At Home in San Marcos

Although clearly, I am afraid of spiders, I do admire their ability to create wonderfully beautiful and symmetrical webs.  I often joke with my buyers when we tour homes that have been long vacant, that the existing spiders and webs are provided at no extra charge.  Of course, it was NOT funny wh...

Although, it's easy to think of Hawaii when you see a beautiful yellow hibiscus in bloom, we are lucky enough to have them in the San Diego area as well.  Today we have another day over ninety degrees which has once again necessitated turning the air conditioner back on.  We've had some wonderful...

When I lived in North LA County in the area known as Valencia, I often enjoyed their Bella Via festival in which spectacular chalk artists created replicas of masterpieces on the pavement.  Unfortunately, outdoor these works of art lasted for just a few days.  The closest thing I've seen to that ...

I never fail to learn something when I attend my local Toastmasters meeting.  We had two great speakers today at our meeting in San Marcos, California.  The first had us practice our laughing skills in various forms.  I didn't know there were so many defined types of laughter -- such as the belly...

Yesterday, I attended a home inspection with my buyer.  I have always felt it was important to be with my buyer through the entire home buying process.  Usuallly home inspections are hum-drum, and this one certainly strarted out that way.  The inspector, California Real Estate Inspection Associat...

Q:  How are you?  A:  (given by a resident in a senior park)...... Super!  And getting better all the time!  I stopped into the office of a senior mobile home park in San Marcos in search of answers proposed by a prospective buyer.  When the staff person inquired as to the health of one of the re...

I was previewing this home for one of my buyers.  It is a bank owned property in San Diego County.  It seems well priced for the area and the preliminary views on the MLS didn't seem too bad.  However, once we stepped onto the lot, we started to see "issues."  Here are just a few we saw in just a...

Recently, I had some out-of-area friends call me and want me to accompany them to a local real estate auction.  They wanted to buy some investment real estate in our beautiful San Diego locale.  I've attended auctions with clients in the past, and have a good idea what to expect.  My friends prom...

This afternoon I noticed something unexpected outside our dining room French Doors.  Fortunately my husband and I had just been out taking "blogging" photos, so the camera was close at hand.  You never know exactly who might drop in when you live in San Diego County.  Beep!  Beep!  Perhaps the vi...

With the shortage of water an ever present concern in Southern California, many homeowners in the area are looking for different options besides the long rolling lawns we've historically had.  The use of landscaping water often accounts for up to 70% of a household's water use.  We're actually pl...