TAKE ME HOME: What’s the cost of a San Francisco apartment?

The latest Zillow report shows median rent in San Francisco has hit $4,528, now the hottest and highest in the country. That makes our apartment, which we got using the methods in TAKE ME HOME, a mighty bargain only one year later. Looking for an apartment or house in a hot market? This $10 could… Continue reading TAKE ME HOME: What’s the cost of a San Francisco apartment?

Looking for a place to lay yer head?

TAKE ME HOME, the ebook

Here’s a good (I hope) start. Worked for us in San Francisco; what‚Äôs in the article (and the many other tips and experiences in the ebook) can work for you ¬†in Auckland or London or Paris or NYC or DC or any other hot home market. The quest to find an apartment in S.F. ¬†From… Continue reading Looking for a place to lay yer head?

Buy your house the San Francisco Way

TAKE ME HOME, the ebook

Dear Aunt Tilly, It‚Äôs wonderful that you’re actually doing it ‚Äî moving from a small town in Vermont to San Francisco. Selling up and starting over. Adventure is you. But before you sell your Vermont house, I must warn you ‚Äî buying a home is very different here.¬†Very¬†different. As your official San Francisco nephew, I… Continue reading Buy your house the San Francisco Way

TAKE ME HOME – How to Rent or Buy in a Hot Home Market

TAKE ME HOME, the ebook

  Desperately Seeking Shelter? Help is just an ebook away Everyone searching for a house or an apartment in a competitive market knows how vicious that jungle can be. Jules and Effin Older have hacked through the housing wilderness in New York, New Zealand, and most recently, in hyper-hot San Francisco. What they discovered will… Continue reading TAKE ME HOME – How to Rent or Buy in a Hot Home Market

DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE

A Travel Writer Encounters Gargantuan Gators, Irksome Offspring, Murderous Mayonnaise & True Love DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE¬†is Jules Older’s strangest, wildest, and¬†funniest¬†experiences as a travel writer. They take place in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont; Australia, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Virgin Islands and New Zealand. The tales… Continue reading DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE