It’s that time of the year again Spring is in the air the daffydills are blumin’ and it’s once again time for spring cleaning. Since the Missus and I have been retired from teaching for eight years, she thinks I’m the one who should be keeping the Stately Motley Manor...
There are moments in real estate that make you stop, blink and wonder if you somehow slipped into an alternate universe. Yesterday was one of those days. I got a call from a very nice couple – Texas plates, vacation rental booked, ready to buy a home on the mountain....
If you’re a local business owner, a workplace retirement plan can be a powerful tool – helping you manage taxes, support employee retention and build long‑term financial security. Despite common misconceptions, these plans aren’t just for large companies. Today’s...
It’s finally May, meaning summer is almost here…I hope! Looking back to summers of the past, I remember doing some pretty wild and wooly things as a kid growing up in Tustin, which is in the O.C. between us and the Pacific Coast. When young teens, we were a bicycle...
One of the most common misconceptions in California estate planning is that the state will take your assets when you die. That’s not how it works. Your assets pass according to your trust, will, beneficiary designations or California intestacy laws. However, assets...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Joseph E. Henck and his uncle and father purchased the 440 acres that have become Skyforest from the Kuffel family. The Kuffels were an early pioneer family, who have a canyon named for them. They had homesteaded the area...
