Favorite Links

Here are some links to sites that contain helpful information about buying or selling a home. I have also included sites that provide information about Camarillo and activities I'm directly involved in.

I hope that you enjoy them and find them useful.

Links to Senior Organizations

Financial Links

Long Term Care Links

Senior Recreation Links

Additional Resources

Local Area Real Estate

Golf Related Links

We have compiled a database of resources to help you with your 50+ real estate needs. Just click on a category below and find links to the latest information on a variety of products and services to help you.

Finance

Estate Planning: http://www.estateplanning.com/
Estate Planning: http://www.stephens.com
Fannie Mae: http://www.fanniemae.com
Feature CNN Article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/money101/lesson21/
Information in English and Spanish for buying and owning a home: http://www.freddiemac.com
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association, Use Your Home to Stay At Home: http://www.reversemortgage.org
Reverse Mortgage Lending Limits by county: https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm
U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development's Top Ten Things to Know if You Are Interested in a Reverse Mortgage: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/rmtopten.cfm
Wells Fargo: https://www.wellsfargo.com/mortgage/articles/reverse_mortgage
Reverse Mortgage: http://reversemortgage.bankofamerica.com/?cm_mmc=CRE-SEMAX-_-vanity-_-reverse-_-DM

Government/ Associations

AARP Website: http://www.aarp.org
AARP's complimentary reverse mortgage booklet Home Made Money: http://www.aarp.org/revmort
National Association of Home Builders http://www.nahb.org/directory
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov
US Census Bureau For the index of data provided by the US Census Bureau visit: http://www.factfinder.census.gov
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Educating Seniors about investing wisely and avoiding fraud: http://www.sec.gov/investor/seniors.shtml

Health & Aging

Health & Aging

Aging with Dignity's Five Wishes document http://www.agingwithdignity.org
AlzheimerÕs Disease Education and Referral Center http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
Book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long Term Care Planning by Marilee Driscoll
Medicare information at: http://www.medicare.gov
The National Right to Life Committee's "Will to Live": http://www.nrlc.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care: http://www.caringinfo.org
Non-medical assistance to help the elderly stay in their homes longer http://www.visitingangels.com http://www.rightathome.net http://www.homeinstead.com
Wallet-size cards w/ health directive document retrieval service: http://www.healthdirectives.org

Home Quality

Home Inspection/Protection

American Society of Home Inspectors: http://www.ashi.org
National Association of Certified Home Inspectors: http://www.nachi.org
National Association of Home Inspectors: http://www.nahi.org
Protect your home from weathering conditions: http://www.flash.org/

Housing Facility Resources

To compare congregate housing facilities, see the checklists at http://www.carepathways.com/checklist-ccrc.cfm or http://www.getcare.com

Moving Companies

The American Moving and Storage Association provides consumer information about moving household goods: http://www.moving.org
National Association of Professional Organizers: http://www.napo.net

Products & Services

A host of assistive devices: http://www.elderstore.com
A neighborhood information search engine: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com
Ergonomic gadgets for the kitchen, cleaning, and garden: http://www.oxo.com
Information about the upper tier residential market: http://www.luxuryhomemarketing.com
Seniors Superstores: http://www.seniorsuperstores.com
Technology products to foster independent living: http://www.enablemart.com
When your client needs to dispose of books, http://www.booksforamerica.com distributes to charities. To sell collections, go to http://www.elephantbooks.com, individual books http://www.amazon.com