NestEgg Home Buying: Bay Area Real Estate

Asbestos and Other Risks

Last thing you want to do when buying a house is to expose your family and loved ones to asbestos.  Exposure to Asbestos can cause lung and other various forms of cancer.  The bad news is that it rarely curable.  The good news is that mesothelioma abestos injury is 100% preventable.

Below is a blog that outlines who is most at risk, how to evaluate a house for asbestos, and what to do if asbestos was used as a building material in your house.

How to Evaluate Your House for Asbestos (link)

A Good Landscaper

We've tried a bunch of different landscaping companies, and by the far the most reliable has been Mauricio's Landscaping Service.  Mauricio has been a super responsive landscaper and guy I want to support.  Right after we bought the house and we were a little cash constrained, Mauricio was really helpful in telling me which projects I could do myself (and how) and always tried to keep his projects as cost efficient as possible.  He also planted a bed of flowers pro-bono for our wedding rehearsal dinner banquet.  He now manages work for my sister and parents (both in Palo Alto).

I helped Mauricio build a corporate website (www.mauricioslandscaping.com).  I obviously need to work on my basic webdesign skills, but the website should give you contact information and background on his company.