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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Saint Francis Property Santa Rosa, CA - 01368633
Jim Cheney, Broker Your Rincon Valley Realtor

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2009 

  President Obama extended the first time home buyer   new $6,500 repeat home buyer tax credit program.  Here are the details of how it works:     For the $8,000 First Time Home Buyer tax credit: You have not owned a principal residence during the three-year period prior to the purchase. The tax...
11/13/2009
Here is a list of happenings this weekend in and around Sonoma County.  Hope you'll come and visit! 13th   Growing up in Neverland  $8-$12; Sonoma State University Everete B. Person Theater; Based on the story of Peter Pan about a boy who refuses to grow up.  www.sonoma.edu/performingarts 13th  P...
11/13/2009
One of my favorite things to do in the morning, is to read our local paper, The Press Democrat, over a cup of coffee.  I've noticed over the past year that the morning paper is getting thinner and thinner. On Mondays it has gone from 4 sections to just 2.  It's really become a bit of a joke.  I h...
11/09/2009
I recently sold one of my listings to a buyer who was getting a CalPers loan.  I had heard of this loan program but was not very familiar with how it worked or what a great product it was.  Here's how the program works: You have to be a public employee such as a police officer, teacher, judge etc...
11/07/2009
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The people at Google just amaze me.  I always think"too bad there isn't anything left to invent"  It seems that way until a new product comes on the market and we think "Oh, I could have thought of that!"  It seems obvious after somebody else introduces us to something new.  Anyway Google launche...
11/06/2009
Looking for something to do this weekend?  Come to Sonoma County and enjoy some of the wine country's best entertainment. 5th   Jimtown Store First Thursday Wine Bar;6pm - 8pm; $40 at the door; Wine Education: Presenting, Winemaker Laura Catena, to discuss the wine regions of Argentina and share ...
11/06/2009
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I recently helped a client write an offer for a condominium. The other agent sent me documents that had been signed with e-signatures.  It looked very impressive.  I was interested in using the service, but was really ignorant as to how it worked, what it cost, and how difficult it was to use.  I...
11/05/2009
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Cant believe another Halloween has come and gone!  Fall is one of my favorite times of the year in Sonoma County.  The rush to crush the grapes in full throttle.  There is a sweet smell in the air of sweet grapes still hanging and fermenting on the vine.  The nights are cool, and the days are sti...
11/01/2009
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