Fall is a great time to sell your house. Before listing your home, do a little preventive maintenance and be proactive in getting the fix up list finished.  A good place to start is to have home inspection done, this way you can take care of any issues prior to a home sale and make the entire process move faster and smoother. Fall is the time of year to have your HVAC check and cleaned. This way your HVAC system will be pass the buyer’s home inspection with flying colors.

The Irvine Barclay Theatre is having a very special showing of NTL: The Deep Blue Sea on Wednesday, October 12th.  The National Theatre Live is a series of broadcasts in high definition directly from the National Theatre in London. The Deep Blue Sea features Helen McCrory and Tom Burke in this Carrie Cracknell production.  Set in West London in 1952, this play follows Hester Collyer as her marriage breakdowns. This is interesting story that begins with Hester’s failed suicide attempt and paints a “portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion.” The Irvine Barclay Theatre is located at 4242 Campus Drive. The show begins at 6:30pm and runs until 9pm. Tickets are $22. For more information, see their website at: http://www.thebarclay.org/events-details.asp?n=explore-events&n1=view-events&n2=by-date&refId=D92A156A-7298-40F4-AA93-7F4F75708DA9.

Shady Canyon is 800 acres made-up of 300 acres of golf club and 500 acres of luxury residential developments. There are approximately 400 residences in Shady Canyon. Located at 19 Spike Moss, this 10,000 square foot home is part of the Shady Canyon Custom Home community. This six bedroom, eight bathroom estate was built in 2010. Enter the home through a private courtyard with a fountain made from reclaimed stone from Cypress and Greece. Attention to detail can be seen in the European solid wood cabinets, hand carved lime stone fireplaces and handmade clay tile floors. The home features a 12 seat home theater, two bars and a wine cellar. The estate has terrific views of the Saddleback Mountains, the nature preserve hills and the city night lights. The home sits on an extra large 33,000 square foot piece of property with a corner lot setting. Outdoors, the homeowner’s will enjoy entertaining by the swimming pool, spa, cabana, and the built in barbeque area.  The large backyard also has two fire pits, a putting green and a citrus orchard. Students living in Shady Canyon attend schools in the Irvine Unified School District, specifically Bonita Canyon Elementary School, Rancho San Joaquin Middle School and University High School.