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Bike Month in Sacramento

Riding my bike to work in the month of May

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may is bike month logoIt’s bike month in the Sacramento area and I’m excited to get to ride to an appraisal inspection today for a total of 20 miles. Since the property is fairly close to the Sacramento River anyway, I’ll get to enjoy some of the trails in Rancho Cordova and then exit Hazel Avenue into Fair Oaks. This year I’ve pledged to ride 100 miles during May, which should be fun, but I’m even more excited that my boys are doing it with me. My 8-year-old will be riding 33 miles and my 6-year-old will be riding 16 miles.

Speaking of bikes, I’m also riding in the Project 680 Underwear Ride on May 19 to help raise awareness for student homelessness and gather new underwear for homeless students. This will be a 26-mile ride (roundtrip). Project 680 is close to my heart and a cause I pour my heart and time into. Would anyone like to ride with me? I hear Keith Klassen is coming.

Have you pledged to ride for bike month?

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Bike Month & Geographic Competency

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May was “Bike Month” in the Sacramento area, and I decided to participate at the last minute by contributing fifty miles to the overall regional goal of one million miles for the month. 

I love riding my mountain bike along the American River Trails, but I’ve been hibernating from biking for quite some time now. I finally crossed the threshold again though to get back in the saddle, and I’m so glad I did. Most of my fifty miles over the week consisted of leisure, but I did make it a point to do a 15-mile roundtrip for a re-inspection of a property in the La Riviera area. The home owners were enthusiastic about me doing this, so it was fun to combine appraisal work and biking on the same trip. You can see a partial map of my route above (taken from the MapMyRide app).

Geographic Competency: I don’t plan to bike to many inspections because it would take far too long to do my job on only two wheels. However, biking to one appraisal inspection last week made me think of how important it is for an appraiser to really know the local market and understand the influences in a particular neighborhood. That is exactly why I recommend interviewing an appraiser before making a hire. Ask the appraiser about his/her experience in general as well as his/her knowledge of your neighborhood market. 

Did you participate in Bike Month? What do you do to stay in shape? 

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