Houck: FSBOs—Thinking About Selling Your Home As For Sale By Owner?
DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty
Thinking About Selling Your Home as a For Sale by Owner (FSBO)?
Here Are Key Factors to Consider:
- High-Quality Photos and Walkthroughs: Professional marketing starts with strong visuals. High-quality photos and 3D walkthroughs are critical for attracting buyers quickly and securing top dollar for your home. If you don’t have the tools or expertise to produce and edit marketing content, some brokerages such as Atomic Realty can offer these offer these services à la carte—even if you're selling on your own. Investing in professional media
Amateur Naturalist: Looks Different And Looks Alike
A Spanish Broom with its many straight green stems. Photo by Robert Dryja/ladailypost.com
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
An exploratory walk can lead to plants that look very different from one another or very much alike. The Spanish broom is an example. It is a bush that may grow six to eight feet high. It is somewhat circular in shape and can have hundreds of straight slim stems.
The stems are up to an eighth of inch wide, green colored, and two to three feet long. A stem may have few small leaves growing toward it base, (see Picture 1). It is at its flowering peak in June.
The perennial sweet pea also is at its Read More
Welcome Letter From LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy
LAPS Superintendent Jennifer Guy
Dear LAPS Families,
I am excited to welcome you to the 2025–2026 school year! Whether your family is returning or joining us for the first time, thank you for being part of the Los Alamos Public Schools community.
The first day of school is Monday, August 11. Individual schools will be sending out details about schedule pick-ups, classroom assignments, and opportunities to meet your child’s teachers before the year begins.
Our schools are clean, safe, and ready to welcome students back to classrooms. A big thank you goes to our custodial and facilities teams Read More
McQuiston: The Airbnb Neighbor – How Short-Term Rentals Are Secretly Affecting Your Insurance
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Pages Of Our History: Stirling Auchincloss Colgate
Stirling Auchincloss Colgate Nov. 14, 1925 – Dec. 1, 2023
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos
Stirling Auchincloss Colgate (Los Alamos Ranch School 1940–1943) was born in New York City and died in 2013 in Los Alamos, NM.
Stirling Colgate was one of the last four graduates of Los Alamos Ranch School, along with his classmates William “Bee” Barr, Theodore “Ted” Church, and Collier Baird. Intensified studies allowed them to graduate on Jan. 28, 1943, and enter colleges at mid-year.
Stirling went to Cornell University, where he eventually earned a degree in electrical engineering, though his studies Read More
Best Of Liddie’s Recipes: Gazpacho
Gazpacho. Photo by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
At the height of summer, my childhood days were spent playing stickball with the neighborhood kids, wandering along the riverbanks looking for lizards or rabbits or wildflowers, roaming the acequia with my sister searching for wild asparagus and harvesting veggies with my grandma in her garden.
Tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers were brought in by the bucketsful and, for us, that meant fresh Gazpacho was readily available.
My mom used to make it by the gallon and leave it chilling in the refrigerator for us to serve ourselves Read More
Catch Of The Week: St. Paul Cyber Attack … What We Know So Far
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
The city of St. Paul, Minn., was the latest target of a cyber-attack, bringing city systems and services to a grinding halt. The attack was first detected on July 25 and still appears to be affecting city services. The impact to the city was so great that Gov. Tim Walz had to call in the National Guard, which also has a cyber component.
What happened? What we know so far – the city first noticed suspicious activity in their systems on the morning of July 25. Leadership shut down access to that system and then shut down internet access Read More
