Getting married is an exciting milestone that comes with a long to-do list – updating addresses, changing tax statuses and merging finances. But one essential task often overlooked is creating or updating your estate plan. Last week, we covered key estate planning...
When I started my real estate career nearly 30 years ago, I immersed myself in learning everything I could. Every course leading to my real estate exam felt intense as I absorbed the essentials: real estate practice, business law, finance, ethics, appraisal,...
Don’t you just love it when Edison chooses to shut off your power out of fear that a blown-down powerline could spark another deadly wildfire? I’ve mentioned time and again that it’s time for Edison to bury their dang powerlines. So, I called up Southern California...
Marriage is the start of a beautiful new chapter but, along with the excitement, it’s also the perfect time to make a critical legal move as a couple: creating your estate plan. While discussing incapacity and death may feel out of place amidst newlywed bliss,...
It’s really hard to read people’s minds. In a real estate marketplace as diverse as ours, trying to match up our current listings with potential buyers, and targeting the marketing to create the right appeal, can be a challenge. I find it useful to dive into search...
Well, here we are in the middle of January and no rain. Who’d-a-thunk-it? Nothing but fires, burning like hell and nothing but death and destruction all over the place. Thank goodness not at my place, or yours, I hope. A year ago, we were swimming with atmospheric...
