Category Archives: Buying a Home

Buying a Home, Home Trends, Selling a Home

Shower under the Stars

     

 

Today’s tour had a few surprises that made the morning every interesting! The outdoor shower was a delightful surprise to find in the back yard. Very private and open to the sky. Another home had been on the market only 10 days when it went pending. The transaction fell out of escrow, so it came back on the market. The same day it came back on tour, the house went under contract with a new buyer. What was special about this house was the incredible landscaping, the entertainer’s dream back yard and the guest house/artist’s studio around the back with its separate entrance.   read more

Buying a Home

Postcard Perfect 2 Bedroom plus Bonus in Senior Community

Do you know someone looking for a community for seniors? Ventura Country Estates Mobile Home Park is a delightful community located in East Ventura.  The first applicant must be at least 55 years of age and the second applicant may be 45 or older.

What is special about this particular home is that it comes with a co-op share which means the space rent is much lower than a leased space. read more

Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Quite an increase in the number of homes on tour today!

Today’s caravan had quite a few homes on the tour in all sorts of neighborhoods. Many flavors of home styles as well. There were a number of beach properties that are worth a tour in the Pierpont area, a few hillside properties with wonderful views, plus a number of nice bungalows and Spanish style homes tucked into very nice neighborhoods. One of my favorites was this listing in the Hobson Heights neighborhood. It is set up as a duplex but can easily be configured to a single family home. It has been nicely updated with the original details left in tact. Brokered by Keller Williams Realty read more

Buying a Home, Home Improvement, Special Interest

Garage Safety Reverse Mechanisms

Improperly operating automatic reversing mechanisms on garage door openers have been linked to many injuries and even deaths. The weight and pressure involved in closing a garage door can cause serious injury to someone in the path of the door, especially children.

 What Is A “Reversing Mechanism?” read more