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Solidify Your Love for Your Home Forever

We are living in a time when staying home is the best option for our collective health. This new way of living in our homes leaves us wandering the hallways, thinking about what we want to change, add, and make existing spaces multifunctional. To quote Appollo 13’s Marilyn Lovell, “I can’t deal with cleaning up. Let’s sell the house.” Maybe not because I don’t want to clean the house, but I can’t cope with my current home’s dysfunctionality now that we are here so often. I, too, have fallen to the question, should we sell and buy something else? How about you?

Selling your house is a viable option. I will additionally suggest you sell your house and build the “perfect for you” home. Creating the “perfect for me” home has occupied my thoughts a few times during the pandemic. Imagine this: you have total control of how everything in your home looks, feels and flows. You are in charge of creating only the rooms you need to live your ideal lifestyle. Do you need a home office? Home gym? Yoga studio? Separate wing for extended family? Dream it up and never wander the hallway again, thinking what if.

 sharethis sharing buttonfacebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonpinterest sharing buttonemail sharing button 6562 Williams Place, Sebastopol, California 95472

So, now that you are eager to lay your plans to paper and get building – consider this. We have the ideal spot for your new home, 6562 Williams Place in Sebastopol. This oak-studded lot is located down a private lane and offers you plenty of privacy and relaxation from the hustle and bustle of life, but still mere minutes from downtown Sebastopol. Enjoy a bountiful harvest from the numerous fruit trees, including apple, pear, fig, and peach. The heavy lifting has already been accomplished with an installed 3-bedroom septic system, electricity at lot line, shared well, water storage, and fire hydrant. Building plans for a 2,500± square foot dwelling is included. The lot is close to schools, fine dining, shopping, wineries, and outdoor adventures. Now is time to build your dream home. Give us a call!

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Uniting Family Homes in 2019

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Did you ever notice that trends have their way of circling back? One such trend is a family compound. Defined as a group of buildings in an enclosed area, having a shared or associated purpose, such as the houses of an extended family, a family compound is a trend more families are bringing back into popularity for a variety of practical reasons.

Property Listing: 3500 Sweetwater Springs Road, Healdsburg, California 95448
3500 Sweetwater Springs Road, Healdsburg, California 95448

Land in California is scarce, especially property in which to build new homes on. Purchasing a piece of land suitable for multiple dwellings such as our Sweetwater Springs listing in Healdsburg resolves this issue. Breathtaking views sweep through this 480± acre parcel with spectacular panoramic view options for future building sites. Gently rolling ridge top features open sunny meadows, natural springs and incredible views of the Russian River Valley, Mt St Helena and beyond. The perfect canvas awaits to create your dream estate or family compound with vineyard potential. Russian River and Sonoma Coast AVA. Includes two separate parcels with 5 certificate of compliance. This property is currently offered at $2,995,000. Give us a call to show you around and discuss the possibilities.

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Finding affordable housing is tough in California all across the state.  Sonoma County is no different. The lack of space to build new homes, the recent devastating fires, and an already tight housing market have all made it even more challenging to solve one of humans’ most fundamental needs, a place to live.  Creating a family compound makes sense in solving this dilemma. Building a more significant purchase together as a family and developing individual housing on the property for each member becomes a lot more affordable and helps equalize the burden of cost to each individual.

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 Property Listing: 6484 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma, California 94952
6484 Bodega Avenue, Petaluma, California 94952

Finding the right property to create your ideal family compound can have it’s challenges too. If 480± acres is too big for you, we also have an incredible property that is ideally suited for a compound and holds multiple dwellings onsite already. Our Bodega Avenue listing is a tranquil and private 80± acres located in desirable West Petaluma.  This flag lot would make a great family compound boasting main house, guest house, and caretakers’ quarters. An ideal property for raising crops with vineyard potential. Suitable for horses includes 3 large barns, outbuildings and spring fed pond. Close to wine country, fine dining, and coast. Currently offered at $2,999,999. This property is a unique spot, give us a call to walk through it and learn more about the multiple opportunities it offers.

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The idea of a family compound is not a new one. In the 1900s and earlier it was commonplace to have multiple generations of families living on the same property and sometimes under one roof.  The benefits vary. When the kids are small, grandparents are nearby to help; when the grandparents are too old to be alone, they have family nearby to care for them. Sharing expenses and helping each other out. Another possible advantage is the closeness the family feels by living so close together and supporting one another through the challenges and successes we all experience in life.

Contact us today if you are interested in walking through either of the above listings. Both properties offer multiple possibilities for a family compound, potential income, and a harmonious lifestyle.

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Empty Home, Full of Possibilities

4041 Bones Road, Sebastopol, California 95472

I’m sure it has happened to you in your home search, you meet one of us to walk you through a home that interests you, as you enter, you notice right away that the home is staged or may even be completely empty. When buying a home, there can be many reasons why a seller may have already moved on, some may be positive for your buying process.

Several positives to buying a vacant home can range from the obvious to the surprising. When a home is empty, the true details of the home can be seen and absorbed. All of the charm and intricacies of the property are plainly seen. This can help to reduce any surprises at the inspection and closing. The closing period of these homes tend to be simpler as well. When waiting for a family to vacate the property, closing periods can run into complications or setbacks. With vacant homes, these unforeseen personal incidences can be reduced.

4041 Bones Road, Sebastopol, California 95472
4041 Bones Road, Sebastopol, California 95472

Our Bones Road property in Sebastopol is currently vacant and holds a number of positive and exciting attributes that you should come and see.

Bones Road offers not only the privacy and seclusion with views of vineyards, mountains, and redwoods tucked into the West County Hills; it offers a clean slate to its new owner. This Spanish-inspired single story home features old world charm with wood beam ceilings, paver tile flooring, and dramatic archways. The ideal floor plan makes for easy entertaining in a spacious kitchen, dining, family and living areas. Included in the sale of the home are 7.5± beautiful acres of land suitable for horses, gardens, and agriculture.

There are many reasons why homes may become vacant at the point of a sale. Life circumstances such and marriage, divorce, or the passing of an elderly family member, or even a change in financial stability can cause a homeowner to sell a home after it has been emptied. These circumstances, although unfortunate, can translate to gained value to a buyer. Often times, the owners of vacant homes are motivated to sell and may have already severed emotional ties to the property, making for a faster process for you!

If you are interested in discussing these concerns and opportunities further, whether you are buying or selling a vacant home, please reach out and ask. We are here to share our expertise to help you make the best decision for your family.

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Mapping Out the Real Costs of Building a New Home in Sebastopol

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If you are considering buying a new home in Sebastopol, it might have occurred to you that building your own could be another option. Even if you aren’t one who has always dreamed of designing your own new home with exactly the features you want (and none you don’t), the idea might seem worth exploring—particularly when the reasonable asking prices for some of today’s Sebastopol “land-only” listings make for tempting daydreaming…

The fact is, few have actually mapped out the cost of building their own Sebastopol new home, for a number of reasons. The most obvious one is that to project anything like an accurate cost, you would have to know its features—in other words, design it (or have it designed). But, short of hiring an architect, you can begin to appraise some of the major cost considerations that factor in when building a new home. A few:

  • •    Once you have selected a Sebastopol contractor, you will find yourself asking him for his estimate of today’s average price per square foot. That will only be useful for a ballpark estimate (certainly not for creating the final budget). It’s simply the case that the details will determine the final square footage cost average. Kitchens, for example, as well as bathrooms, are usually the most expensive rooms in the house, so if you have more bathrooms or a larger (or smaller) kitchen, your total cost will shift accordingly. There are other variables as well: it usually costs less to build a two-story home than a single-story one with the same square footage due to the smaller roof and foundation.
  • •    Add-ons will add up, of course—but the amount can be surprising. While the difference between a standard tub in your future master bathroom and that $3,500 Jacuzzi tub may not seem significant compared with the overall budget, but it’s not unknown for installation details like extra wiring and plumbing requirements to add more than anticipated.
  • •    If you’ve ever wondered about the origin of the phrase “cutting corners,” it may be illuminating to check out some of the software that contractors use to estimate costs. One of the first questions is “How many corners does this new home have?” The difference between a 4-cornered and 10-cornered home is like night and day. There are also categories of features that run from classes (quality levels) of “Standard Homes” to pricier classes of “Custom Homes.” In other words, at the design stage it is possible to “cut corners” when you build your own new home.
  • •    Cutting corners or not, those with remodeling experience know how absolutely necessary it is to add a ‘cushion’ to any initial budget. The same goes for new construction. That cushion should be at least 10%–and 20% is often advised. Surprises pop up, and you will inevitably find yourself ordering last minute changes. It always seems to happen.  

Buying a lot and building your own new Sebastopol home can mean the fulfillment of a life-long dream—but one that’s most rewarding for those with the time and patience for such a major project. It’s also true that many of today’s best properties can be purchased for the same cost (or less) that such an undertaking would run. Contact me to go over today’s latest town offerings!

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Sebastopol, CA 95472



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