On March 14th, Brian and Dan attended the Los Gatos Stands United Against Hate march in Los Gatos. We think this video captures the spirit of the event. Take a look and let us know what you think. The video was donated to the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce where it will be featured on…
Are you dreaming of moving to Carmel or San Diego or Santa Barbara or Napa Valley or Lake Tahoe but think you can’t afford it because your property taxes will go through the roof? Well, think again!! Do you want to be closer to the beach? Or closer to family? Children? Grandchildren? Now you can…
After the collapse of the Surfside Community in Florida, a lot of people are wondering what could have led to such a catastrophic event. While this is an extremely rare occurrence, time may eventually reveal some fundamental concerns for condo and townhouse communities. Could this tragedy have been prevented? Was it the result of deferred…
Being a Dad is an amazing job that comes with a great deal of responsibility and provides many, many amazing joys. When the kids are little, we get to be silly and build legos and paint pictures and make mudpies and build sand castles and eat ice cream cones and explore all kinds of new,…
There’s a lot of work involved in getting your home ready for sale. You may need to pump up your curb appeal by painting your front door a cheery color or planting masses of blooming flowers in the yard. You may also need to make some long-needed repairs, like changing out your water heater or…
Do you know the last time you changed your air filter? Do you even know where your furnace filter is located? THIS IS BRIAN AND DAN LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT IS TIME TO CHANGE YOUR DIRTY, DISGUSTING FURNACE FILTER!! Here are three very compelling reasons you want to change your furnace filter right now…
Are you thinking, maybe, just maybe you are ready to buy a house? Or buy another house? A bigger, nicer house? If that’s you, here are 5 things you can do RIGHT NOW to get prepared. Get prepared!! As much as you love cruising Zillow for available properties (and going to open houses when there’s…
On November 3rd, 2020 California voters approved Proposition 19. Starting April 1, 2021, this new law expands the special rules allowing eligible homeowners to transfer their property’s assessed value to the purchase of a replacement property. Where can I move? Eligible homeowners could keep their lower property tax bill when moving to another home anywhere…
The new year is bringing big changes to how we will be able to transfer an existing property tax base from one property to another and changes to inter-family transfers. These changes go into effect as soon as February 16, 2021 so, if you are considering one of these transfers, you need to pay attention…
