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Restoration Resources
Let's face it, tearing down a room and starting from scratch is a lot of work. For months on end, endless appointments with architects and millions of trips to Home Depot to ensure perfection for each knob and cabinet color is overwhelming. Som...
Podcast Ep. 3 – Get a Living Trust!
You might feel like you have plenty of time. You know you need to plan your Glendale CA home estate, but you'll certainly do that before it's too late, right? Did you know Aretha Franklin died without a will or trust?! As poor as her ...
Firescaping: Landscaping for fire safety
Live in a wildfire prone area? If you're in California like us the answer is probably yes. You may know that the materials your home is made out of can contribute to your home's level of vulnerability to wildfire, but did you also know your lan...
Podcast – Biggest Insurance Mistakes Ep. 2
No one wants to think about death or insurance... until it's too late. When you bought your home it was a mad rush to get your insurance in place in time to close escrow. Did you shop around? Did you ask about options? Did you just lo...
Podcast – Solar Energy, Ep.1
It's been HOT this summer! Did your last electric bill scare you? It scared me. I started shopping for solar energy. But I am no engineer. I don't understand watts and gig-a-whatever and invertors- micro or otherwise. I am a patsy wa...
Down Payment Dilemma?
You are a success by anyone's measure. You make more money than most of your peers. You've lived carefully- your student debt is well managed and you've managed to save tens of thousands of dollars. And yet... it is not enough to make a 20% ...
Don’t do these 7 things if you want a clean house
We are always looking for easy tricks to have a clean house. Nobody wants to welcome guests to a messy, unkempt house. It's embarrassing-rubbing your foot over dust spots that show in the sun, and kicking objects under the couch in an attempt t...
Easy Ways To Reduce Air Conditioning Bills
Do you want to reduce your air conditioning bills? Air conditioning is cool (pun totally intended) but it takes a lot of energy to run, and that energy isn't cheap. Do you open up your bills from the electric company with dread every summer? We...
Why are there no homes on the market?
The number of available homes to buy in Glendale CA is up from last month... but that is typical for the summer months. We have fewer homes for sale than the same time, last year. this is not a surprise if you remember my 2018 economic forecast...
Sold Story – Transformation on a Shoestring….
We are getting a reputation for our astonishing DIGGS Transformations for our Glendale Ca homes. We've take homes from drab to fab and our home sellers enjoy the profits! We are experts on making a little coin go a long way, but sometimes ...