Paul Caloca's Blog

The City of San Jose Environmental Services Division has a list of upcoming workshops taught by Build It Green.House as a System 10/14/06, 1:30pm - 5:00pm Cost: $40.00 Location: West Valley Branch Library, 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd., San Jose Your home is a system and all parts of it interact with...

I'm considering taking the plunge and getting either a Blackberry or SmartPhone/PDA. At minimum, I want access to my several email Internet accounts and be able to browse the web. Both will do that. The Blackberry is less expensive to purchase. SmatrPhones have a few extra toys that might be fun....

Now buyers agents can bid on how much of their commission they are willing to give away in order to get business. The web site is HungryAgents.com. There is more info in the Inman News article too.I don't know about you, but I have no intention of signing up with this web site. I don't see how gi...

On Sunday 10/1/2006, the Build It Green Home Tour of Santa Clara County was held. There were 11 home open to the public. Some were new construction, others were remodels or complete rebuilds. The homes were located 2 in Palo Alto -- 2 in Los Altos Hills1 in Cupertino -- 1 in Santa Clara1 in Campb...

There will be a tour of all 11 “green” homes in Silicon Valley Sunday 10/1/2006 from 10am-2pm. The tour is self guided at costs $15.00 for the tour guidebook which also functions as your admission ticket to each home.  More info is at www.BuildItGreen.org. This innovative self-guided tour will sp...

Surfing through the umpteen zillion channels of the local calbe system one very late evening, I came across the same infomercial about a guy selling a "course" on how to buy real estate at property tax sales. Photos of homes with prices under $500 were shown on the screen. "It's legal in 50 state...

As a new member of the Active Rain community, I have been absorbing the wealth of knowledge and experience people freely share here. There is benefit for both consumers as well as real estate professionals. The post by Kristal Kraft on REALTOR Standards resonated with me and compelled comment: I ...