Real Estate Trusts: Pros & Cons Real estate trusts work hard for you because you’ve worked hard, bought a nice home and built up some equity in it. You are getting up in age and are considering placing the home into a real estate trust. You’ve heard that a real estate trust is the way […]
Your Home Assisted Living
Your Home Assisted Living This is a concern for most seniors. How can you make sure the safest way to spend your golden years is also the most comfortable and most fulfilling? For those approaching retirement, there are plenty of options. For those managing an illness or a health concern, however, assisted living centers can […]
A Quick Guide for Seniors Buying a Home in San Diego
Home buying is a complicated process no matter what your age, but for seniors searching for a property for retirement and beyond, there are a number of special considerations in play. Whether you’re new to the San Diego area and just beginning to look at properties or a local in the midst of downsizing, here […]
Simplifying Downsizing for Seniors
Simplifying Downsizing for Seniors Moving to a smaller home can be a major life transition for seniors. The tension of finding a new home, the anxiety of selling the old one, and the emotions involved with downsizing belongings can all be a little much for seniors to process on their own, which is why simplifying […]
This Weeks Family Business
This Weeks Family Business Thursday, KUSI’s Allie Wagner was in Serra Mesa checking out the Bear Buns Bakery! As Serra Mesa’s coffeehouse, we open our doors and invite our neighbors to come in and enjoy our yummy, home-baked goodies. Our goal is to provide a warm and inviting gathering place to cultivate community. We offer […]
We’re NOT Moving!
We’re NOT Moving! Baby Boomers, the Silent Generation and seniors born after 1931 are deciding to stay home. There has been a great amount written on millennials and their impact on the housing market. However, the headlines often contradict each other. Some claim this generation is becoming the largest share of first-time home buyers, while others […]
Sell or Buy First?
Sell or Buy First? This is probably the second most popular question I’m asked when speaking to a home owner about selling their home. It comes directly after ‘What is My Home Worth?” I’ve happily answered the same questions hundreds of times over the past two decades. Now I’ve published my answer. Below is the […]
Omakase OMG at Kokoro Restaurant
Omakase OMG at Kokoro Restaurant Subtly seductive sushi and other delicacies at Serra Mesa spot The dish started with the familiar: a comforting crunch and a flavor not entirely unlike that of French fries. But that didn’t last long. As my teeth sank into the interior, I became lost. Was it meaty or crunchy? It […]
Saving San Diego’s Skateworld
Saving San Diego’s Skateworld The San Diego City Council Monday voted down a proposal to sell the city’s only remaining wooden roller skating rink to a developer who planned to demolish it and replace it with a big box retail store. After listening to dozens of speakers who pleaded with council members to save the […]
Serra Mesa Mid-Century Bomb Shelter
Serra Mesa mid-century bomb shelters aren’t something we see or hear about every day. You’ve got to read this! If Serra Mesa resident Amy Holles ever gets married again, she has the perfect room for her future mother-in-law. Holles’s home came equipped with a 1950s-era bomb shelter dug underneath the driveway. The shelter is accessed […]