Marcy's Blog

 If you have been given the responsibility to sell a home in The Villages Golf and Country Club San Jose through probate or trust there are many things to consider. Right now, I want to talk about one.    What should you do to the home to put it on the   market?    There are many right answers t...

  The Villages Golf and Country Club San Jose is a great place for animals, domesticated and wild. It is a wonderful place to call home for dogs, cats, horses, as well as wild turkeys, many species of birds, deer, foxes, and coyotes. For dog owners there are miles of hiking paths where dogs are w...

  Picking a place to live if you are 55 years or older and you want to downsize, retire, or even move to a place with more luxury is a big decision. One of the factors in this decision is food. Where to buy, how to cook, and what to do if you do not want to cook. The Villages Golf and Country Clu...

I was recently asked by some clients if I would help them make an offer on a Sunnyvale Probate Sale.  Being that there is nothing more I enjoy in real estate than Probate sales of course I said yes. This particular property was a little different than most of the Probate Sales I have been involv...

Are you the administrator of a North San Jose Probate sale home that belonged to a hoarder? Maybe it was a home that was living in for 50 or 60 years by a relative or close friend who had a lot of family mementos and a soft spot in her heart for them. Maybe he was a collector of things which see...

When my grandparents left their home in Palm Springs they went back to Florida to live out their lives. They had always lived in their own home or condo, but felt maybe it was time to go to a retirement community so they could get more help. They went to Boca Raton where my mother was living, and...

The Villages Gold And Country Club in San Jose offers a beautiful setting for people 55 and over with a plethora of activities including golf, swimming, tennis, horse stables, fitness center, boccie courts, restaurants, lakes, streams, and miles of trails. It is a fabulous life style for indepen...

The Villages Golf and Country Club in the Evergreen neighborhood of San Jose is a 1,200 acre gated community of independent living for people fifty five years and older. It is composed of 2,309 condominiums, 227 single family homes, an 18 hole championship golf course, 4 swimming pools, 465 acres...

An agent enters into a fiduciary relationship with their client when they sign an agency agreement or also known as a representation agreement. This relationship is a legal relationship which provides for very specific duties owed to the client. Keep in mind, these duties aren’t just moral and e...

          THE BASICS        1. Probate courts have various responsibilities, but in regards to real estate probate is the process of distributing the estate of a deceased person, called the decedent. The estate is any property or cash that has not been distributed into a trust.   2. The decedent ...