Houseplants are amazing. They can add color, life and fresh air to any room of your home. Put the wrong plant in the wrong place, though, and you could soon find it dying. How are you supposed to know what houseplants will thrive in what rooms? These little potted plants are meant to be easy […]
Why Your Garage Door Doesn’t Fully Close Sometimes
You’re in a hurry and pull out of your garage. As you push the button to close your garage door it stops half way down and goes right back up. You hit the button again and get the same result. In order to get the thing shut you have to get out hold the garage […]
Got Dry Patches of Grass in the Summer?
Dry patches of grass in the summer got your lawn looking ghetto and neighbors starting to give your dirty looks. Well it may not be due to under watering but an infestation. My latest listing has a very nice backyard and large lawn area but the grass has a number of dry spots. I thought […]
Alarming Facts about Smoke Alarms
There are two types of smoke alarms designed for homes. One type is called an ionization alarm because it uses “ions,” or electrically charged particles, to detect smoke in the air. Smoke particles entering the sensing chamber change the electrical balance of the air. The greater the amount of smoke, the higher the electrical imbalance. […]
Foundation Problems in Santa Clara Homes
If you are looking for a home in Santa Clara, one can make the argument that all the foundations have problems or more accurately have soil problems. So often when buyers hear of a home having “foundation problems” they don’t bother to take a second look. I suppose thats due to ignorance and fear about foundations. You see […]
Property Tax Appeal Board Less than Fair
I just went through the the assessment appeals board for Santa Clara County with a homeowner who lives in my geographical farm. For those of you who are not familiar with the assessment appeals board, its intention is to be an unbiased, independent panel to preside over disagreements between property owners and the SCC Assessor, pertaining to their […]
Buying or Selling a home with Unpermitted Updates
I just closed one of my latest listings in Santa Clara. A small home in a quiet Santa Clara neighborhood. The homes in that particular neighborhood were designed with wall furnaces. Not very common in some areas but homes like these are still out there. One of the first things buyers often ask is what it would […]
Energy Tax Saving Credits
Saving Energy There’s never been a better time to invest in energy-conserving upgrades to your house–that’s the word from the White House. And Congress is backing up the message with billions of dollars being made available to homeowners who want to bring down their energy bills. It’s a multipronged initiative packed into different programs included […]
