Going the Extra 9 Miles

     The beautiful home shown above is located at 6800 Redwood Retreat Rd, outside of Gilroy. This last weekend I had the pleasure of hosting this gorgeous home, and enjoyed the cool breezes, songs of birds, and wind blowing through trees. I met some wonderful people, and they all shared one thing in common, they loved this home!

     This home sits on 36.94 acres of land, and is in one of the most exclusive spots in the Bay Area, with one of the most exclusive roads. Coming to this retreat is not the easiest of tasks for first time visitors, so after promoting this open home by visiting potential buyers and making calls, I had the challenge of directing those coming to visit to the home. After carefully studying aerial maps of the area, I decided to make some custom open home signs that gives visitors the exact address of the home so that they can use their GPS to navigate. I stayed up into the night carefully crafting these signs so that they would be easy to read and look professional. During the setup process the next day, I placed the signs in strategic locations, as far as 9 miles from the property!

     Once I drove closer to the property, I used my personal open home signs, and placed them to keep visitors from getting lost. I am happy to report that no one got lost!

    By the way, the drive to the property was absolutely beautiful, and I enjoyed it very much.

     When I arrived at the property, I was careful to securely fashion all of the signage needed at the property for gate access and directions. When inside I turned on all of the lights and opened some windows to let the cool breeze through. I placed my iPad with the OpenHome sign in application and the custom flyers that I made onto the table by the entrance. After that, I enjoyed the stay and met some great people!

     Would you like a tour of the property? Click the link below!

6800 Redwood Retreat Rd Tour

     Like my level of professionalism and hard work? I can sell your home and get you an excellent amount for it. Visit my website to learn more (below) or give me a call: 510-673-4630

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California's Infamous 7 Letter Word

Just what is that 7 letter word? Drought! To Californians this is an all too familiar subject. We hear in the news about water shortages and new stricter laws that are put into place to restrict water usage. Many of us who have grown accustomed to using water freely to water our lawns, wash our cars and fill our pools find it difficult to make the transition to becoming a "water minimalist." Of course, when that outrageously high water bill comes in, the usage starts to go down.

Is the water shortage anything more than an increased water bill? Drought actually affects real estate in many more ways. Have you ever made the drive on 5 to and from Los Angeles? I recall a few years ago seeing many signs about water posted alongside the road where dead tree after dead tree stand on previously flourishing farms. Unfortunately, this type of property's value would be one of the most greatly impacted.

In recent news, Governor Jerry Brown called for a mandatory 25% reduction in water use. In addition, on his website he released a request that 50 million square feet of lawns be replaced with drought tolerant landscaping. I have already seen at least ten houses convert their struggling lawns to rocks, tanbark, sand, and even AstroTurf.

In CAR's June-July 2015 edition, an article discussed how drought can actually slow home building. This can arise from the need to obtain water connections in new housing projects. It was stated that "At a time when supply is already too low in California to meet growing housing demand, the state's water issues may exacerbate issues within the state market."

From this we have seen that the drought can affect utility expense, property values, water usage, and even new home production. What can we do about this? There are many proposals, some of which include various water treatment plants. Many of these are costly and relatively ineffective solutions, but they are definitely worth researching. Before we get into the more complex long term solutions, we must work on what is immediately possible. The first step to this problem starts with each and every one of us conserving water. With that being accomplished, we can then take the next step.

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