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Our Most Valuable Resource – TBG Update 8/14
Time is our most valuable and important resource. At our new listing at 106 N Vista, the owner is a super meticulous detail oriented person who took so much time to restore her house to perfection. Her house is rated by the city as an A++ ca...
We are all Caterpillars – TBG Update 8/7
It’s so much better to be outdoors than indoors because if you can figure out how to be outdoors and six feet away from any human, then maybe you don’t have to wear a mask. Maybe, as in if you’re in a private yard and no one will be movin...
Reconsidering Priorities – TBG Update 7/31
It was interesting this week to meet different people leaving California. There’s the exec moving to Texas because the plan is for her to move her whole company out of California because state taxes are going up for the highest tier taxpayers...
Design is King to Selling Homes – TBG Update 7/24
It’s cool to hike up the dirt trail that hugs the most northern gate into Wattles Garden. The trail is straight up a mountain that’s higher than both Runyon Trails. The trail was completely empty when I went right before sunset and the view...
Self Storage When Downsizing and Decluttering
Storage When Downsizing and Decluttering In our recent blog post we discussed downsizing, a growing trend in property ownership occurring in areas with high property values such as Los Angeles. There are multiple benefits to downsizing your ...
The Best Food on Earth – TBG Update 7/17
My favorite thing about this time of year is summer fruit - large dark red nectarines that squirt juice everywhere when you take that first bite, huge pink peaches that are white and clawingly sweet inside, plums that are dark red when you cut ...
Driving Through the Streets of LA – TBG Update 7/10
It’s interesting to drive through the streets and to see the common sites of our times today - glass companies taking down the plywood in the store fronts and installing new glass, so many FOR LEASE signs in commercial storefronts, so many st...
Happy 4th of July! – TBG Weekly Update 7/3/2020
I’m absolutely heartbroken and devastated that my neighbors’ 20 year old beautiful daughter’s life was cut short. The shocking news of the passing of a young beautiful girl in her prime with the loveliest parents and extended family aroun...
Congrats to all Graduates!
Drive-through twelfth grade graduation this week was sad. The fun in life is community, connection, joint accomplishment, inspiration and motivation. A graduation should include all those things. Instead, immediate family punctually drove throu...
A few of my favorite things – TBG Update 6/19/2020
One of my most favorite things in the world is going on a listing appointment. It’s such an honor to be invited into people’s homes and to hear their story and see their space and get a glimpse into what’s so cool about them and their fa...
