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Happy Memorial Day

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The Gamache Team wants to wish you and your family a Happy Memorial Day. We wish to honor those who have lost their lives defending our great country and thank the family members who have been left behind.

It can’t be said enough that without the sacrifice of so many, we wouldn’t be living in such a great nation. 

May we all take time today and every day to be grateful, spend time with loved ones, and never take our freedom for granted. 

The American Dream

The Gamache Team comes from a long lineage of people who have called the Tri-Valley home for many decades. We appreciate the freedom to live the American Dream of home ownership and do not take it for granted that we help others achieve this same dream.

Real estate is one of the greatest gifts we can achieve, and we are grateful to our clients for trusting us for decades with their American Dream.

Celebrating Diversity 

The Tri-Valley is a mixture of many cultures and, our diversity is one of the very reasons people love to call it home. From mixed heritages, religions, and beliefs, we are all one community and are lucky to have so many opportunities to experience our differences. 

Apple Pie and Baseball

The Tri-Valley is home to just one baseball team now but getting to Oracle Park is a breeze with BART and our freeway system. Whether a hot dog and beer is your game pleaser or a tub of popcorn and cotton candy, watching baseball is one of American’s favorite pastimes.

Apple pie is an American delight, and whether you cook your own or buy one from one of our local grocers or restaurants, it’s an iconic staple of America.

Fly Your Flag High

A favorite past time for some Americans is flying the American Flag. We still get a bit choked up when listening to or singing the National Anthem. May you fly your flag high and consider with pride, thankfulness, and dignity all that the flag and National Anthem represent.

Back Yard BBQ’s

While the weather may be a bit on the cooler side this Memorial Day, it’s always a good time to have a back yard BBQ with friends and family.

The Gamache Team enjoys a good cook out on the backyard grille with chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, corn on the cob, potato chips, and watermelon rounding out a few of our staples.

We hope you get the chance to enjoy a chance to sit, relax, and reflect this Memorial Day as we ramp up for the end of school and the beginning of summer.

Happy Memorial Day from Our Family to Yours

From the land of the free to the home of the brave, we wish every one a Happy Memorial Day. 

 

 

Winter Storm Safety Tips for Tri-Valley Neighborhoods

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Hands Protecting House from Bad weather on chalkboard.

It’s been a wet start to 2023, and predictions of more wet and stormy weather are on the way. With school back in session and safety of paramount concern, The Gamache Team would like to offer some winter storm safety tips for the Tri-Valley neighborhoods.

Preparing Your Tri-Valley Home for Wet and Windy Weather

The Tri-Valley hasn’t experienced this kind of wet and windy weather for years, so we’d like to offer some tips to help you prepare your home.

In the event of a power outage, call your local utility company and stay safe preferably at home. 

To prepare for a possible power outage, stock your home with fresh water and canned food, a can opener, flashlights, batteries, candles, and lighters.

Avoid opening the refrigerator often to keep food cold and fresh.

Sign up for emergency alerts at www.acalert.org and follow your city’s social media platforms. 

Keep all medication in one place and make certain to have a backup plan for medication that needs to be refrigerated.

Use generators, if possible, and only use them outside.

Do not use a gas stove or oven to heat your home. 

Unplug all appliances in the event of a power surge.

Check all windows and doors for leaks and clean up all water spills to avoid damage to flooring. In the event of a water leak from the rain and wind, dry out walls and carpets with fans, tarp roofs, call your local roofer, and stay off of wet and slippery roofs and areas. Contact your insurance company immediately if you have damage to report.

Be Prepared in the Event of an Emergency Evacuation

Prepare an emergency bag in the event you have to evacuate. Include blankets, clothing, toiletries, medicine, snacks, water, band aids, phone chargers, and phone numbers for doctors, dentists, family members, schools, and emergency centers such as hospitals and fire departments. Keep your car filled with gas and your phones charged at all times. 

Bring Pets Indoors

Pets who are not used to severe weather conditions can run away, get injured, or even die. Extreme weather conditions are tough on our pets; bring them inside and make sure they have warm bedding and ample food and fresh water. 

Keep leashes and crates and an emergency bag for them in the event of an evacuation with food, bowls, medication, and bedding.

Special Preparations for Homes in Danger of Flooding

If your home is near a flood zone, you need to take extra precautions to avoid mud, water, and debris from flooding your home. Creeks that swell with rainwater overflow and seep into the soil.

When the soil gets saturated and can hold no more rainwater, the water runs freely and can flood your home. In order to protect your home from overflowing creeks or streams, prepare in advance by stacking sandbags where water might flood your home.

Most cities have sandbag locations to help you prepare for flooding. Research your city’s sandbag locations well in advance of the storm so you are prepared. 

Driving Precautions in the Event of a Storm

If you must drive during a storm, make sure your car is well-maintained with tires inflated to proper capacity, windshield wipers efficient, brakes in working condition, and headlights and brake lights in working order.

Leave extra early to avoid speeding or hurrying.

Drive slowly, taking extra precautions in flooded neighborhoods or streets and around schools. Never drive through puddles as you don’t know how deep they are. In the event you hydroplane, try not to panic, pump the brakes, and steer into the skid not away from it.

Maintain a safe distance between cars in front of you and behind you. 

Avoid all potholes to reduce the risk of damage to the car and flat tires.

Exchange Contact Information with Your Neighbors

It’s always a good idea to exchange contact information with your neighbors. In the event your neighbors are elderly or have young children, you may want to check on them before, during, or after a heavy rain or windstorm.

Keeping an eye out for each other and your homes helps calm fears and creates lasting relationships. Remember, we are all in this together. 

Stay safe, warm, and well everyone!

Giving Thanks to Our Loyal Clients

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Thanksgiving is next week, and The Gamache Team would like to give thanks to our loyal clients. We feel very blessed and honored to have so many of you trust us with your real estate buying and selling needs.

Over the last two years, we have seen a huge boom in the Tri-Valley real estate market. We have enjoyed working with sellers and buyers who wanted to upsize to enjoy a bigger home with more work space and a dedicated work out room; families who found themselves desiring a larger yard for more outdoor space; and empty nesters who found their fledglings coming back home.

We’ve also, sadly, had to say good-bye to some clients who wanted to relocate and start a new journey in their lives. To these sellers, we offer our sincerest thanks and wish them the best wherever they have happily landed.

Enjoying Time with Family and Friends in the Tri-Valley

The Gamache Team has been a big fan of the Tri-Valley for several generations. We have seen the Tri-Valley grow from a sleepy farmland to an urban oasis. At the heart of the Tri-Valley the core values of family, vineyards, location, and reputation remain some of the very reasons the Gamache family continues to live, work, play, and recreate here.

We hope that during this time of year, you and your family find time to enjoy some of what makes the Tri-Valley so unique. Whether it’s a walk or picnic at some of our amazing Dublin parks to biking along the Pleasanton Ridge to shopping at the great boutique stores in Livermore, the Tri-Valley has something for everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving from The Gamache Team

From our family to yours, The Gamache Team wishes each of you a very happy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving.

A New Take at Sheltering in Place Including Good News for the Tri-Valley!

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As a busy father, husband, and realtor, I appreciate how difficult this work, play, school, and live at home experience has been for all of us. Driving past the empty buildings, restaurants, wineries and shops in the Tri-Valley is difficult to witness.

Our previously thriving community is at an indefinite standstill, and we literally are living through history in the making.

Making the Best out of a Difficult Situation

Despite how difficult this process has been, I do like to look at the positive aspects. Not that I can speak for everyone, but I’m discovering the little blessings life has to offer.

The hills look a lot greener; the flowers bloom a bit brighter; and I feel a little more relaxed not having to rush from appointments and activities to spend time with my family.

I feel more appreciative of the people and events in my life I don’t have at my disposal. Life events such as celebrating birthdays or graduations, meeting my neighbors for a BBQ, and greeting people at an open house have never been more important to me.

The Tri-Valley Real Estate Market is Still Thriving

I am lucky to have chosen a career that has me able to still serve my clients, albeit virtually these days. In fact, our listing at 1001 Murrieta Blvd. in Livermore is pending, proving that the market is still alive and thriving!

The Gamache Team is still hard at work making the dreams of new homebuyers, investors, relocators, and sellers come true. We meet through virtual office meetings and old-fashioned ways such as calling and emailing.

It’s a new way of doing business, and one that will most likely continue for a bit, proving once again, The Gamache Team is still capable of helping our clients through the most difficult of experiences.

Have You Heard the Good News about the Tri-Valley Being Among the Safest Places to Live? 

Another benefit of being at home is that I have plenty of opportunity to catch up on the latest news! According to The Patch, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore were ranked among the 50 safest places to live. Our nearby neighbors, Danville and San Ramon, were also ranked in this list.

The list of the 50 safest cities were compiled by Safewise and took into account violent crimes, property crimes, and other information. To see the results of the study, read the April 1 report, California’s 50 Safest Cities of 2020.

Stay Healthy and Upbeat Until We Meet in Person

As always, your best interests are in our thoughts and in the way we conduct ourselves professionally as well as personally.

If you have any needs, want to know more about the state of the market, rates, or are simply just wanting to check in and say, “Hi!” we would be more than happy to hear from you!

Our email is dan@gamacheteam.com and you can reach us by phone at (925) 918-0332.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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