Jim Dunlap's (realestatebyjimdunlap) Blog

According to MarineCorps Air Ground Combat Center commanding general Brig. Gen Melvin G. Spiese, over 1700 Marines will be added to the base.  Although the base's population fluctuates daily, currently there are about 12,000 Marines and Sailors attached to the base.  This is good news for the hou...

I saw a recipie on one of AR's blogs for Tequlia Cookies, and my wife is going to make a batch.  Here's my simple recepie for hot buttered rum:I fill a coffee cup with water, leaving room for the rum.  I add a tablespoon of butter, put it in the microwave for 1 1/2 min.  Add a couple of tablespoo...

The Christmas Bird Count was started in December, 1900 when Frank Chapman implored readers of the journal Bird-Love to count birds during the holidays, rather than shoot them, as had been the tradition.  27 people turned out for Chapman's first count.Over 100 years later, more than 50,000 partici...

San Bernardino County, Town of Yucca Valley, and City of 29 Palms all have passed resolutions opposing Greenpath--the power transmission line that Los Angeles Department of Water and Power propose to install in the area, going through the Morongo Preserve and Pioneertown.  Its the "not in my back...

My family and I moved to Yucca Valley, located at the edge of the San Bernardino Mountains in California's Mojave Desert 9 years ago because of the affordable prices of homes, and the proximity to endless recreation in the national forests and BLM land.  In this time the value of properties that ...

On Thursday, December 20, President Bush signed into law the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007.  Under preexisting law, the debt forgiven by a lender, such as short sales, refinances, and even forclosures, was generaly taxable to the borrower as debt discharge income.  With the passage...

The San Bernardino County Probation Department, is getting booted out of the courthouse building.  They tried to pull a fast one  sneak into a commercial building right in the middle of "downtown" Joshua Tree.  Well the folks of Joshuua Tree got together, and gave their support for the work that ...

Hi-Desert Star, 15 December, 2007:  TRIBE OUTLINES CASINO PLANS FOR 29 PALMThe 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians (who already own the Spotlight 29 Casino in Indio) has announced plans to build a casino and RV park, ground breaking slated for 2008.  There's plenty of real estate investment opportun...