Good solid day

Up and a walk to the park, then breakfast and a shower, then to a 10 am local appointment, paid on the spot, then back to the office to totally reenter an appraisal that had become corrupted somehow.  Got it done and send in time to leave for lunch with Roger and Carol Peden, great experience, wonderful people, good food.

Then quickly back to the office and pick up a file for Castro Valley.  There I inspected an Eichler home.  Some of you will know that for years Eichler homes were constructed in many California communities.  They had a design all their own, radiant heat with pipes in the slab floors and a small furnace in the garage to heat the water.  Most are still using original equipment after all these years.  The home I saw today was perfect, tastefully updated and yet the character of the Eichler home was maintained.  They sell for just under a million dollars thought they were first designed to be easy to buy and inexpensive.  Now they have such a following that the prices have risen rapidly.

Once I was through with the inspection I hit the road for Milpitas where Timothy was involved in his Christmas Program.  It was excellent and he did his part perfectly, of course. 

Then it was the drive home and I found Frys and got some Christmas shopping started. 

Now I'm home and going to bed.  First appointment is at 8:30 in the morning in nearby Oakley, then its off to Patterson to see a sale.  God is good with work even at this time of year when things are often very slow.

Love to all

Tim

Heath not so good

Bedtime now, 11:25 pm.  Long day but good one too.  The rain has been unbelievable tonight but of course I was warm and in my just listening to it.

Today I saw one in the middle of the day, sad, the woman just lost a husband of 39 years to a sudden heart attack a month ago, still reeling from the whole experience.  But I could relate and I think that helps a little bit.

I'm really suffering from a nasty tooth tonight, not sure what to do.  My dentist is a couple hours away below Gilroy in Hollister and I'm too tight on work to go there so I just hurt.

Had a visit with a Urologist, got Flomax and now prostate is behaving much better, I like Kaiser a lot.

Sending love to all

Tim

Ill

Last night when I finally went to bed, having finished a challenging appraisal it was early in the morning.  When I walked out of the office into the cold hallway I started to shake and shiver.  I could hardly get into bed due to the extreme shaking and it took some minutes before I warmed up enough to calm down.  Somewhere I had picked up a fever and I've continued to battle it today.

I'm just back for an enjoyable evening with Steve and Nikki celebrating Steve's birthday.  We went to melos and the food was perfect, the service timely and all in all it was a nice evening.  The girls were on their best behavior and it was just fun.  I wish I could have felt better but it was OK and I enjoyed being with them very much.

Now I'm home and inst4ead of working tonight I'm heading to bed.

Sending love to all

Tim

Late night

Hi Campers

Well its late, 12:36 to be exact but I just finished one I've been dreading, a duet in Clayton that was old, in bad shape and sold way low, tough to deal with but with 7 comps I hope it flies.  I thank God for insight in how to deal with this one.

Today I worked locally this morning and spent the afternoon helping a friend move from one apartment to a townhome in Hayward.  She and her son really needed some help and Steve let me use the Pilot so I could move some items for them, then went to dinner and it was an interesting experience.

Love to all,

God is good all the time,

Tim

Beautiful day

wow, first there is rain, then there is sunshine, part of the day was 70 degrees and then tonight its cool again.

Thought I was taking Keanna but she called this morning not feeling that great so that plan fell through so I just slept in my chair catching up for some very late nights of work.

Tomorrow I'm meeting up with someone I used to see once in awhile, helping her with a move, should be fun and I get to meet her 17 year son.

I'm so thankful, I was paid some money on Friday by a client who pays twice a month, felt good to see some money coming my way again.

I guess my  post last night only ended up with a photo of Keanna.  Sorry, not sure how to make this new blog site work that well.

Love to all

Tim

Friday again

This week we got rain and it was very good, wet and nasty but with seat heaters, wool shirts and quick measuring it was all good.

I've included a photo of Keanna I took tonight, she had been to a dance with her friends and came back looking so cute.

Another day

Hi everyone

Well I survived another day, managed to avoid measuring in the rain. 

Today I inspected a nice little place in the Lakes, a newer subdivision of Discovery Bay, cute couple and nice place but no back yard so I was a foot taller with mud on my feet when I finished the back part of the measuring.

Then the next one was a mess.  Located in Clayton but very near the border with Concord this place is called a duet, meaning there is a common wall but each side is owned by different people, it was a mess and sold about $100K under value so of course the comps were terrible.  I ended up shooting 10 different comps and I'll try to figure it out when I get to the writing up part, not fun at all.

Then it was back home to see if money had arrived in the mail, no mail to my house today at all, bummer as the bank really needs it, then back to Danville to see a place at the exclusive country club near Crow Canyon, hardest gate to get through if you don't have a good reason to be there.  Well I did so it was easy, nice updated little place worth a ton of money for sure, backs right the golf course so that part is nice.  Amazing what homes cost in this area.

Now back home and working but soon bed is calling me.  Very tired and nights tend to be short as I wake with huge concerns about money. 

God is good and when I got home tonight there were 5 new orders waiting, which I've just set up in files but I tend to stay busy these days.  Tomorrow I'm in for the morning and then out to see a Vallejo property and then Richmond later just before dark.

Please pray for me that I'll have guidance I need so I can be the loving person I aspire to be and yet have good judgment as well.

Love to all,

Tim

 

God blesses