Review of Grass Vall,

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Are You a gGood Fit for the Road Less Traveled to

- 11/20/2013

12 ques­tions to ask your­self before mak­ing your decision

1. Would only 4 golf courses be a prob­lem for you or can you warm up to unlim­ited golf­ing on a cham­pi­onship course on beau­ti­ful Lake Wild­wood for only $1050 a year?

2. Will the reg­u­lar view of two charm­ing Vic­to­rian towns, an assort­ment of wildlife, tow­er­ing trees, glo­ri­ous moun­tain views, pris­tine lakes, crys­tal clear, and blue-green rivers— all of which has been fea­tured sev­eral times in “Sun­set Mag­a­zine” improve your outlook?

3. Could easy and inex­pen­sive access to all gen­res of live music with per­for­mances this year by David Crosby and Gra­ham Nash, The Smoth­ers Broth­ers, Judy Collins, nation­ally known film fes­ti­vals, inter­na­tional bicy­cle races, Celtic and Blue Grass Fes­ti­vals and end­less oppor­tu­ni­ties for the­atre, opera, orches­tra and jazz be a lit­tle more sophis­ti­cated than you imag­ined for an his­toric Gold Rush town?

4. Could you bear your fam­ily want­ing to fol­low your move to Nevada County and tol­er­ate being about 2 hours from your Bay Area life? Would being 1.5 hours from Lake Tahoe and 45 min. from ski­ing be any advantage?

5. Will our “Blue Rib­bon” pub­lic ele­men­tary and high schools or unique char­ter schools like the “School of the Arts” or the Wal­dorf based “Yuba River Char­ter School” work for your family?

6. Can you enjoy strolling thru town and run­ning into friends or par­tic­i­pat­ing in local events like 4th of July and Mardi Gras parades, organic farm­ers mar­kets, Vic­to­rian and Cor­nish Christ­mas street fairs, Thurs. night mar­ket, art shows, BBQ cook-offs, Civil War reen­act­ments, Ital­ian Fes­ti­vals or car shows?

7. Does your bucket list include any activ­i­ties like: play­ing gui­tar and singing at an “open mic,” rid­ing your own horses on miles of trails, build­ing fur­ni­ture or restor­ing a clas­sic auto­mo­bile in your shop, grow­ing an organic veg­etable gar­den, golf­ing daily, par­tic­i­pat­ing in a triathlon, learn­ing to “clog”, being an artist in our art com­mu­nity, hik­ing, swim­ming, boat­ing, or kayak­ing on a “Wild and Scenic River?”

8. Do you feel like it’s time to “give back” and vol­un­teer for a char­ity, in a school, as a docent at a State Park, for a com­mu­nity radio sta­tion or non-profit organization?

9. Would you enjoy just relax­ing on your deck and read­ing the news­pa­per or search­ing the web under the shade of a canopy of lofty oaks and evergreens?

10. Does own­ing an afford­able prop­erty with views of a lake, snow­capped moun­tain or river, a gentleman’s ranch, your own vine­yard, a home within walk­ing dis­tance to town, a prop­erty with room for mul­ti­ple gen­er­a­tions, an his­toric home, or build­ing your own home appeal to you?

11. Do you pre­fer indi­vid­u­al­ity over cookie cut­ter? Like Carmel, nearly every home here is dif­fer­ent from the oth­ers. Fran­chises are rare in Grass Val­ley and Nevada City. Unique, artis­tic shops, cof­fee houses, art gal­leries and restau­rants reign.

12. Are you broad­minded? Many of our res­i­dents are indi­vid­u­als too. You’ll find artists, ranch­ers, Yup­pies, min­ers, New Agers, log­gers, and envi­ron­men­tal­ists, as well as, writ­ers, poets, actors, motor­cy­cle speed record hold­ers, test pilots, Emmy award win­ners, rock stars, inven­tors, and car­toon­ists, all sprin­kled in with the rest of us. Learn­ing what folks “used to do” before mov­ing here can be a pas­time in itself.

Cur­rently you get a lot of bang for your buck. The median price of home sales is about $270,000 com­pared to $650,000 in San Jose. But more impor­tantly, you know you aren’t going to live for­ever. You are stand­ing where the roads diverge. Which way will you go? Take the road less trav­eled or stick where you are?

If you or some­one you know are a good fit let me show you the area. I’ll help you find a safe, solid home that fits your bud­get and lifestyle. I

Nevada County is the road less trav­eled and liv­ing here makes all the difference.


Diane | Nevada City, CA