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This great little spot in downtown Historic Grass Valley is available for purchase. Located on Main St, across from the famous Holbrooke Hotel, this 1200sf stand-alone building also has a 540sf back patio area. Perfect for restaurant, outdoor retail or art studio. Display window and old brick on...
08/21/2008
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What a depressing MLS meeting this morning. Two homes on the tour and a room full of empty chairs. Where is everyone? Granted, this morning's tour was for a small, rural territory of our MLS zones, but still, there are plenty of listings on the market and plenty of fellowship to be had at 8:30...
08/20/2008
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This is a super piece of property located in the Wolf Creek Industrial Park near Hwy 49 in Grass Valley, CA. 2.09 level acres with utilities to the property line, this parcel comes with APPROVED PLANS by the City of Grass Valley. The plans are for 3 single-story buildings totaling 27,516 sf of ...
08/20/2008
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The Oakridge Apartments in Marysville is a 14 unit complex on a large 1 acre rural parcel located between Yuba College and Beale Air Force Base. (Beale employs 5000 people, currently offers 1202 housing units.) Listing Price = $849,000 ($60,643 per unit) - 9.71 GRM; 6.23% CAP. For More Informat...
08/14/2008
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A mole, or moles, are killing my yard. Each day I find new swollen trails through my lawn, flower beds and my wife's garden. How do I kill these little buggers?The aforementioned gardening wife is an opponent of chemical warfare against rodents, so I went down to the local hardware store and bo...
08/13/2008
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Beware, there is a wolf running around out there, dressed like a good intentioned little lamb. In Grass Valley, CA, like so many other communities, the extreme no-growthers have donned a new 'managed growth' message to push their restrictive ideology. It is a misguided attempt to limit new develo...
08/12/2008
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Each morning, for the past year, on the way to work in Nevada City, CA I pass this sign: Apparently, someone needs to hop on this deal, because it "WON'T LAST" too much longer. Technically, they are correct, it won't last forever - eventually the sign will rot and fall over. If the sign produce...
08/07/2008
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It is wonderful to see more and more Toyota Prius' on the road nowadays. Every time I pass one I say to myself, "ah, another person doing their part (and in turn, my part) for the environment." As a commercial real estate broker in a rural area, there is a lot of road between where I am and wher...
07/30/2008
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This is an incredible opportunity for restaurant, resort, or retail developers. Located at the popular Nyack exit of Interstate 80 in Placer County, CA, this 126 acre property has the most incredible views in the Sierra. The views span over Lake Spalding and Bear Valley, across to the Sierra Bu...
07/24/2008
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Did you get the memo? No. Well, it appears the K is being shown the curb as the accepted abbreviation of a thousand; and G is taking over. For the second time in the past month I have read a national news media story that has abbreviated a thousand with a capital G. Most recently was today's ...
07/22/2008
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