How to sell your santa clara county home faster

Stage home for the top dollars

 Creating a memorable 1st impression with the home improvements pays off, according to remodeling magazine of Nove 2010 Cost vs Value REeport and mos of them does not cost an arm or leg. The top projects are as follows. 1.PROJECT 1: Entry Door Replacement (Steel) Cost $1,218 Resale value $1,243 Cost recouped 102.1% Removing the [...]

What if I found this home has non-permitted construction ?

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As the short sale homes and bank owned homes are flooded for the home priced under $500K.We found a lot those homes have non-permitted alternation. It could be add a room without window or convert the garage to be part of living space.  The left photo home’s. You can see the right side the above home was a two [...]

10 Ways to spare the air for a clean environment?

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1). Drive less: The cars are the major source of air pollution. Walking or biking will be he better to the air and health. 2). Take bus: Let the someone else do the driving. 3). Car pool or van pool: Find out if your employer or county has a guaranteed ride home program. You may [...]

Do I need a permit for my fence?

If you are planning to install a new fence. The chances are you will need some type of review or permit before you begin. 1). Front Yard femces: Most people dont know any fence in the front yard requires location and design review by the city of Sunnyvale planning Division and may also need a [...]

Water,water is everywhere but not a drop to spare

Summer is here. This year California is experiencing another drought year. Everyone needs to conserve water. We are short of water now as the state population continues growing. By 2050 the Califorians will expected to be 60 million in population. How can we conserve our water resource is very important. From the web site of [...]

How to save money to buy a home?

It is a difficult task to save money any time but if you determine to buy a home why don’t you follow my money saving tips: Create a budget : You start writing down your monthly living budget such as rent, food, gas, insurance etc.  Put down your monthly income as next page. Figure out how much extra [...]

Drought in Santa Clara County, CA

Drought in Santa Clara County Nowadays I’m being more mindful of the water I use in my home, because I recently learned that we are in a drought. I no longer let the water run when brushing my teeth, and fill my vases and cups a little less these days. The Board of Santa Clara [...]

San Jose offers foreclosure help

  There are thousands and thousands of foreclosures in Silicon Valley. The San Jose city official  announced that city has the funds to offer help for the troubled homeowners in Silicon Valley. A “Foreclosure Help” workshop will be held April 23 at the Santa Clara County Fairground from noon to 5 p.m. It will feature [...]

Buy Sunnyvale Bank Own home

Sunnyvale Bank Owned homeI just found out a great Sunnyvale Bank owned home or REO home at 701 Jackpine Ct. Sunnyvale just on the market as February 12, 2009.  It is a 4 bedrooms, 3 bath and2 garage with about 1832 sf and 2 story home. Now I will believe there is a gem in [...]

My Romantic Home

Have you think how to decorate your home to be romantic home? Happy Valentine’s Day! The Valentine day will be a perfect day to find a romantic home.  She managed to change a 1000 sf in  Campbell 4 plex apartment to be a beautiful French villa. Cindy Kihn-Santiago  is not a professional interior decorator by all means. She is [...]