Every once in a while, someone will say, “Myrl, you’ve been in the real estate business a really long time. What do you like about it?”It is true that I’ve been a Realtor since November 1981. It was a tough market back then. Interest rates in that particular month, had catapulted into the stra
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02/02/2017
Real estate professionals often accumulate a variety of services, subscriptions and products, which become repetitively billed on their credit cards each month. These subscriptions may have seemed of benefit when first acquired, but are no longer. In past years, I had signed up for several subs
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01/27/2017
I returned home from the Sacramento Women's March, a little while ago. HUGE crowd. Capital Mall was completely filled from the capitol building to the Tower Bridge, about 10 blocks away! Everyone was so friendly and kind! It almost made up for the fact that I missed Woodstock in 1969. The sli
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01/21/2017
I'm headed out the door to Sacramento's State Capital. I've retrieved my 1970s hand crocheted multi-colored poncho out of the old cedar chest. I haven't worn it since 1975. My sign is made, and I'm ready to go! I hope it helps make up for my missing Woodstock in 1969!I take pictures for the p
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01/21/2017
A new law in California became effective this month. It requires Owners of any Single Family Residence built before 1994 to install water-conserving features (typically toilet and shower heads). Please note that the requirement is for ALL houses and not a point of sale requirement. While there
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01/20/2017
For as long as I can remember, Sacramento has been known as the City of Trees. We covet them, nurture them, and enjoy their company.The last several years of California drought have been unkind to our friends with deep roots, and lofty branches. But, it has been this exceptionally wet winter, w
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01/19/2017
I'm sitting here reading today's political news, and wondering if we have all fallen into a rabbit hole, and are now looking for safe passage through a looking glass! I take pictures for the purpose of remembering fond times. I do not impose copyright restrictions on this photo, so you may feel
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01/13/2017
It’s no secret that Californians have been anxious to see the ending of drought we have endured for 5 years. But, I’d venture to guess most hoped we would more gracefully exit our elongated dry spell. Alas, it wasn’t to be! In the Greater Sacramento area, we have spent several days in continuin
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01/10/2017
Sacramento County experienced a -11.9% decrease in number of homes listed FOR SALE in December 2016 vs. the same month a year ago.For the same period there was a -9.7% decrease in homes SOLD, while Pending Sales increased 25.7%. Interest rates remain reasonably low. For those able to find suitab
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01/07/2017
It was in mid November, I formulated my three 2017 New Year's resolutions. They were to (1) Learn to cook the five main French sauces, (2) Lose 15 pounds, and (3) Learn Spanish.The French sauces were easy. It turned out I already knew how to make Bechamel and Hollandaise. The other 3 sauces were
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01/05/2017
