This photo from the Record Searchlight kind of says it all…Shasta ran wild over West Valley in the North State Game of the Weeks on Fox Sports Radio. With Clay Cavender leading the attack, the Wolves kept the larger West Valley Eagles on alert all evening as Clay led the Shasta High School offense to [...]

For all of you high school football fans…it all starts this Friday night…Football under the lights…California style. The Game of the Week will be between Shasta Hi and West Valley Hi, and it should be a good one. I have been at practices for both teams, and they are ready. Listen to us on Fox [...]

Just reduced, and now a very good buy at $230,000. This is a 170 unit complex in the Marysville, CA area…..is in very good condition, and with some management assistance can make a very good profit. This is a below market price for this good location facility. Apartment and upscale security system, and other extras. [

If you are thinking about investing in real estate in view of the up and down nature of the stock market, right now there are some excellent buys….from small units, like the duplex we just sold for $100,000 to a 34 unit just on the market for $1,750,000 with annual net of $145,000. This is [...]

About a week ago we announced the new listing of the River Bend Golf and Country Club located along the Sacramento River in Redding, CA in Northern California. We have had some initial interest, but some basic questions have come up from prospects, so thought I would explain the course and the club as I [...]

Being the sports fan that I am, especially at the high school and college level, and being a grad of the University of California system (Cal, UCLA, UCSB), and a long time fan of USC…I am partial towards the Pac 10. This year, not a lot of national excitement about the Pac 10 teams, but, [...]

Well, week 1 for local high school football is history, as two Redding area teams traveled to face historically strong teams.  Shasta traveled to Lassen, and the strong Susanville team was too much for the smaller Wolves, defeating Shasta 24 to 3. Foothill played Dixon in the San Joaquin league, and showed that they will

Click to view slideshow.  Right now is a very good time to buy investment property. Financing is very much available to qualified buyers at a low interest rates, and lenders are looking very favorably at properties that show stability, good cash flow, and a good future. The nice thing about buying the larger apartment comp

I will be joining Aaron Williams of the Record Searchlight (formerly Sports Editor) on Fox Sports Radio in Redding, CA to broadcast the high school “Game of the Week”. It all starts next week, and I will be doing the “color” portion of the broadcast, which is pretty much everything other than the pla

Just listed the Atlantis Gas Station on Hilltop at Mistletoe in Redding, CA. $1.200,000, and this includes the real estate at this valuable corner opposite the Holiday Inn and Marie Callendars. This is a former Shell station, and is ideally located on busy Hilltop just off of Cypress Ave and the Hilltop exit from Interstate

Just listed the very popular and busy Cypress Chevron at Hilltop and Chevron at the main exit from I 5 to Redding, CA. This is a very attractive station in the best location….opposite 76 and Valero and adjacent to the extensive Hilltop Drive restaurant and hotel area, including the K-Mart Center, McDonald’s, Bur

Did  you know?  There are 47 apartment buildings currently on the market, from $220,000 up to $2,900,000, in Redding,  Anderson, and the North State…and good financing is available to qualified buyers. In the North State, for example in Chico, not far from Chico State and opposite Bidwell Park, there is a 48 unit l

Earlier today, David Benda wrote the lead article in the Record Searchlight about the River Bend Golf and Country Club being for sale…I had put it on my blog when we listed it…but here is some background from David. We have it listed at $1,500,000…and any questions, or if you know a buyer, please let us

We have just put on the market the River Bend Golf and Country Club in Redding, CA located right on the banks of the Sacramento River; is a 9 hole executive style golf course; a short and level 32 par course; and includes an upscale restaurant, pro shop,and netted area for warm up. This is [...]

This Mobile Home Park is right on the Sacramento River in Anderson just east of the Deschutes Road bridge, and is one of the most beautiful locations on the River, with one of the few islands in the River directly in front of the Park. All mobiles are owned by the Park, and the units [...]

Rivers Inn MHP Illustration 8-15-10 The River Inn Mobile Home Park in Los Molinos, CA is right on the Sacramento River, and is an old established park that has stability of tenants and a good income history. It is listed at $2,400,000 for the 37 space Park, and all of the mobile homes are Park [...]

We now have 6 mobile home parks for sale in Northern California…and are looking for buyers. What do we do that is different than others? 1. We are very big on the internet…2. We know what we are talking about, having sold many parks over the years…and 3. We know buyers and what they are [...]

  In the Editorial earlier this week, the Editor made some comments about City Councilman and current Mayor, Patrick Jones…and this is my reply: As I read your editorial “Million Dollar Lanterns” a couple of points became clear to me. At the risk of not endorsing one candidate or another, the fact the Patrick Jon

As I read the Letter “Time for incompetent council member to go” my first reaction was “this is a new low in journalistic editorship”, if there is such a thing. As I thought more about it, I became more convinced that this was the height of political partisanship on your part, and totally unacceptable. To [...]

If you have been thinking about investing in foreclosed homes, here is an opportunity. We have formed Foreclosure Investor Services to assist investors that are interested in buying homes that are being sold at the “Court House Steps”. We assist investors in purchasing homes in Shasta and Tehama counties in Nort

This week we got the word…three of our major shopping and retail centers are going to be either auctioned off for foreclosure, or are scheduled to be foreclosed on shortly. All three centers have, or had, great tenants…and then the market took the nose-dive. The former Gottschalk center on Hilltop Drive is sched

Wow…what a day….enjoyed by over 20 teams from Redding and the North State…and what a day as the temperatures remained mild and Tierra Oaks was at its shimmering beauty. This course is certainly one of the finest and most difficult in the north state as it winds through the magnificent golf course facing ho

In the local paper today, a nice article on the just played Lions All-Star Football game; the outstanding players and  outstanding plays; and a good game synopsis. I am looking forward to the high school football season. It is always good. Then, last night I went to the Youth Peewee Football practice where my grandson [...

The following appeared in the Los Angeles Times ( of which I was a “paper boy” for 6 years when I lived in Compton, CA), and then was passed on to agents by the California Association of Realtors (CAR)…and I thought it might be of interest to you. What the new consumer protection bureau will [...]

This is an ideal location older Mobile Home Park located just south of Shasta Lake and adjacent to I 5….older, but very well maintained, with high occupancy. Lots of extras in this great location. For financials and additional info, please e-mail    ronlargent@kw.com     www.ronlargent.com

We just reduced the price on the NorCal I-5 Shell gas station located at the Outlets Center in Anderson, CA to $3,500,000. This station, which was built in 1996, is one of the most profitable gas stations in Northern California due to its key location on I 5 as you travel north and south from Sacramento [...]

Last week I was invited to join others in the Redding Chamber of Commerce for a morning briefing…and then a noon-time business and community briefing. Both meetings were very informative. So, today I had the opportunity to take a business owner that is considering a move to the North State out to see Stillwater. His [

The 152 unit self storage complex known as the Ogden Self Storage on Theresa Lane in Redding, CA is off the market, due to the death of the owner. However, we have a number of other facilities throughout the North State that might be of interest from the small 50 unit complex up to the [...]

In the next few years, we will see the numbers of foreclosed homes increase significantly in the continuing housing downturn. A number of factors have caused the current situation, but the reality is that many homes that were purchased in the past 5 years will go to foreclosure. As this situation developed, some of our [...

Frontier Hills is a Senior Park in a great location just west of Redding and very near Whiskeytown Lake in the community of historic Old Shasta. The park is well maintained, and the illustration goes into more detail. Financials are available at   www.ronlargent.com    or e-mail   ronlargent@kw.comFrontierHills

Bixby Knolls is an older park located mid way between Redding and Anderson,CA. It is in an excellent area close to shopping and still has an older park feel. A great deal of improvements have been made on a couple of park owned units…and these are one time costs, which would make this an excellent [...]

North Redding MHP Illustration 7-30-10This is a very nice older park in the best location near Lake Shasta…see the illustration for details. Rents are low and it still is a 8.1% cap…so with raised rents, and they are low, this could be a very nice investment. Financials at   www.ronlargent.com     ronlarge

This week I received the CoStar Report and one paragraph caught my attention…as buyers and sellers have asked me recently what will be the effect on commercial real estate transactions….this kind of sums it up: To address risky lending practices, banks will be required to set aside additional capital to cover po

This 51 space mobile home park is a real money maker. Gross income from rents is one of the highest in Northern California…and considering what was spent on one-time repairs…this is almost a 10 cap investment. This is an older park, but always full and under demand, in an ideal location just off of Highway [...]

We are trying to sell both of the Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Restaurants in Redding, so today I went in to take some photos…and, of course, today is there “$1.oo a scoop day”. Well, I could not pass it up….and I had an absolutely delicious chocolate and peanut butter single scoop….and with the te

If you have been thinking about buying a gas station with convenience store, in that gas for cars is not going to go away…regardless of what is being done on alternative fuels, at least for awhile….we have just listed a nice group of branded gas stations, including Shell, Valero, 76, and Chevron.  We have them

I recently read a book by Jeanne Fleming and Leonard Schwartz entitled “Isn’t It Their Turn to Pick Up The Check?” and follow these financial folks on Forbes. I just read the following and it made a lot of sense in view of a conversation I had last week about gifts in real estate as [...]

So, Friday I did my 13 mile bike ride on the River Trail….and ended up taking a break at the rest stop at the North End of the Sundial Bridge. I had been watching this area for some time, for it is always full of visitors…and looks “unkept”.  The grass on the north side of the [...]

Tomorrow, on the morning radio show…this subject will come up, I’m sure…for we are talking about the national housing market, etc…..   Mike Lynch also sent me this…and is one of the best explantions that I have read…and you may find it of interest. Here is a session in National Finance

My friend, Mike Lynch, at Home 1 Lending in Redding, sent me the following, and I thought it was so good, and so timely, that we should pass it on….very good advice….and by the way, Mike does a very good job with mortgages. Many are taking advantage of interest rates at historic lows, either by [...]

Just listed the Pio Loco Restaurant in Redding….see it at     www.ronlargent.com/featured         and it is listed at $175,000. E-mail for details, financials, etc….Gorgeous restaurant and a favorite of many….in historic Pine Street School downtown. Owner retiring. www.ronlargent.com     

Great opportunity for the entrepreneur….two Baskin Robbins Restaurants in Redding, CA for sale for $90,000 for both. Great locations on each side of town….both doing very well for the first 6 months of 2010. Seller is retiring, so here is a chance to own your own “fun restaurant”. National well known

Pio Loco Restaurant in Redding, CA is one of the finest dinner restaurants in the North State. With over 4500 sq ft of dining and bar area, it is ideal for lunches, dinners, group parties and functions, and nightclub type activities. With full service bars both upstairs and down, the restaurant serves a desired cuisine [...

At an early morning breakfast, when I mentioned to my friend that we had about 20 gas stations available for sale in the North State…the first question was “how many are BP?” Well, BP is not in the north state…but it brought up the question in my mind as to how the other stations are [...]

This morning I got up to read in the local Record Searchlight that the housing market was on an upswing in Redding. I had just read the Wall Street Journal saying just the opposite on a national scale. You be the judge, as here is the article from WSJ.com The housing market, whose collapse pulled [...]

Today we expanded my commercial real estate business to include a residential specialist to serve our many friends and clients that need assistance with residential real estate, as well as lots and land. Now, both the Largent Team and the Largent Group can serve all real estate needs, from bank owned to “unusual prope

Earlier today I attended the quarterly meeting of the SCVAC and it was most interesting. A lot of good things are happening for the veterans in Shasta County and I am proud to be serving in this group as first  VP. My task will be to work on membership, which means helping vets to become [...]

I just read this in the Forbes Report…and found it of interest…and wanted to share it with you. Too much money for me to get a handle on…but interesting reading…. For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man. Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant