Congratulations, You’re a New Homeowner!

Congratulations, You’re a New Homeowner!

Congratulations, You’re a New Homeowner! As a Healdsburg real estate agent I like to follow up with my new home owners periodically and annually. If your Realtor has disappeared please use this checklist to make sure you’re still on track. You’ve done it. You’ve bought a home. You own part of The Dream. In the…

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What is Title Insurance?

What is Title Insurance? Purchasing title insurance is important. How does one know that the property they purchased has a clear title? Because unknown problems can be hidden in the history of a property’s title, homeowners pay for title insurance. Title insurance is an insurance policy that guarantees the property title is free from the problems…

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Get A New Smoke Detector

Article About Smoke Detectors

Get a New Smoke Detector, Not just Batteries! In 1980 the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) warned that ionization smoke alarms were not safe and that they had no other choice but to recommend photoelectric smoke alarms. They also warned that combination ioniz For years now we have heard that it is good to…

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DON’T Market Your Home Until It Is Ready

DON’T Market Your Home Until It Is Ready   Good Morning. It is late winter and the biggest trend that I see on the Sonoma County Real Estate market today is the demand for well prepared homes. Listing your home for sale before doing the necessary preparation can be a costly mistake. Don’t market your…

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Healdsburg Ridge Trail

Healdsburg’s Best Real Estate   The Healdsburg Ridge Trail is clearly Healdsburg’s best real estate. Throughout this beautiful property you’ll find breathtaking views of the Mayacamas, Fitch Mountain, Lake Sonoma Basin, coastal range and the Russian River at River’s Bend. Situated right on the urban edge of Healdsburg, these trails wander through oak woodland, serpentine…

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Finding the Right Home

  Finding the Right Home You have found an incredible house with a wrap-around porch that you really love. Finding the Right Home is not always easy. The problem is that the house needs a lot of work. The yard is in shambles, the bathrooms are moldy, paint is peeling, and the carpet and tile…

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How to Remove Bats

How to Remove Bats Why is a Realtor like Bob Santucci writing about how to remove bats. Because when I had a client discover that there were bats in the roof they thought it was the end of the world. My mother had told me the story of a rabid bat getting into a home…

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Down Payment Assistance Programs

Down Payment Assistance Programs I just found a new program that is local and provided by a local lender. It is a 5% Grant! This is huge because it places you face to face with the decision maker and not with some third party that can only communicate through email. The amount is 1% less than…

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Alexander Valley Real Estate

Alexander Valley Real Estate Listings

  Alexander Valley Real Estate For Sale   This 3.27 acre Alexander Valley Real Estate consists of a 2 bedroom, 1 bath 880 square foot guest house, a 400 square foot cottage, two double wide mobile homes, a 624 square foot shop and 1.92 acres of premium Cabernet Sauvignon. The 880 SF guest house and…

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Costly Remodel or Build New?

Hybrid-Core Home interior

Costly Remodel or Build New? There is a sign on the wall at a local lumber company. It says “Quality, Price or On Time”, choose any two. That statement is from the industrial age and we are in the information age now. Our sign reads “Quality, Price, On Time with Guaranteed Results”, you will get…

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