Closing up Your Home when you Leave for the Desert. Recently we blogged about how to open up your home in the Desert, but what should you do when you close up your other home for the cold winter months?
The last thing you want to do when coming home from enjoying several sun-filled months in Coachella Valley is to come home to broken water pipes and damage from inside flooding your home.
Here are a few suggestions
Do you lock your doors? That sounds like a strange question, but do you lock your doors when you step out for just a minute? Like when you go for a walk, run to the local gym to work out, or go to the grocery store to grab a gallon of milk? … it’s just around the corner.
Is Your Home Ready for Your Return? After your Desert home has been empty of a while or rented out, you’ll want to line things up ahead of time, so your Desert home is ready for your arrival.
Electric Vehicles are the Future of California as of ban of the sale of all new gas powered vehicles by 2035.
Desert Water Agency Offering Incentives to Your Lawn. Due to the extreme drought we’re in (and it doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon), the Coachella Valley Water District is offer a rebate program to remove your green grass which needs to be watered to survive with native plants or astro turf.
Home Insurance Checkup, that is. With home prices and an increase in building supplies, it may be time to check your home insurance to see if you have enough coverage.
Central Air How To’s. Let’s give a very big THANK YOU to Willis Carrier. Who is Willis Carrier? He invented the first electric air conditioning unit in 1902.
Robo Calls Aim Homeowners. Do you receive multiple Robo calls per day (or per hour)? It’s aggravating, very annoying, and inconvenient. Every time you answer your phone, it’s either…
CAR Market Minute – August 8th, 20202 — Last week we celebrated the recovery of all jobs lost in 2020, and the unemployment rate dipped back to the lowest level since 1969. The latest jobs report showed that the labor market remains strong despite other signs of economic weakness.
The real estate market in the Desert is seeing some changes. Earlier this year and last year, listings were only on the market for hours, with multiple offers and, many times, no contingencies or inspections. Wild times and you’re lucky if the seller accepted your offer.