Capital Gains Tax: Why John Dudek Says You May Not Have to Write That $371,000 Check
For longtime homeowners in La Crescenta, La Cañada, and throughout Southern California, selling a home with substantial equity can come with an unexpected challenge: capital gains taxes. But what if selling could also create retirement inc...
Anatomy of a Sold 3911 Park Vista Pl La Crescenta
Anatomy of a Sold: 3911 Park Vista Pl., La Crescenta The moments in between, the conversations and decisions that shaped the sale. What happens when the market changes while your La Crescenta home is already for sale? The story of selling 39...
What Joe Altepeter of EngAGE Inc. Taught Me About Aging in Place Without Isolation
You can walk through your parents' house and check every box. The stairs are manageable, the yard is under control, the bedrooms are the right size. And you can still miss the one thing that will hurt them most. When I sat down with Joe Altepet...
The Question Marty Stevens-Heebner of Clear Home Solutions Asks Before Anyone Packs a Single Box
A senior move rarely falls apart over boxes or bubble wrap. It falls apart over a torn recipe card, a broken hammer, or two hundred paper clips nobody can quite explain. Those are the things that stall a family for months. I talked about...
Alzheimer’s The Conversation Families Wait Too Long to Have
The decision about your parents' house usually gets made by a fall, not by your family. Tuesday's blood pressure pill slips into Wednesday. Two on Wednesday, none on Thursday, dizzy, down. Now the house, the money, and the care are one rushed d...
Questions a La Crescenta Senior Seller Did Not Know to Ask
The Questions a Longtime La Crescenta Senior Home Seller Didn’t Know to Ask. Many longtime homeowners eventually face the same quiet question: is it time to sell? Some have owned their La Crescenta home for 50 years or more, and never expect...
Anatomy of a Sold 3306 Henrietta Ave La Crescenta
The moments in between, conversations and decisions that shaped the sale. Anatomy of a Sold | 3306 Henrietta Avenue, La Crescenta. Not Just Sold. How It Sold. For more than 50 years, 3306 Henrietta Avenue was home to a longtime couple and their...
How to Turn Your Biggest Reverse Mortgage Fears Into a Retirement Strategy
Every family I work with eventually asks me the same question: how do we keep Mom in her house without draining every dollar she has? That question is exactly why I sat down with Christina Harmes of Barrett Financial Group's Reverse Mortgag...