Blog | Lisa Hinkson

5 tips for Fire Safety in your Home

Home is where the heart is, but is it fire-safe? 🏠🔥 Your home is a place where memories are made and loved ones gather. That's why it's so important to take steps to protect your home from fires. From teaching your family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 fire safety tips to ensuring your home has working ...

What the heck is a “Mello-Roos”??

What the heck is a “Mello Roos”?? 😆 If you aren’t a homeowner in California, this may be a very foreign word to you! But a “Mello-Roos” is a great way for new communities or districts to finance improvements that make the area more attractive to homebuyers. Think schools, parks, hospitals, ...

Sellers! You have only ONE chance to do this!

If you are planning on listing your home, remember to follow these 5 easy tips! Declutter your home. (Start packing away those trinkets as if you were moving out of your home today.) Add some pretty fresh flowers. Clean, clean, clean! You want your home to be spotless, so the ...

5 Things to do BEFORE you move into your new home

📔These are the essentials, but this list is not exhaustive, there may be other tasks specific to your situation or preferences that will need to be done. Start here first and we’ll work together to make a full list of what you want to have completed before you move in. 🏘️ 1. ...

Prequal or Preapproval? And what’s even better?

Hey there! Are you thinking about buying a home? It's an exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming. That's why it's important to understand the different stages of the home loan process. First up, pre-qualification. This is a quick and easy step where your lender will gather some basic information from ...

Referrals are everything! Thank you for yours!

I wanted to share some interesting information with you. Did you know that major customer review sites receive hundreds of millions of views every month? It's not surprising, as people tend to trust recommendations from others rather than advertisements, especially when making important purchasing decisions like buying a car, choosing ...

Spring has sprung and home prices are holding steady along the Coast

Spring has sprung and San Diego is continuing to hold steady in a strong Seller's market. I know many of you watch your local news and hear the same news I hear. Interest rates are continuing to rise and buyers are bowing out of the market! BUT, please know inventory is ...

What’s your “Random Act of Kindness”?

Oh my goodness! Is it February already? It felt like just yesterday, we were drinking egg nog by the fire and enjoying holiday cheer with our friends and family. Now, in less than 2 weeks, we will be enjoying the big game. Yes! Super Bowl Sunday will be here before you know ...