California Wildfires and Lending Delays

This morning I woke up to this notice: Effective immediately due to current fire activity in California, XXXXXXX Bank will temporarily cease funding loans in the following California counties until further notice: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Orange. Wow! When the earthquake happened in ’89, lenders reacted by requiring additional inspections and limiting [...]

Trees and The Socialist Republic of San Jose

My neighbor has a huge tree in her back yard. It’s a gorgeous tree and she has tried to save it but, the trunk is hollow and is a huge liability because it could fall on her or her neighbors at any time. Welcome to the land of fruits and nuts. The city of San [...]