When someone asks me, how far away is Eureka from san Francisco? I always answer, "oh just about an hour south of the Oregon border."

The usual reaction I get is, "oh that's not too far, you must be near Napa!"

"uuummm, no, we are about 6 hours north of SF and 4 hours east of Redding. We are the true Northern California!"

We are situated behind what is affectionately called the Redwood Curtain. When you drive up the coast, you will see some of the most beautiful Redwood trees, gorgeous sandy beaches and some of the cleanest air one could possibly breath. No smog, no traffic, low crime, near the Pacific Ocean and some of the nicest people you can ever meet. So, with that being said, how far would you go to show a client some property?

I picked up my client last Thursday morning at 6 a.m. and headed on down highway 101 South. Drove thru Garberville, Benbow and Willits till we founf highway 20 going Easy toward Clearlake. Drove around the lakes till we found I5.

We then ended up in Rocklin, near Sacramento to preview a large commercial property. It took us about 5.5 hours to get to our destination. We spent maybe 2 hours there going over the leases and building plans. Said our goodbyes and off we went.

Drove back into Eureka approx: 7PM that evening. How many of us are willing ot go that "extra mile' for our client?

Why didn't I refer him to someone else in that area? He trusts me with his financial decisions and is a really good friend.