Home appraisals in Tehama County, by tomorrow

Tehama County homes spread from Red Bluff and Corning out into walnut, prune and olive orchards, foothill cattle country, and higher ground toward Manton and Mineral. Red Bluff has Victorian homes and older bungalows near downtown, plus ranch homes and newer subdivisions at the edges. I get calls when a Tehama County house goes through probate or a tax appeal deadline is near.

What I look at in Tehama County

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   Older homes near downtown Red Bluff date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. I look closely at foundations, wiring and how well updates fit a house that old.

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   Around Corning and Los Molinos, a house often sits on a few acres of walnuts, prunes or olives. I value the home with other rural sales and say when the orchard is the bigger story.

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   Lake California near Cottonwood is a planned community built around its own lake, and its homes trade apart from Red Bluff. I compare inside it first and ask about any association dues.

Across Tehama County

Tehama County runs from the oak and grass foothills of the Coast Range, across the Sacramento River and the orchards around Red Bluff and Corning, up the volcanic slopes toward Lassen Peak. I compare homes within the same band of the county.

Tehama County questions