What Your Net Sheet Actually Tells You

Most sellers have done the math in their heads long before they sit down with an agent. They know the approximate sale price. They know what they owe on the mortgage. The difference, in their mind, is what they'll walk away with. It's a reasonable assumption, but it's also usually wrong (by a margin

Shopping in Carmel Is Not About Buying Things

People come to Carmel-by-the-Sea expecting to shop. They approach it with a kind of open-ended curiosity, imagining they'll move from one small storefront to another, discovering things they didn’t know they wanted. And to some extent, that’s exactly what happens. But if you pay attention, you'll no

Swimming on the Monterey Peninsula

It's Not What Most People Expect There’s a certain image people carry with them when they think about coastal living in California. It usually includes the ocean. And somewhere in that image, whether consciously or not, is the idea of swimming. Not aggressively. Not athletically. Just… the option of