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
