Mary Jo's Blog

 Losing your home because you've lost your job, or can't make higher payments as your loan "adjusts" can be devastating. Whether you lose your home to foreclosure by the lender, or the lender agrees to accept a "short pay" on your home, which means that the value of your home is less than the loa...

Thanks to those who updated me on the fact that Google doesn't post unlisted phone numbers on their web site.Hope you enjoy the following events if you are planning on visiting the Central Coast during the fall/winter months. Seaside seafest.   Don't forget Pismo Beach's Clam Festival on Oct. 20t...

Google gracious!   If you invested in the initial IPO for Google, boy do you love them now! If you've checked out Google Earth and have seen your home from space, you're awestruck. You can get information about anyone or anything and map your way there. If you enter your home phone number into th...

Hi Everyone! After the most fabulous summer, with sun almost every day and even a freak storm in August with lightening and thunder, now we are having our usual fantastic fall weather. I'm not sure if was because of global warming, or Mother Nature who rewarded us with the best summer in the 18 y...

It's not just Los Osos having sewer problems. Morro Bay raised their sewer rates last year and is proposing a new 78-120% rate increase to offset the costs of upgrading the current sewer plant. The plant is owned 70% by Morro Bay and 30% by Cayucos, so their rates will go up also, in proportion. ...

              +Try lighting your home with halogen bulbs in the dining room and kitchen.            +Use solar powered lights to light paths outside your home.             +Try the compact fluorescent bulbs in all your light fixtures to save energy. If you do a few at a time you'll be ready when ...

Hi Everyone!Tourist season has arrived in Morro Bay! With the heat building up inland it's pulling both our summer fog and the tourists to the coast to cool off.  Although we are still seeing the sun for part of the day, our natural air conditioning over the ocean is keeping temps around 70 degre...

 For any home owner, the following remodels could be costly in the long run when it comes time to sell your home. 1- Don't overbuild for the neighborhood. You only get about an 80% return when you add a family room or master suite. 2- Don't make changes that don't fit in with the general architec...

Upcoming Local Events  Celebrate the spring breezes and enjoy a sky full of color at the first Morro Bay Kite Festival on 4/28-4/29.Riotous spring blooms can be found at the American Association of University Women, Morro Bay Branch's 21st Annual "Gardens by the Sea" garden tour on 4/29. You migh...

Enjoy this desirable Beach Tract home with over 1200 sqft  of living space. There are two bathrooms, two bedrooms, two car garage, family room with fireplace on a great corner lot within a few blocks to beaches and parks. Priced to sell at only $675,000.