Navigating VA loan offers with ease
Selling your home? In the dynamic world of real estate, understanding various buyer financing options is key. For sellers, accepting an offer from a buyer using a VA loan can be a smart move, but it’s important to understand the specifics of this type of loan. A VA...
Dear Sidney – 12/14/2023
Am I too attached to my sweet, adopted toothless 13-pound doggie? She is 105 and I am 75 and we get along so well! We’ve been glued at the arthritic hip for six years now. I take her everywhere. She has her very own car seat, so she can stick her fluffy ears out the...
Probate: What it is & how to avoid it—Part 2
Probate, the court-supervised process for estate settlement, remains a complex and often burdensome ordeal for families unless proper estate planning is in place. Last week, in the initial part of this series, we delved into the workings of probate and its...
Stretch of Hwy 173 reopens to two-way traffic
By TIM WILCOX Special to the Alpine Mountaineer Many Lake Arrowhead motorists and other drivers welcomed the reopening last week of Highway 173 just below Mountains Community Hospital to two-way traffic. For more than 30 months, that short stretch of roadway...






