Warmer weather means roadwork. And after the winter we’ve experienced, there will probably be a lot of it. There are some major road improvements happening now and also, coming soon.

I often get asked, ‘how’s the market?’ The answer isn’t as simple as good or bad. In my monthly market report posted last week, we can see sales were down but homes were selling very close to asking. The market is healthy.

My favorite part of my job is helping someone buy their first home. It’s scary and exciting. It’s also sound financially. Owning a home provides you with shelter and security and earns equity. Keeping money in the bank depending on interest will not even keep up with inflation. Financial health needs to go beyond just stashing money aside for the future.

Having grown up in Reno/Sparks, I’ve had the advantage of visiting Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe and the vast virtually empty shores of Pyramid Lake growing up. It caused me to grow roots here and feel at home in the high desert surrounded by the Sierra Nevada mountains.