As we see the pandemic unfold, we see it more and more affecting our every day life. Creating new habits and adjusting to a new reality. Oddly enough the basic advise from the CDC is to wash your hands frequently… Which is not a bad habit to have, washing hands seems ‘out of fashion’ in favor of using hand sanitizer. While this has for sure a place, the basic washing hands is what we ‘hopefully’ all learned when we were kids: It never goes out of style.
The recommendation to keep a save distance from others and for a lot of people the advise to ‘self-quarantine’ means to stay at home. One quote I saw popping by this week was when considering buying a new home: ‘can you see yourself being quarantined here’. 
Being home bound, working from home, now is a good opportunity to do things that we never get around to do: spring cleaning, organizing closets, working in the yard to prepare for summer, name it. This is an opportunity to start new habits that last a life time.
There is always a silver lining. The pandemic caused by the Corona virus has cause mortgage interest rates to new historic level. A great time to refinance, being homebound will mean we have more time to get the needed paperwork in order. Contact me in case you are looking for a great lender to work with.
And last but not least, a great time to finally make that move to your dream home. The spring selling season has already started in the wine county, the forecast is a healthy real estate market in out area. And new technology makes it easier than ever to virtually tour a home as well as other out of the box solutions.
And in the mean time, enjoy our beautiful surroundings !
Mirjam
He loves water sports, the boat launch is across the street from where he lives. Although the home is small he loves living there, the house is walking distance to downtown. When visiting my brother I love walking trough the small street to the lively and touristy downtown area.
So when it comes to searching for the perfect property for your lifestyle and needs, it’s a great idea to team up with a local realtor. This is even a good idea when you have lived in the area a long time. Quite often I hear from my clients when I mention an area or neighborhood that they didn’t know it existed and it has happened more than once that my clients ended up in that location/neighborhood.
Selling unique properties is all about finding the right buyer. A lot of people were intrigued by the property and wanted to restore it. Yet this was a unique property and hence a unique opportunity not for the faint of heart. All but one had to realize that it was too much to take on. In of June in 2o15 Richard Dwyer called to see the property. After showing the property and talking to Richard and Dina I realized I had found the right buyer, they LOVED historic properties, had the knowledge and the resourced to take on this to unique property. At once point during the escrow process, Richard said: there are a lot of unknowns but we love the property and will somehow make it work… After a last negotiation because of the immense permit fees that would be required by the city of Calistoga we ended up closing escrow in September of 20