Advice for First Time Homebuyers
October 8, 2011 by Rebecca
Apartment Therapy, one of my favorite design and home blogs, recently asked readers what advice they’d give first time homebuyers. The responses are in the comments and reflect some real wisdom learned through trial and error. Definitely worth reading for all homebuyers, novices and repeat buyers alike.
Portland Pullman Rail Car – The Perfect Vacation Home
A vacation home on wheels? I may have found the perfect second home. Or heck, primary home if you swing (roll?) that way. So basically, you buy this rail car and then tug it around the country depending where you want to vacation. Done and done–a home and a means of transit all in one. (more&hellip)
Underwater without a Drop to Drink
August 9, 2011 by Rebecca
Over the past few months, talk of the US debt crisis has got me thinking: how does all this effect me? As it turns out, more than you might think. Here’s how my little brain traveled from the hell-in-a-handbasket news from the US government to me trying my hand at refinancing my condo: Clearly, US (more&hellip)
Back to My Roots
May 12, 2011 by Rebecca
I dislike when bloggers stop writing for a long time, then they come back with tons of excuses about why they’ve been gone. I don’t CARE what you’ve been doing – I read you for content so don’t preface it with a paragraph of blubbering about how you’re going to be better from now on. (more&hellip)
Reader Profile Update: An Artists’ Paradise in Taos
You may remember the Real Savvy profile of Jessica Gormley a few months back. Jessica is a real estate maven, whose guiding principal is one of stewardship. She believes in honoring a home’s history, and this became perfectly clear to me when I visited her stunning Taos estate last month. I gush more fully about (more&hellip)
A TIC Joins My Real Estate Microcosm
December 15, 2010 by Rebecca
My little rundown block in San Francisco is becoming quite the real estate market microcosm. So a new unit just came onto the market. That’s it to the right there–the lower left window in the blue building beside the rather putrid green apartment complex that I will neither confirm nor deny is the site of (more&hellip)
Super Tall Firehouse Explodes onto San Francisco Market
Discerning readers may recall that we gushed over a stunning firehouse-turned-real house last April. Well, there’s another fire a-blazin’ and this time it’s my burning desire for the latest real estate listing to hit the San Francisco market. All these firehouses for sale begs the question, what happens if there’s a fire? Are there any (more&hellip)
SF Saga: Finding Our Home (part 6)
December 6, 2010 by Rebecca
This is the final chapter of a six-part series on my San Francisco Real Estate Saga, a months-long period involving countless house tours, sleepless nights, gut-wrenching decisions, and a total of three separate moves. The goal is to give people a sense of what’s involved with buying real estate, no matter the location or price. (more&hellip)
Subterranean Glass House in Big Sur
October 1, 2010 by Rebecca
I couldn’t just sit back and let this house exist, un-drooled-over. I had to crack open the ol’ WordPress and let the gushing flow. The interior alone is enough to knock you over. But then you realize that this house is literally built into a CLIFF. The 1,900 sq ft home sits on 40 acres (more&hellip)
Live/Work Loft in NYC
Why yes, yes I’d love to come live in this stunning TriBeCa loft. What? I have to WORK there as well? So be it. In honor of my recent pro-renting rant, I thought I’d feature a rental for a change. No, it’s not exactly thrifty at $30,000/month, but hey, budgeting has to start somewhere. The (more&hellip)
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