If you own a home in a high-cost-of-living city, it can be depressing to think about how much more house you could afford in a less expensive area. Your out-of-town friends and relatives might even think you're crazy for spending so much.

THE CARDINAL RULE of real estate also applies to journalism ... not the one about your industry shitting itself—well, actually, that one might apply, too—but we mean that location thing.

Even before moving to the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, Georgia McGregor had a colorful and active lifestyle. But since arriving in Incline in the 60s she has been fortunate to watch the little village grow and change into a very special community.