keep your house as cool as possible during these remaining hot months. Trying to remember the conventional wisdom of our grandparents but not quite sure how it goes? Window fans, for example, should they be placed to draw air in or out? Upwind or downwind of the dwelling? And …
A New Life for “Injured” Homes
We have all thought about it. Don’t lie, some of us even started looking. Some of us actually put offers in. Even if we didn’t we know people that have tried or actually accomplished the task of Rehabbing a home that has been abandoned, neglected, and or damaged. In southern California, there are tons to choose from. In the city of San Bernardino, there …
City, Country, or Somewhere in Between?
There are three different ways one can describe the area they live in as it pertains to population amounts. You can live in a city; however, the city could be spread out and very small. One can live in an area that is extremely populated like New York City and would have to describe their city in a larger context as “city” does not …
Summer is Heating Up Literally and in Real Estate
In real estate, it is a well known fact that Spring is the best time for home sales. Summer may be better in the United States as a whole though. Home sales in Southern California grew almost 6% in May compared to April of this year, and were 3% higher than sales in May 2015. Besides that, there are other signs of stabilizing market …