Tamara Dorris's (tamaradorris) Blog

The Maidu Indians, only a 150 years ago, once inhabited the rolling, Oak Tree covered hills of what is now Orangevale. Having lived there as a very small child, I have fond memories of the long graveled, dirt driveway that winded up from Walnut Avenue to our old white, clapboard house. The tiny h...

If you want to know more about living in Citrus Heights, read on. As most Sacramento folks know, Citrus Heights is its own official city and celebrated it's 10 year city-anniversary in 2007. According to the City of Citrus Heights website, here's a little history: "Adolph Van Maren, successor to ...

  Living in Carmichael, California offers residents a wide variety of things to see and do, as I’ve mentioned in other posts. I’ve talked about the awesome golfing (Ancil Hoffman) and the great parks (Ancil Hoffman and Carmichael Park are but the two biggest), and the terrific bike trail that I l...

One of the areas I love most in Sacramento County is Fair Oaks, California. Old Town Fair Oaks is kind of like stepping back in time to another era when people who worked at Hardware stores always knew your name.     While the town of Fair Oaks is terrific, and the homes in Fair Oaks hold their v...

One of the nicest neighborhoods in my neck of the woods (aka Carmichael Area) is Arden Park. In fact, sometimes after I shop for fresh, organic produce at Whole Foods, I will take an extra 10-15 minutes to drive around the lovely, prestigious neighborhood (unless I have ice cream and it's 105 deg...

ARDEN ARCADE, Sacramento Having grown up in the Arden Arcade Area of Sacramento (actually right next door to Country Club Centre), this area is near and dear to my heart. If you look at the images below, one is of the prestigious and popular Town & Country Village. If you look right next to it, y...

If you're thinking of living in Carmichael, California, have I got some good news for you; it's awesome! Of course, I am a little bit partial since I have lived here for so many years, but the pleasures of living in Carmichael are many.Some of the great feautures about Carmichael include our wond...

Why would anyone who likes to golf not want to buy Carmichael real estate? Okay, so I can see if want to live, say, in Pebble Beach, but c’mon, if you want to be near lots of great golf courses, the river, shopping and, hey, only 20 minutes from Down Town Sacramento, Carmichael is the place to be...

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Last week’s show was great (www.InLoveWithSacto.com). As always, I started talking to Ed “The Money Man” Wacaster (I gave him the nickname, but so far, he hasn’t complained!) Ed knows a lot about lending. So much so, that I feel really positive about sending any and all buyers his way…even if the...