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Understanding Buyer Representation Agreements

Buying a home just got more complicated with new regulations regarding broker compensation. Here is a summary of what you need to know and the new forms that are involved.
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What You Need to Know about Renting Your Property in Pine Mountain Lake

With a large percentage of our recent homebuyers having interest in making their homes vacation rentals, I have had numerous inquiries about rent control in Pine Mountain Lake. Two things have become very obvious: In as such The PML Board of Directors has initiated a PML Rental Cap Policy (Resolution #22.13, dated Nov 19,2022), the…
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Preparing and Staging Your Home for Sale

In a “buyer’s market”, where there is a large supply of homes and limited number of buyers, it is imperative that your home stands out amongst the competition.  In Pine Mountain Lake subdivision alone, you may be competing with 100-150 other homes in a buyer’s market.  You can dramatically improve your chances of making a…
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Trout planting between Groveland and Yosemite

With many rumors swirling about fish plants, or lack thereof, in our area, I contacted Moccasin Hatchery and spoke to Walter, who was very informative. I used to have a very successful flyfishing guide business and remember the glory days of weekly fish plants in numerous areas, of primarily rainbow trout. Since then, planting has…
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