Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

After a beautiful weekend, a week of clouds, sprinkles and rain!  Good for the forest but we’re not quite ready to head into winter.  From the 50s to a high of 69 next Wednesday, then back to a week of the 50s.  Last Wednesday, I attended a Broker Open at Oasis in Reno, an understated, elegant 2.35-acre estate on about 300 feet of the Truckee River, close to downtown action.  Getting to this hidden gem feels like the Old West as you cross railroad tracks to reach an enclave of homes nestled in beautiful trees along with new homes already built on two of four available lots. The estate of main house, guest house, 2 casitas, pool and landscape gardens is listed at $9.9M, well below its original build cost in 2009 by visionary philanthropists who favored privacy over show.  Any takers?  It’s worth a look!  Now to see what the market looked like last week.

Residential Real Estate – week 9/27 – 10/3 

Location	New Listings	Escrows	Solds
N/W Shores/Truckee MLS	23	24	32
Incline/Crystal Bay MLS	7	8	10
East Shore MLS	7	0	4
Reno/Sparks MLS	107	114	123

For Tahoe Sierra, two closed lakefronts:  3970 N Lake Blvd. started at $5.1M, reduced to $3.495M, sold at $3M; 6937 Pomin Ave. started at $6.5M, reduced to $4.95M, and sold for $4.6M.  Crystal Pines in Crystal Bay was re-listed at $43M, down from last list at $45M. 

Lakefront count for year –  North/West Shores:  Active = 9; Escrow = 5; Sold = 16.  Incline Village/Crystal Bay:  Active 5; Escrow = 1; Sold = 3.  East Shore:  Active = 8; Escrow – 0; Sold = 3.   

Local/Real Estate/Luxe

• Enduring Elegance:  Leadership lessons from George Armani.  1) Craft a timeless brand through consistent vision.  2) Lead actively, even behind the scenes. 3) Diversify thoughtfully, without losing identity.  4) Lead with humility and let results speak.  5) Adapt without abandoning your DNA.  Inman News   (Ed: This is exactly how Shari Chase has built Chase International!)
• Lake Tahoe Travel – a rebrand from Go Tahoe North.  Check it out:  www.laketahoetravel.com
• Super Yacht Charters:  Big interest for many to explore the seas…super yacht or not.  Through my membership in REALM, I have connections through Dennison Yachting.  Let me know if you have a need…or desire to explore. 
• Model Art Train Display – Truckee Rec Center – Fridays between 2 and 5 for interactive showings and trains running.  Model from 1927 showing steam trains can be viewed during open hours. 
• Skyrunning.  Running in the mountains above 6561 ft. with incline over 30%. Steep inclines and precipitous descents are what make this challenging and fun.  Fun? Really?  Truckee has a local, Cal Poly incoming freshman, who established herself as one of the premier female youth runners in the world this summer.
• Haunted Halloween Pub Crawl  – Oct 25 – 4 – 10PM.  New for Tahoe City…gotta get the ghouls out for a growling good time at this Zombie event.  Also new, Haunted Historic Walking Tours – same day from 11am to 4pm. 
• Market prediction – NAR:  Economist Lawrence Yun thinks the lackluster market should rebound soon.  Declining rates and increased inventory are harbingers of good news. 

Entertainment

• Amusing clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXK1at-udX8

TidBits

• You know how they throw the ball into the crowd after they win the game?  That’s not allowed in bowling.  I know that now.
• I’m at the age where I don’t correct my autocorrect anymore.  If I text you “let’s meef fo lunvh”, figure it out. 
• Tip of the Day:  If it doesn’t bring peace, profit or purpose, don’t give it your time, energy or attention.
• I hate being accused of lollygagging when I’m very obviously dilly dallying. 
• Sometimes I get road rage walking behind people in the grocery store.
• It’s not my fault you thought I was normal.  You’ve had more than enough time and plenty of clues to figure that out.
• People abandon you in the wind, a dog follows you through the storm.
• Muffins are so important because they’re the very best way to eat cake for breakfast without everyone asking you if you’re okay.  
• Nobody asked if dinner was ‘gluten-free’.  You just ate it and prayed it wasn’t liver.
• 1) Good habits stockpile ease.  Bad habits postpone pain.  2) Distance and time are the two wedges that separate relationships.  James Clear
• No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.  Ian Wilson, former GE exec.
• My husband thinks I’m crazy, but I’m not the one who married me.
• Light travels faster than sound.  This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Alan Dundes 
• Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. Walt Disney
• Getting older is just part of life – anyone who stops getting older is dead.  Tom Stops
• I’ll be productive today. Nah, I’m gonna go ahead and delegate that to my future self.
• The key to success is not through achievement but through enthusiasm.  Malcolm Forbes
• Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials: much to live on and much to live for.
• I hate Russian dolls – they’re so full of themselves.
• Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing. Barry Finlay 
• Love is the only kind of fire that is never covered by insurance. 
• Halloween is the only time people can become what they want to be without getting fired.
• Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.  Chad Sugg

And soon they will be falling here.  Because water is still on, my maple is just starting to turn red, and the aspens are still green.  Once they turn and wind comes up, the ground will be covered in red and yellow.  Have a great week and see you next time! 

Best wishes, 

Trinkie