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Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer.

There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures, and customs.

When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.

At the spring (or vernal) equinox, days and nights are approximately twelve hours long, with daytime length increasing and nighttime length decreasing as the season progresses.

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A Seasonal Guide to Home Care & Maintenance

June 5, 2025 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

A Seasonal Guide to Home Care & Maintenance

Updated June 5th, 2025 From summer vacations to winter holidays, it seems each season offers the perfect excuse to put off our to-do list. But be careful, homeowners: neglecting your home’s maintenance could put your personal safety—and one of your largest financial investments—at serious risk. In no time at all, small problems can lead to […]

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What’s the Weather Like in Brentwood?

February 25, 2020 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

Weather Brentwood CA Weather. Everyone wants to know what it’s going to be like. Will it rain? Is it going to be hot or windy? What’s the weather like in general in Brentwood? We all talk about the weather. We like to watch The Weather Channel. We like to complain about the weather. It’s a […]

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October gives sellers less useful evening light every week. 🌇⁣
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Once the clocks change in most places, a 5:30 showing that felt bright and open in September can become a walkthrough in the dark. It's a small shift that changes a lot: buyers can't see the yard, the natural light you're selling doesn't show up, and rooms photograph — and feel — smaller.⁣
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- Light the walkway and the entry — the first ten seconds happen outside⁣
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Most owners weighing "sell it or rent it out" start with two numbers: what the house would sell for, and what it would rent for.⁣
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Those two numbers don't answer the question.⁣
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What matters is what each path nets you over the years you'd actually hold it. On the sell side, that's the proceeds after commission, closing costs, and whatever it takes to get the deal done — and then what that equity goes on to do next. ⁣
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On the rent side, it's the mortgage plus property taxes, insurance, a maintenance reserve, a vacancy allowance, and management fees if you won't be handling it yourself.⁣
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A house that barely breaks even each month can still be a strong hold. One that cash-flows can still be the wrong call if you need that equity for the next place.⁣
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Run it with real local numbers for your specific house. Rent, taxes, and appreciation vary enough from one neighborhood to the next to flip the answer.⁣
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