Septic Blues

Did I mention, I put a house into escrow yesterday? Yep, sure did - nice little place down in La Selva Beach. Needs work, being…

Major and Minor Setbacks

Wow...me bad, really bad! It has been damn near a month since my last blog entry! So much for my goal of writing 2-3 times…

A Visit to City Hall

A couple of days ago, I went down to Santa Cruz City Hall, to catch a public meeting of the Zoning Administrator. There were several…

Give Yourself a Tax Break

Do you feel like your property taxes are too high? That sounds like it could be a bad thing - but maybe it isn't! Maybe,…

Red Tags in Santa Cruz County

It seems that the properties I get the most inquires about are the ones with red tags on them - they tend to be the…

Below Market Rate Properties

Below Market Rate Properties are created through Deed RestrictionsI frequently receive e-mail from people, asking questions about a listing they have seen on this or…