AB 1511 – Real Property Disclosures: Transmission Pipelines

Posted in: Disclosure, Home, Insurance, Law, Real Estate- Apr 25, 2012 No Comments

There is a new bill currently making its way through the California State Assembly – AB 1511. AB 1511 would make it mandatory to disclose if any residential property is located within 2,000 feet of a gas transmission or hazardous liquid pipeline as depicted in maps by the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) and Geographic [...]

Resist the temptation to lower your homeowner’s insurance

Posted in: Insurance, Mortgage, Real Estate- Oct 05, 2011 No Comments

Picked this tip up from Clark Howard. Reducing your homeowners insurance because the value of your home has declined seems like a no-brainer, right?  But there’s a very compelling reason why this is one way you don’t want to save money. The idea of cutting your homeowners insurance is a refrain I’ve heard again and [...]