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Pay title company to do complete check, you may still own half of the cabin Q: I’m a really longtime reader and very much appreciate your column, but for the first time I have a question I really need help with. My brother and I inherited a cabin up in Truckee from our parents many years ago. I haven’t been up there in years due to my health.

Recently, my eldest grandson turned 18 and I offered to let him go up with some friends to spend the weekend. My brother has always managed the place so I called and left him a message that they’d be coming up. When they got there they knocked on the door and, to their surprise, found a family living there who

Tim Jones claimed the cabin was theirs and threatened to call the police. My grandson came back and told me what happened. I haven’t been able to get a hold of my brother but I have a good friend who is a local Realtor. He contacted a title company who took a quick look and told him it looked like the cabin had been sold last year. I never agreed to sell and didn’t know anything about it.

I haven’t gotten any money.

What can I do?

A: I actually represented somebody in your position a number of years ago so this isn’t incredibly unusual.

Let me start by saying you haven’t given me nearly enough facts to draw a firm conclusion, but I can imagine a couple of possible scenarios.

First, let’s take a quick trip back in time to my real property class during my first year of law school. It was there that we learned the “bundle of sticks” approach to real See Jones, Page 9

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Grass is a water hog – here’s how to create a drought-tolerant yard LAURA DAILY

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Haven Kiers’s home before, right, and after a landscaping project. “When you replace your lawn with drought-proof landscaping, you save about 40% in outdoor water use,” says Lindsay Rogers of Western Resource Advocates.

ith numerous municipalities and states considering or enacting strict limits on residential grass, you may have considered ditching your home’s turf.

Xeriscaping – or designing a landscape that needs little irrigation to survive – is no longer a radical idea, even if you don’t live in an area where lawns are being restricted. Traditional lawn grasses are thirsty. Because of shallow roots, they need anywhere from 20 to 60% more water than other plants in your yard to appear green and lush, says Haven Kiers, assistant professor of landscape architecture at the University of California at Davis. The shallower the roots, the faster the grass dries out and the more water it needs, which is not ideal when parts of the country are coping with unprecedented drought.

At least 50% of the water in the Western United States is used for landscape irrigation, says Lindsay Rogers, a water policy analyst with Western Resource Advocates.

“When you replace your lawn with droughtproof landscaping, you save about 40% in outdoor water use,” she says. “Not only is it important to water security, but you save significantly on your water bills.”

Converting your lawn doesn’t mean having five spindly plants poking through a rock pile, though, or a sea of cactus and gravel. Native plants generally require less water, because they have naturally evolved and adapted to the environment. “You can have a drought-tolerant garden – emphasis on the word ‘garden’ – that is both beautiful and sustainable,” Kiers says.

Here are some steps to transition your yard (or portions of it) to a drought-friendlier – but still inviting – space.

Tap into free and low-cost help Landscaping isn’t cheap. Contact your county’s extension office for tips on retrofitting your yard and for a list of plants suitable for your area, says Allison Colwell See Yard, Page 7

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Real estate transactions BENICIA

TOTAL SALES: 6 LOWEST AMOUNT: $505,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,055,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $875,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $839,167

687 Belvedere Drive - $1,055,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 2094 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-11-01, $395,000

15 Buena Vista - $675,000 05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1360 SqFt - 1943 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-23-18, $460,000

823 West K Street - $1,050,000 05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1259 SqFt - 1958 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-22-14, $467,000

850 Leeds Court - $1,025,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 2212 SqFt - 1987 YrBlt]

06-02-22 [5 Bdrms - 2944 SqFt - 2015 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-30-15, $540,500

2019 Cambridge Drive - $499,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1251 SqFt - 1962 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-04-14, $223,000

1407 Coolidge Street - $557,500

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1309 SqFt - 1958 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-28-20, $408,000

4511 Crimson Clover Drive - $775,000

06-03-22 [5 Bdrms - 2501 SqFt - 2010 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-08-15, $462,000

198 Del Luz Court - $250,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1164 SqFt - 1974 YrBlt]

824 Finch Way - $530,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 1584 SqFt - 1966 YrBlt]

1517 Garfield Street - $540,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1520 SqFt - 1954 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-17-22, $384,000

565 Lori Drive #74 - $505,000

705 Georgia Way - $520,000

218 Military - $725,000

1644 Hazelwood Court - $675,000

06-01-22 [2 Bdrms - 873 SqFt - 1983 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-27-20, $350,000 06-01-22 [2 Bdrms - 1310 SqFt - 1946 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-27-14, $450,000

DIXON TOTAL SALES: 8 LOWEST AMOUNT: $425,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $750,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $652,500 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $609,375

1665 Austin Drive - $750,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 1208 SqFt - 1950 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-18-11, $89,000 05-31-22 [5 Bdrms - 1686 SqFt - 1995 YrBlt]

1396 Jamboree Drive - $760,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 2194 SqFt - 2019 YrBlt]

2069 Kingfisher Way - $545,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 1696 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt]

06-02-22 [2 Bdrms - 960 SqFt - 1984 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1991, $118,500

2253 Nottingham Drive - $570,000

TOTAL SALES: 26 LOWEST AMOUNT: $250,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $899,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $557,250 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $577,596

2700 Applewood Drive - $560,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1180 SqFt - 1981 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-14-20, $425,000

4708 Black Oak Court - $860,000

06-01-22 [3 Bdrms - 1126 SqFt - 1959 YrBlt]

3018 Holiday Court - $1,165,000

711 Rolling Green Drive - $480,000 359 Spyglass Drive - $475,000

06-03-22 [2 Bdrms - 1391 SqFt - 2005 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-21-20, $360,000

419 Western Hills Drive - $538,000

06-01-22 [2 Bdrms - 1767 SqFt - 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-10-04, $307,270

SUISUN CITY TOTAL SALES: 3 LOWEST AMOUNT: $520,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $595,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $595,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $570,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1542 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-10-17, $395,000 05-31-22 [2 Bdrms - 1050 SqFt - 1985 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-08-20, $375,000

VACAVILLE

06-02-22 [2 Bdrms - 1243 SqFt - 1938 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-25-22, $390,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1500 SqFt - 1977 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-18-11, $155,000

TOTAL SALES: 34 LOWEST AMOUNT: $330,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,750,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $650,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $696,765

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1640 SqFt - 1967 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-09-16, $340,100

2031 Aster Court - $709,500

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 2492 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-30-18, $685,000

754 Bluebird Drive - $670,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 1973 SqFt - 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-12-12, $230,000

673 Brazelton Circle - $755,000

5113 Rowe Drive - $645,000

FAIRFIELD

944 Granada Lane - $1,200,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1104 SqFt - 1955 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-20-17, $300,000

06-02-22 [5 Bdrms - 1668 SqFt - 1955 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 00/1990, $139,500

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 2036 SqFt - 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-16-16, $427,000

06-01-22 [2 Bdrms - 1439 SqFt - 2005 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-07-18, $350,000

528 Birch Ridge Drive - $425,000

1212 Skylark Court - $595,000

3119 Pine Valley Drive - $899,000

1445 Valley Glen Drive - $685,000

721 Forest Ridge Circle - $690,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1223 SqFt - 2004 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-26-19, $425,000

05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 2366 SqFt - 2020 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-24-20, $501,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 2036 SqFt - 2006 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-06-21, $565,000

06-03-22 [2 Bdrms - 1853 SqFt - 2016 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-24-17, $372,500

190 Santa Barbara Way - $412,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1213 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt]

200 Santa Cruz Drive - $350,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1280 SqFt - 1964 YrBlt]

1807 Stillspring Court - $740,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1637 SqFt - 1998 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-22-13, $380,000

2004 Thrush Way - $580,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1300 SqFt - 1966 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-14-21, $437,500

1962 Union Avenue - $430,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 926 SqFt - 1962 YrBlt]

1153 Verdin Court - $557,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 1608 SqFt - 1971 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-08-19, $380,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1589 SqFt - 2016 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 09-28-20, $550,000 05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 1972 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-22-18, $480,000 05-31-22 [5 Bdrms - 2405 SqFt - 2011 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-18-11, $353,500

773 Calico Trail - $520,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1633 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-14-00, $155,000

504 Colonial Circle - $439,000

06-02-22 [2 Bdrms - 806 SqFt - 1976 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 07-10-19, $336,000

1031 Copper Court - $770,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 2854 SqFt - 1995 YrBlt]

321 Edgewood Drive - $749,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 2226 SqFt - 1967 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-08-18, $517,500

300 Elder Street - $500,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1191 SqFt - 1954 YrBlt]

309 Elder Street - $489,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 2262 SqFt - 1989 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-14-00, $260,000 05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1318 SqFt - 1983 YrBlt]

693 Shannon Drive - $650,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 1796 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-21-99, $198,000

06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 2282 SqFt - 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-19-00, $257,500

7500 Stagecoach Lane - $775,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 2786 SqFt - 2002 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-06-02, $528,650

855 Studding Sail Street - $533,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 2700 SqFt - 2000 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-30-09, $430,000

3628 Sunny Hills Lane - $1,200,000

342 Jasmine Drive - $670,000

06-03-22 [5 Bdrms - 3012 SqFt - 1991 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-31-09, $892,000 06-02-22 [4 Bdrms - 1402 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-18-10, $215,000 05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 2574 SqFt - 1990 YrBlt]

06-01-22 [3 Bdrms - 1827 SqFt - 2019 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-11-19, $471,500

621 Tipperary Drive - $681,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1493 SqFt - 1971 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-25-11, $148,000

282 Woodstock Circle - $645,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1440 SqFt - 1964 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 02-05-14, $260,000

392 Youngsdale Court - $855,000

06-03-22 [4 Bdrms - 1807 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt]

VALLEJO

154 Lahotan Court - $545,000 129 Lassen Circle - $510,000

261 Loch Lomond Drive - $649,500

118 Marna Drive - $650,000

1225 Missouri Street - $498,000

1400 Valley Glen Drive - $685,000

167 Rutherford Drive - $499,000

05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 1918 SqFt - 1954 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-08-08, $195,000

1411 Prospect Way - $520,000

05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 1877 SqFt - 1978 YrBlt]

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1443 SqFt - 1987 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 05-15-00, $159,900

592 Trinity Court - $520,000

340 Fir Street - $571,000

719 Lantana Place - $610,000

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1749 SqFt - 2014 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-26-14, $315,500

1849 Minnesota Street - $550,000

1065 St Olaf Court - $620,000

606 Roscommon Place - $725,000

06-03-22 [2 Bdrms - 1445 SqFt - 1979 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-25-16, $257,000

436 Markham Avenue - $520,000

05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 2509 SqFt - 1995 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-31-15, $421,000

775 Nudd Way - $425,000

470 Belvedere Drive - $585,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1859 SqFt - 1990 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 08-15-03, $360,000

123 Fairoaks Drive - $440,000

413 Donaldson Court - $595,000

529 Loch Lomond Way - $525,000

705 West H Street - $445,000

TOTAL SALES: 5 LOWEST AMOUNT: $425,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $585,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $480,000 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $500,600

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1202 SqFt - 1954 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 04-16-13, $177,500

2736 Kitano Place - $580,000

05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 2426 SqFt - 1999 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-11-10, $341,000

630 Fountain Way - $745,000

RIO VISTA

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06-02-22 [4 Bdrms - 1628 SqFt - 1967 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-22-98, $135,000 05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1495 SqFt - 1987 YrBlt]

398 Nancy Circle - $575,000

05-31-22 [3 Bdrms - 1988 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-25-21, $575,000 06-01-22 [4 Bdrms - 2083 SqFt - 1988 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-18-14, $415,000 05-31-22 [4 Bdrms - 2229 SqFt - 1993 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 06-13-18, $615,100

TOTAL SALES: 24 LOWEST AMOUNT: $320,000 HIGHEST AMOUNT: $1,002,000 MEDIAN AMOUNT: $528,250 AVERAGE AMOUNT: $578,583

06-02-22 [3 Bdrms - 1322 SqFt - 1987 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-13-05, $365,000

24 5th Street - $495,000

06-01-22 [3 Bdrms - 1806 SqFt - 1983 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 10-04-99, $122,500

101 Cadiz Court - $750,000

155 Olivera Drive - $330,000

06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1095 SqFt - 1900 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 12-10-10, $600,000 05-31-22 [5 Bdrms - 2375 SqFt - 1973 YrBlt]

2007 Pine Bluff Way - $1,750,000

112 Cardinal Lane - $426,000

206 Plumas Drive - $580,000

1032 Carolina Street - $494,000

05-31-22 [5 Bdrms - 4325 SqFt - 2007 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 01-07-14, $607,000 05-31-22 [2 Bdrms - 1621 SqFt - 2003 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 11-22-19, $422,500

442 Rolling Oak Drive - $680,000

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06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 1104 SqFt - 1961 YrBlt], Previous Sale: 03-11-09, $79,000 06-03-22 [3 Bdrms - 900 SqFt - 1914 YrBlt],

See Transactions, Page 9

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SOLANO REAL ESTATE SCENE

Most people do not get rich quick

I

have tried to be transparent in most of my columns lately about the bad economy. This may sound like I am negative about investing in America.

This past seven months has been painful for a lot of people, but this should remind us that there is no free lunch and getting rich takes a lot of hard work and time.

As I have written before, I consider “rich” as getting to a point in one’s life where there is almost no stress or anxiety about money.

We have seen a lot of people get rich quick over the past

Jim Porter 20 years. The Kardashians, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are just a few of the big names we all hear about, but what all the young people of America need to remember is that 99% of all the rich people in our country took 40 years of diligent investing, debt management See Porter, Page 10

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Updated 4bd/2ba. Porcelain floors - entry, kitchen & dining areas. Newer laminate 1st level/stairs.

Updated kitchen. LR & DR, FR-wet bar, pellet stove. RV parking. $735,000

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4bed/2.5ba, 2,100 sqft+.

Upgraded vinyl floors, crown molding & shutters.

SS appliances, pendant lights, pantry+. Tile floors.

Extended concrete driveway.

Too much to list! $660,000

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Wow! Immaculate 5 Bed/3 Full Baths + Bonus room. Bed on main level. 3,014 sqft.

3 car garage. RV parking.

Corner lot. $815,000

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From Page 3

Look into rebates

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Cities, counties, states and water districts in your area may

Use online resources

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A backyard landscape by Atlanta-based Shades of Green Permaculture, which offers a free online webinar called “Intro to Climate Action Landscaping.”

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offer rebates for replacing your lawn with native plants or financial assistance for irrigation upgrades. Rebates can often be combined for additional savings.

See Yard, Page 8

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Beautiful Browns Valley 4BR 3.5BA+ lrg office/library w/1BR 1BA ADU/Apt above detached 3car garage. Main home w/ spacious living areas. Spacious kitchen w/ granite counters, tile floors+ butler’s pantry.

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Map your space Sketch out your yard, including a rough estimate of its length and width. Use circles to mark existing trees and shrubs, and note any paths or permanent features. Also, determine whether the soil is clay or sand; when you wet it, clay will roll into a ball, and sand will break apart. Note which areas are sunny or shaded,

and where it is wet, moist or dry.

Once you have a blueprint, you can make copies and pencil in different designs and plants.

Kiers says you should also take photos of your yard and bring them with to your local garden center or home improvement store to help salespeople visualize your space and offer suggestions. “It is important to research how big plants get,” Colwell says. “If you learn a plant is going to grow to five feet, you want to put it in a space that allows for full growth, so you never have to prune it.”

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There are several ways to do this. One is to turn off the water and solarize the lawn by covering it with black plastic. The trapped heat will fry the grass, and you can till it into the soil.

This usually takes about two months. Another option is to cover the area with pieces of cardboard, then cover that with a few inches of mulch. As the cardboard degrades, it will kill the grass, and you can replace it with new plants. Or you can dig out the grass, removing the top one to two inches of soil, includ-

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Jones From Page 2 estate ownership.

Real estate isn’t just one thing.

A chunk of land represents a very long list of rights (sticks) that pertain to the land. As the landowner, you may have a pretty big bundle, but you never hold all the sticks.

For example, you may hold a deed to the land, but undoubtedly there are others who have easements across your land.

Those easements are sticks in the bundle that you don’t hold.

You may not have the mineral rights or there could be zoning restrictions. So your neighbors, the city, the county, utility companies, etc. hold those sticks.

There’s many, many more examples, but you get the idea.

So in any real estate issue you have to look at your bundle to determine what sticks you hold and which ones you don’t have.

I presume you and your brother each had a deed to onehalf of the cabin. That means you had a bunch of sticks and your brother had an equal number of sticks.

Absent some type of agreement between the two of you to the contrary, your brother had a right to sell his bundle of sticks.

But unless there were some laws broken, such a sale would have no impact on your sticks.

So here’s what might have happened.

Your brother wanted to cash out.

He may have found someone who would buy a deed from him. Maybe it was a friend or a friend of a friend. But in any event the guy was willing to give your brother some cash and your brother signed over a deed and handed the buyer the keys.

I deliberately mention it was likely a cash transaction because no mortgage company would issue a mortgage without getting a title insurance policy. Had a title insurance company run a title check, they would have discovered your 50% ownership and the loan company would not have made the loan.

But if we presume the buyer doesn’t read this column and therefore didn’t know much about Real Estate 101, they may have thought they were simply buying a cabin the same way they’d buy a piece of furniture. In other words, “Here’s the money, give me the keys.”

But don’t worry. If that’s what happened, your half-ownership is still safe and sound. It’s just that you and the new buyer are now partners.

In fact, your grandson

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could drive up there this afternoon, with your authorization, and legally just let himself in, although it would be a really bad idea from a personal safety point of view.

The only other option I can think of is your brother forged your name on a deed in violation of a number of laws.

He would have had to get somebody to notarize your signature, but I’ve seen it happen.

I’d go back to the title company and pay to have them do a complete title check. That will tell the real story.

Assuming it turns out your brother only sold his sticks, you need to contact the new buyer and try to work something out. If you can’t, you may need to file a lawsuit for partition to get your cash out of the place.

If your brother told the buyer he was buying the whole thing, the buyer will have a lawsuit against your brother.

But if your brother forged your signature, you not only have to file a lawsuit for fraud but the county’s district attorney’s office will need to get involved as well.

Tim Jones is a real estate attorney in Fairfield. If you have any real estate questions that you’d like to have answered in this column, you can contact him at AllThingsRealEstate@ TJones-Law.com.

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Millions of young people opened accounts at Robinhood, and many have purchased

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If you purchased a brand new 1,400-square-foot house in 1982 over near Allan Witt Park in Fairfield, you would have paid around $65,000 for the house that

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is now worth well over $500,000.

If you invested $80,000 in the S&P 500 and had 100% of the dividends reinvested since 1982, you would have millions in your brokerage account today because of the magic of compound interest.

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Yard From Page 8 appearance. You can also mulch heavily and establish living ground cover using plants such as white clover, creeping thyme, creeping germander or bugleweed, which fill niches and retain moisture, Kiers says.

Evaluate the irrigation In dry climates, a droughtresistant yard still needs

water-efficient irrigation, Hall says. This could mean installing a low-pressure drip system, which delivers water to the root zone; converting your existing sprinklers to drip; or retrofitting pop-up spray heads with waterefficient hardware, such as an MP Rotator, which disperses larger water droplets that fall to the ground instead of evaporating. In wet climates, if you use native plants, you may not need irrigation once the plants are established.

Consider hiring a pro Those who are uncomfortable with do-it-yourself gardening or who have a bigger budget may want to consult a landscape architect. To save time and avoid miscommunication, be prepared before your meeting. Take photos of plants and landscaping you like. (Make sure it’s a viable choice in your area.) Hiring a company to do a complete landscape overhaul can be pricey.

Costs vary by square footage, density, existing plants and soil preparation. For example,

in Hall’s area, 1⁄4 acre starts at about $30,000, including design, vegetation and labor, she says.

Depending on the amount of sweat equity you want to invest, a DIY conversion for the same space would cost about $10,000 to $16,000, Kiers says.

Be prepared for maintenance Xeriscaping doesn’t mean zero care. Even drought-tolerant plants require water, and pesky weeds must still be pulled. Yes, you will spend less time mowing, but expect to cut back native

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