You signed a durable power of attorney, named someone you trust and filed it with your important documents. You assumed that, if something happened, your family could step in and manage your finances. Then a crisis occurs. You suffer a stroke, accident or illness and...
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Historian Driving along Highway 18, many have missed or wondered about the wooden oxen yoke sitting on a rock base at the unusual intersection with Daley Canyon. The Daley Road Monument is located between Rimforest and Rim of the World...
I was reminiscing about the 60s recently, and about how much fun it was in the summertime when school was finally out and how much fun it was to ride my bicycle through the orange-tree-lined road down to Corona del Mar to splash around in the ocean and swim out to a...
Most of us remember the phrase, “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” It worked because it turned an uncomfortable conversation into an act of friendship. The same idea applies to estate planning. Our friends are often among the most important people in our lives....
For the past few years, I’ve heard the same concern from homeowners thinking about moving: “I’d love to buy another house, but I don’t want to give up the mortgage I have now.” That makes sense. Maybe you bought or refinanced when rates were considerably lower, and...
I got a big shock this week: An appraisal for one of my buyer clients came in $40,000 under the contract price. Was the house overvalued? Not in my opinion. It’s a vintage home in picture-perfect condition on a flat lot of about 10,000 square feet, surrounded by more...
