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2009
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A few days ago it was announced buyers can use the $8,000.00 tax credit as part of the down payment. Then it was announced they could not. Now they can! Each home is unique and if you want an evaluation of your home please let me know. If you are interested in Buying a Home or Selling a Home i...
05/30/2009
Well that title got your attention! First off I want to say if I could predict things well I would have bought Microsoft years ago and be retired now. However, what is in favor of that predication is it is in contrast to the doom and gloom in the press (that is rarely right), but let’s get down t...
05/30/2009
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As a Realtor Living in Brentwood I often get asked about the schools. It is always hard to explain that my kids do not go to school in the Brentwood public schools. I have nothing against the Brentwood public schools. I hear very good things about them, have always had a positive experience when ...
05/29/2009
I have a client looking for the home on the low end (very low). He is a good guy and single. But he is a project type person with a lot of stuff (in some quarters called junk). He wants a decent sized lot and a single family home in Brentwood or Oakley. He has been Living in Brentwood for some ti...
05/29/2009
“Live Free or Die” for those young people inflicted with a modern education is not a Bruce Willis movie. The full quote is: “Live Free or Die: Death is not the worst of evils.” Today the sentiment might seem kind of radical; even scary. It could get a person put on the FBI watch list. Teachers or...
05/29/2009
My two oldest of five boys are from a first marriage. One of the awkward compromises of the situation is the oldest boy goes to school in with us and plays Little League in East County Little League in East Contra Costa County. Son number two plays in the Continental Little League in the Walnut C...
05/26/2009
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This holiday weekend my wife and I wanted to take it easy. So what do you do for nearby fun Living in Brentwood? Our older two boys were off having fun so Saturday we packed up the three little boys and headed to the Western Railway Museum in Suisun, CA. The Western Railroad Museum is primarily...
05/24/2009
I wanted to compare Short Sale Figures to other type of sales. I selected to look at Brentwood as prices are stable compared to other markets and there are a number of sales this year to compare. These figures are all sales of Single Family Homes in Brentwood this year as of the MLS on May 23, 20...
05/24/2009
I have lived in East Contra Costa County for over 10 years and have been Living in Brentwood for over 3 and just found a new great family friendly restaurant: The Silver Skillet on Brentwood Blvd. Last night my wife and I were heading out and the place we were going to was closed so we pulled in ...
05/23/2009
When I was young and single and the Oakland A’s were the hottest team in town with the Bash Brothers and three World Series appearances in 3 years I would go to 20-30 A’s games a year. Often setting out in the cheap seats and buying food to take in with me. I even remember taking a girl friend of...
05/23/2009
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