Most often it is the simple moments that are the best gifts. On Christmas day afternoon my newly aged 16 year old daughter Ryan and I wanted to get our for one of our two hour ski windows. She likes to ski at any moment she gets. We thought it might be a dud of a day. It was raining as she drove us to the mountain. No way Erin was going to ski in the rain. Christmas is my Continue Reading
Special Shout Out to Annika Sorenstam from the TTJGT
Truckee Tahoe Junior Golf Tour As the founder of the Truckee Tahoe Junior Golf Tour - TTJGT - I am compelled to give a special shout out to one of our volunteers. The allowed amount of characters on Twitter just isn't sufficient for this post. I have to give this special shout out because I know she won't do it for herself. Hopefully she doesn't mind as I really think this mom is just Continue Reading
Spring Break from Truckee
Another reason Truckee Tahoe is a great place to own real estate is the awesome proximity to endless cool things to do. Much to my wife's chagrin this spring break we did a little stay-vaca, well at least the family did, I seemed to work a lot but they did a lot of cool stuff. Erin was not happy we were not on a beach somewhere as she pointed out, well, constantly all week. From the looks of Continue Reading
Eagle Rock hike on the West Shore
Eagle Rock Tahoe Hike on West Shore of Lake Tahoe Eagle Rock on the West Shore is a great little hike. It is only about 15 minutes. I did it twice last week. One day showing friends some property we stopped and did a quick little jaunt up. Parking is right there on the side of the road. Some of the best views of Tahoe to be had. Nice little break in the day I must say. Eagle Rock is just a few Continue Reading
Truckee Ponderosa Ranchos Home
Ponderosa Ranchos is one of the most sought after local neighborhoods especially for primary homeowners looking for the luxury of a high end community combined with active full time family vibe yet close to town and schools. This Truckee home calls for the full timer who values space and independent living free from oversight but yet close to the grocery stores. This one acre home in Ponderosa Continue Reading
Life on the Lake – Chinquapin
The Chinquapin Resort rests on 95 acres on Lake Tahoe and consists of townhomes and condominiums ranging up to $2 million. The lifestyle with 2 piers, buoys, pool, tennis facility, the Dollar House - very cool amenity, volleyball and the very cool trails like the one in the picture above. Bike ride to Tahoe City is fun too! DFRE just listed the best location 2-bedroom in Chinquapin Continue Reading
Northstar Home Sales almost Triple
16 Northstar homes sold in 2015. 43 Northstar homes sold in 2016. The home sales almost tripled. What happened? 2015 was definitely influenced by a few weak winters in a row, but still. 2016 was definitely influenced by a 2016 being a better winter, but still. The economy was definitely more comfortable in most pockets, but still. 2016 was a phenomenal rebound in home sales but 2017 might Continue Reading
10701 Labelle Court $1,145,000 New DFRE Listing
New Truckee Tahoe Real Estate Doug Flynn Real Estate presents another fantastic Gray's Crossing home for sale. 10701 Labelle Court listed for $1,145,000 is as thoughtful a layout as one will see. Inside this 2,472 square foot home are 3-bedrooms and a large office that could easily be a 4th bedroom. The powder room is a full bath in case an owner wanted to maximize the use of the 4th Continue Reading
Win a GoPro!! Tour Ski-in/Ski-out Properties
Northstar Ski-in/Ski-out Luxury Real Estate Listings Win a GoPro!! Tour one of our amazing ski-in/ski-out listings at Northstar Mountainside and enter raffle to win. Every Saturday until Northstar closes from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM visit M12 or Stellar #3, or both, and be entered for a chance to win a GoPro on closing day! We are giving away one for each property. Visit and Continue Reading
Villa 7 at Old Greenwood Closed by TMR Duo!
2017 Truckee Tahoe Real Estate Sales Year Start - Old Greenwood Doug Flynn Real Estate and Teddy Tahoe successfully closed Villa 7 at Old Greenwood to kickoff the 2017 sales year for $1,025,000. This marked the first $1 million+ townhome sale in Old Greenwood in over 8 years. Strong showing by Tahoe Mountain Realty representing both buyer and seller. It was a fun escrow with Continue Reading