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Friday Inspriation Abraham Lincoln

I’ve always had a fondness for Abraham Lincoln – we share a birthday. Since this is his birthday month and since he was my first hero he will be the feature for inspiration for the next few Fridays. “Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” ― Abraham Lincoln

The Intangibles of Buying a House

When the cost of buying a home is close to the cost of renting one then the decision to buy often is fairly easy. However Davis is one area where owning a home is much more expensive than paying rent. Here are a few intangibles of owning a home. As a property owner you are [...]

Sacramento Museum Day

Saturday, February 4th is the 14th annual Museum Day where museums throughout the Sacramento region will be offering 1/2 price to free admission for the day. The following venues are participating in 2012: Aerospace Museum of California California Automobile Museum California Foundry History Museum The California Museum California State Capitol Museum California State Indian Museum [...]

Make Your Living Room Larger

With some easy steps, make your living room look larger with some simple home staging tips. Some interesting tips: Use three similar items to create a pattern. Use battery operated candles for safety instead of burning flames. Aroma helps to sell a home, use a live bouquet of flowers.

2012 Predictions About Davis Real Estate

This is a little late because January is almost over but here are my predictions about Davis Real Estate in the upcoming year. Inventory will remain relatively low. People who don’t have to sell their homes will likely keep them off the market. The rental market will see a slight increase in vacancy rates. The [...]

Achieving Goals – Conquer Your Fear of Failing

In order to achieve our goals – we will fail more times than we succeed. Personally I know I will sometimes not act at all instead of attempting something that I do not know will be a success. One thing that can bring success is confronting what your fears are answering three questions: 1. How [...]

Simple Repairs to Sell Your Home Faster

In today’s housing market, finding ways to make your home stand out from the competition is essential. After all, most markets are flooded with houses for sale, which means yours will need to offer something special if you hope to grab a buyer’s attention. Whether selling Denver CO luxury condos or a home in Davis, [...]

How To Set Goals

Doing the steps in this video will only take a few minutes. Writing down your goals makes them more likely to happen. So take a few minutes to watch the video and another few minutes to write your goals and you will be well on your way to getting them acomplished. No matter if your [...]

What Kind Of Mortgage Do You Need?

Some tips on what length of mortgage should you consider. Questions to ask yourself how long do you plan on being in your home? What is the difference between prequalified and preapproved? I strongly suggest that you get prequalified with a local lender. Buying a house is one of the largest financial decisions most people [...]

Northern California Bid-Rigging Scam

This story is going to bring out the skeptics – the FBI has indited 5 men on a bid-rigging scheme on foreclosed homes in nearby San Juaquin county. Included in this inditement is an auctioneer. They have been accused of making a private deal amonst themselves not to bid against each other and then splitting [...]