Secrets to Tax Reduction

Knowing the tax law can give you more disposable income. Okay, so just knowing the tax law won’t necessarily get you money. However, if you take the time to figure out your eligibility for different tax breaks and apply them to your life specifically, you can increase your disposable income and have more money in…

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Preparing for IRONMAN Lake Tahoe

With IRONMAN Lake Tahoe quickly approaching, make sure you are as prepared as possible for the big day. What is quite possibly the world’s toughest IRONMAN course, IRONMAN Lake Tahoe takes all of the challenges of the other races and cranks it up to 6,000. Nearly 6,000 feet of ascension during the bike portion, coupled with…

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Whites Creek/Thomas Creek Mountain Biking Trail

This mountain biking loop might as well be in Montrêux’s backyard. Thomas Creek and Whites Creek run down Mount Rose on the opposite side of Mount Rose Highway from Montrêux. Along and across these creeks run beautiful trails that climb in elevation and reach the Mount Rose wilderness. Hikers, bikers and horseback riders alike enjoy these…

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Things to Consider when Buying Quality Real Estate

Location, location, location? Here in Montrêux, we are lucky enough to live in a welcoming community surrounded by beauty, but cannot forget other things to consider when moving to a new home and especially a new area. The View Are the views out your windows things you want to look at for as long as you…

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13th Annual Pinot Noir Summit Coming to Reno

After 12 years in San Francisco, the famed Pinot Party is heading to the Biggest Little City. The Pinot Noir Summit has been hosted in San Francisco for the last 12 years, and due to the over-whelming amount of wine events in the city along with the expensive nature of staging the event, Barbara Drady and…

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Renovating after Retirement

Moving to a new home after retirement? Free time can be a great opportunity to renovate your bathrooms! Upon retirement, you may find yourself with loads of time on your hands (which, if I’m correct is the exact reason for retirement?) and what better way to spend your days than finally heading up those remodeling…

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GolfBoard: Future of the Sport?

Traveling around the golf course just got much more interactive. The GolfBoard is revolutionizing the way we travel the golf course, taking influence from both snowboarding and surfing. “You can’t deny the functionality of it, you can’t deny the fun of it, and you can’t deny the athleticism of it. It just has too many things…

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Virginia City to Kickoff Hot August Nights 2015

This 29th annual classic car festival is moving it’s kickoff weekend from South Lake Tahoe to Virginia City. For the last four years, the kickoff weekend to the region’s largest special event, Hot August Nights, has been in South Lake Tahoe, California. Tony Marini, executive director of Hot August Nights says that they have loved…

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Move Your Business to Nevada for the Tax Break

The Nevada tax structure is perfectly designed to draw in businesses. There are countless reasons why moving to Nevada is a great choice from the gorgeous landscapes to the gourmet local food scene, its proximity to stunning Lake Tahoe and the dynamic way of life that comes with the territory. One such reason is the exceptional…

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Fire Prevention and Safety Tips

Prepare so you don’t need to protect. Fires are forces of destruction that can take down acres upon acres of gorgeous forests, and each summer, we see this happen. The King Fire of 2014 and the Washington Fire of 2015 can serve as examples of what can happen to a gorgeous amount of forest when a…

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