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And just like that, I said yes and became an LDP Boss Babe!

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Why did I join Lisa Drake Properties? Lisa has the vision to have an office where everyone feels valued. We share a lot of the same ideals and goals. In fact, we were both single moms with one child. Becoming confident and self-reliant. Living life unapologetically.

Lisa is caring and nurturing. Not afraid to have an opinion. I like that about her.

She has worked on her dream of having her brokers license and owning a more personable real estate office where everyone feels like part of the family. Agents and clients alike.

I find it funny how our lives are parallel in some unique ways. I’ll point at an apartment complex and say, “I used to live there.” and she’ll say, “Me too!”

Kim is a big ball of bouncy love beaming right at you. “Hey pretty lady!” she says when you see her and she’s got me saying it too. She just glows and you can’t help but feel good around her. She sees the good in everyone. Kim will lift your spirit. She’s going to be a successful real estate agent. I just know it.

Positive, smart, go-getters!

Community-minded and devoted to keeping Fair Oaks as beautiful and special as it has always been since I moved here. I know people whose families have been here for generations. I guess my son can be considered a second-gen Fair Oakian, now that I’m writing this. Hey, that’s awesome!

Our office, Lisa Drake Properties is located in Fair Oaks Village and I am beyond happy to have a cozy welcoming place in the village to meet my clients.

People in the neighborhood enjoy being at our office. They stop by with their dogs because Kim always has dog-treats. Hallie, Lisa’s daughter is an artist and she sells her art. You can come in and buy paintings, or cards, bracelets, and other neat things. I have a really nice key ring that Hallie made. She’s also working on getting her real estate license.

If you’re in the Village, stop by and say hello! I have a section on my blog called Hot Homes of Fair Oaks where I will highlight Fair Oaks Listings and promote homes for sale to my audience, subscribers, and followers on social media. If you want to list your home with me, let’s talk! Text me at 916-572-8682 or DM me on one of my Facebook pages.

I always say, “Fair Oaks is a Lifestyle, darling.” You don’t just buy a home in Fair Oaks, you buy a lifestyle. The parks, the river, theatre under the stars, the village, clubs, and events. So much fun to live here in Fair Oaks!

Local Artist in Fair Oaks Neddy

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I love hearing Fair Oakians talk about growing up in Fair Oaks because people take pride in living in Fair Oaks.

One day when I was in the village I met an interesting fellow, Neddy, a local artist who was with some people at the Fair Oaks Coffee House and Deli and happened to be showing one of his works to them. We started talking and I learned that he’s lived in Fair Oaks since 1957. He moved here at 13 years old. He reminisced about riding bikes down to the river and even jumping off the old bridge.

We made plans to meet later that week and he brought some of his paintings to show me. He paints every day. “Easel time,” he calls it. Some of his best work happens by accident, he says. He’s not crazy about realism. “You’ve always got to be looking for something in the subject. You can’t try to make it look exactly like you see it, or you’ll try to be perfect, and that’s not going to happen. Just let it develop.”

Neddy loves hanging out in the Village. He sells some of his paintings at the Village Decor & Antique shop located in Fair Oaks Village directly across the street from the Fair Oaks Village Coffee House & Deli.

If you or someone you know wants to share some stories and photos of Fair Oaks, please get in touch with me at chrysti@ilovefairoaks dot com.