Marc Vieira--Bailey Creek Properties Realtor

My wife and I moved to Lake Almanor because we love living in an area as beautiful as Lake Tahoe but without the congestion and high cost of living.

My journey to Lake Almanor was based upon my life long desire to live in the mountains. Because I needed to eat on a regular basis, after graduating from law school at USF in 1974, I gravitated to a more populated area and moved to Napa. I was a prosecuting attorney for 10 years with the Napa DA's office trying hundreds of cases from DUIs to serious felonies. Then in 1986 I was fortunate to become appointed as Napa Municipal Court's first Court Commissioner. I mostly presided over criminal cases, but did small claims and traffic court. I retired as a Superior Court Commissioner in 2000.

I'm sure several of my friends questioned my leaving at a young age. Many believing I would be bored. We moved to Nevada City thinking this would be our ideal retirement area. While enjoying many facets of the area, it wasn't until we visited Lake Almanor in 2002 that I realized this was exactly the kind of area that was for me. Luckily I had a wife who also enjoyed the outdoors and was willing to make another move. In 2004 we built a home and moved in just before Thanksgiving.

In 2002 I obtained my real estate license because it was a way to utilize my background and experience in the law, still give me flexible hours to enjoy my free time, and to keep my mind active.

Our home was built in the Bailey Creek Development. It seemed natural to work for the Bailey Creek Properties Real Estate office. It has turned out to be a wonderful situation as I thoroughly enjoy everyone associated with the office and all the clients I've had the privilege to work for.

Without the crowds and everything within a short distance we have our choice of several lakes to kayak in (or fish), mountains to hike, mountain bike, snow shoe and cross-country ski, and of course the three beautiful golf courses surrounding Lake Almanor. Lake Almanor is fairly warm in summer with water temperatures around 70 degrees. You can tell by the list of activities that we do get snow in the winter. Every winter is different, but typically, by early April the snow is disappearing quickly. Then comes the summer where temperatures average mid 40's in the morning to mid 80's in the afternoon. No humidity and hardly any mosquito's, at least where I live!

If you are interested in seeing what real estate in the form of homes or lots that are available, you can look at my web-site http://www.lakealmanorproperties.com/ or should you have any questions, you can contact me at marc@baileycreek.com.

Osprey Cove Condominiums

Osprey Cove Condominiums at Lake Almanor! Lakefront units with boat slips are under construction and expected to be available in July of 2008. Condominiums will be approximately 2200 square feet with top quality features throughout. Call 530-259-5687 to reserve yours today. Be the first to pick! Each unit offers distinct differences and are all absolutely amazing!

Dyer Mountain Update from The Plumas County News

Dyer Mountain sale postponed

2/13/08
Shayla Ashmore
Staff Writer
There was no trustee sale of the 6,700-acre Dyer Mountain resort property Monday, Feb. 4, Wednesday, Feb. 6, or Friday, Feb. 8.

Independent auctioneer George Wickman read a notice of postponement at 2 p.m. each day in the lobby or on the front steps of the Lassen County Courthouse. Wickman said the sale was postponed at the discretion of the trustee, California Mortgage and Realty, which lent developer Dyer Mountain Associates almost $16 million to buy the property in Westwood.

On Friday, Feb. 8, Wickman said the sale had been postponed until 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, by mutual agreement.

DMA Manager Grant Sedgewick said the developer of the four-season resort successfully negotiated giving DMA 60 days to refinance the loan.

However, since the negotiations were conducted by e-mail, DMA's three managers hadn't signed the final documents postponing the sale.

"The documents are in draft form," Manager Sara Duryea said Tuesday, Feb. 5. "They're going to be signed Wednesday (Feb. 6).

"On Thursday morning, Duryea said the documents would be signed later that day or early Friday, Feb. 8.

A California Mortgage and Realty spokesman said the company doesn't discuss borrowers with outside parties.

A notice of trustee's sale, filed Jan. 10 in the Lassen County Clerk's office, stated that the mortgage company would sell the Dyer Mountain Resort property and all fixtures and equipment located on the property at 2 p.m., Feb. 4, at public auction, to the highest bidder.

"The lender agreed to postpone the planned trustees' sale for two months because we've shown them that we have a pretty good prospect for refinancing. We reached an agreement this afternoon," Sedgewick said at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3.

The lender planned the public auction to pay the remaining unpaid balance on a deed of trust executed Nov. 18, 2005, when DMA purchased the property.

According to the trustee sale notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance was estimated to be $15,810,084.31. The notice said premiums and interest may increase the amount prior to sale.

DMA managers announced they were in negotiations with a number of entities interested in refinancing after the mortgage company filed a notice of default and election to sell under deed of trust Aug. 27 with Lassen County. It warned DMA it had to repay more than $3.59 million in past due payments plus permitted costs and expenses.

"We have new financing we're working on," Sedgewick said Thursday, Jan. 17. "It's close to complete.

"He said the new financing package would provide enough money to pay off the loan DMA took out to buy the resort property and provide funds to go forward with the development.

The project has been in the works since voters approved a ballot initiative in 2000, which zoned as mountain resort the area around Dyer Mountain and Walker Lake, also known as Mountain Meadows Reservoir.

In September, the Board of Supervisors approved the EIR and a large-lot parcel map dividing the resort property into 13 parcels ranging in size from 40 to 1,118 acres. The board approved the development agreement in October.

DMA plans to build, or have other developers build, three golf courses, ski runs, more than 4,000 houses and condos, and commercial and retail projects.

The resort faces a lawsuit filed in October by Mountain Meadows Conservancy, Sierra Watch and the Chico-based Yahi Group of the Sierra Club. It alleges county approval of the project violated the California Environmental Quality Act.

Welcome to Lake Almanor, California in Beautiful Plumas County

Bailey Creek Properties, Inc. has now been in business for over 6 years and we are continually growing as a business and a community. We would like to introduce ourselves as well as to let you know we are new to having a blog, but are very interested in any comments or questions anyone has on real estate, property management, vacation rentals, or just Plumas County in general. We can try to point you in the right direction if we do not have the answers but we would love to try! We are located in Lake Almanor, California where the cascade mountains meet the Sierra's. We are a real estate/property management company serving the Plumas and Lassen Counties. In multiple articles we have been compared to the "small Tahoe without the traffic and congestion". They are right. We have been to Tahoe plenty of times and absolutely love it, but come home knowing that we love this place just as much. We invite you to take a look at our website www.baileycreekproperties.com for more information on the area or to call us at 530-259-5687 or toll free at 866-223-5687 if you have any questions. Otherwise we look forward to your comments and suggestions. I will make this first entry simple and short because we have so much information on a place that so many people don't even know exists. Thank you!