Tahoe Update October 11th

 Greetings Fellow Life Travelers:

That time!  After our nice long stretch of Indian Summer, looks like temps are changing this next week.  There’s still lots of color left, but wind events are starting to strip the trees.  No snow predicted but 30 degree nights are coming up and cooler days.  Time to undo the decks and retire sandals. New observation – the tragic end to dinner parties.  Just read an  article on this and one on the huge reduction in socialization in general, a result not only of pandemic isolation but the advent of home entertainment, home food delivery and internet for starters.  Civilizations and communities rely on social interchange for survival, so this is not a good situation or prediction especially for young people going forward.  Isolation  is part of the issue we’re seeing in some of the tragic incidents in our country. Now on to real estate.

 Residential Real Estate – week 10/2 – 10/9

Tahoe Sierra had a North Shore lakefront come on at $7.9M – rerun from last year, and a Chase North Shore lakefront listing at $6.995M go to escrow – for the second time.  Out of the Tahoe Sierra 22 closings, 6 closed at asking price or higher.  For Incline/Crystal Bay, 4 of the 5 single-family solds were at asking price.  In Reno, Chase’s beautiful $6.2M riverfront estate listing went to escrow.  

Local/Real Estate/Luxe

• Commercial Real Estate is also feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, with buyers asking for revisions once in contract or cancelling. WSJ

• California Election & Propositions 40, 41, 42, 43. All of these have potential to impact personal finances, including #40, the ‘Billionaires tax’.  Be sure to read both the content, pros and cons before placing your vote. 

• New hotel for Truckee:  The Truckee Railyard Hotel, also known as Common Pine — a 60-unit hotel project that includes 17 for-sale residential units, a rooftop pool, and commercial space across four stories – has been approved by the Town Council.

• CalTopo:  Back country Ap for collaborative map building to location sharing and offline adventuring.

 TidBits

• Success is fleeting. Complete a challenging project, and a new project comes right on its heels to present a new set of challenges. Success, in this way, is never a final destination but an ongoing work in progress. A thing that takes practice.  Richard Breuner

• I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.  Mark Twain

• Whenever you feel stupid, remember that somewhere in this world there is someone pulling a door that says ‘push’.

• Cop:  Do you know why I pulled you over?  Me:  If you forgot, I’m not reminding you.

• Do you remember the day when you could lay in one position for hours and now you have to rotate like a chicken every 20 minutes or your shoulder starts to hurt?

• Teacher:  Give me a sentence which includes the words, Defense, Defeat, Detail. Charlie:  When a hoarse jumps over defense, defeat go first and then detail.

• I’m thinking of getting a pet to go jogging with me.  Maybe a turtle.

• 84 cups of coffee minus your age plus 40 will give you the year you were born.  Did it work?  (Did for me.)

• The life you seek is hidden inside the discipline you avoid.  Epictetus

• I’m on my second Guardian Angel.  My first one quit and is now in therapy.

• The next time you see a photo of yourself that you don’t like, remember how many times you’ve tried to photograph scenery and thought…this doesn’t even come close to how beautiful it is in real life. 

• Your mind will follow what you feed it.  Want better thoughts? Consume better things.  James Clear

• My Aunt Gilda was a tough woman.  She buried three husbands and two were just napping.

• Nice iron.  Your wife will love it. While I wrap it, you might want to go over to sporting goods and pick out a helmet.

• Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall.  It took a moment and I realized they were talking about autumn, not the collapse of civilization.  Mother of Heathens

• Dolly re her fashion style:  I call it Peekabootique.  It’s a combination of Trailer Park and Park Avenue. 

Speaking of fashion, for us it’s soon time to think about turtle necks and parkas.  Enjoy the week and see you next time!

Best wishes, 

Trinkie