Pete's Blog

Every night it seems like the chill creeps in a little more, winter must be right around the corner, even here in California. I thought it would be a good time to touch on one of the biggest cold weather dangers we deal with every year, carbon monoxide poisoning. It’s odorless, has no taste, and...

I love these guys, they just don't stop at awesome when it comes to cool stuff. And now Google has made it easy to add content to your website with new "Google Gadgets ." These are all mini-applications that you added by copying and pasting some text from the Google website into your website. The...

1) A buyer’s agent has one agenda, to help Home Buyers locate the best home for their needs and negotiate the best possible deal. Buyers are assured of the greatest range of choices - the entire market. 2) With a buyer’s agent, confidential information will stay that way. Unlike traditional agent...

Well first, it's a place you can call your own and is one of the fundamental aspects of life in the United States. Only owning a home offers you much more, how about; A feeling of permanence Home ownership provides you and your family the sense of belonging. Freedom for individuality Only home ow...

These 10 simple tips and working with a trusted Realtor showed help you avoid many of the pitfalls faced by first time home buyers.1) Timing Problems. Not planning the move to coincide with the end of their lease often creates a big dent in the budget. Check with your landlord about an early rel...

The key to buying a home is to pay attention to small details, ask questions, take notes and stay current with the real estate market in your area.   Determine your wants and needs and write them down:   Column 1, List Must - Have Features If it must be located in a specific neighborhood or scho...

A Decorators Dream! Location: San Jacinto, Ca This immaculate turn key single story home boasts dynamic architecture inside and entertainment upgrades outside. With 3 bedrooms (or 2 with office/den) and 2 full baths, this 1582 Sq Ft home is size perfect for the young couple starting up or the ma...

This is a very cool site called ReminderFeed that provides a reminder service which uses RSS feeds to deliver reminders of important events to you as they comes up. You simply enter the event title, start and end date, link and description, and you will get a link you can add to your favorite fee...

Here are AOL City Guide's Top 13 Haunted Houses, they look like they'd be hell to show but I wouldn't mind visiting a for a few. I have admit, some of them do resemble a few homes I'm seen for sale over the years. :-)1. Nightmare (New York, NY) 2. Netherworld (Atlanta, GA) 3. Queen Mary's Shipwre...

Since winter is almost here, I thought some of you might want to test your knowledge with a few common energy conservation myths:#1 A common misconception associated with thermostats is that a furnace works harder than normal to warm the space back to a comfortable temperature after the thermost...