Sarah Yamada, Asheville Realtor at Nest Realty

07/21/2026

Skiing with Cheryl McCabe Allen in the 80’s!!

10/05/2024

For any small business owners, my stepbrother went through a disaster in Nashville with his restaurant. He sent this in hopes that it helps some people.

Feel free to share with anyone it could help

-Disaster Experience Sharing for Small Business-

My heart goes out to you guys during all this. Do your best to calm your mind when you can, and “zoom out” to see there are bigger forces at work to help you. You will be clean and whole again in time!

As a restaurant owner who has been through a couple things like this, I would offer the following things to consider. We have had situations where we were made whole and our business came out healthier after the trauma had passed. Some of these may seem obvious already:
-Talk to your insurance company about your policy/coverage.
-If you have one, talk to your landlord(s) about their insurance coverage.
-Talk to FEMA about available funds. They may fill in insurance gaps or provide other funds.
-Look at SBA products for disaster, and EIDL loans. I would encourage you to seriously consider getting these loans even if you don't think you need them. Sometimes the terms are very attractive, and you can always just pay them back if you don't use them.
-Sometimes FEMA and/or SBA will set up temporary offices in disaster areas.
-Talk to your Chamber of Commerce and see what they know about other funding including local/state/federal and anything else.
-Sometimes there are different ways to calculate how much relief/lending/insurance we qualified for. Our CPAs were VERY good at maximizing these, and recommend having a CPA or other accounting professional look at it.

I hope this helps, and please share with anyone who it could help.

-Austin

09/14/2024

Gotcha!! 7 years ago today we brought Aiko home from the , and this little pup became part of our family. Whoever fostered her and her 2 siblings did an amazing job. She’s a super snuggler and loves kids.

06/30/2024

Come see my new listing Sunday! It’s a great neighborhood in North Asheville that’s peaceful yet close to amenities. It needs some love, but the bones are good.

04/26/2024

A fresh ‘do by on this rainy day. I’m embracing my grey and joining the ranks of the silver queens. It’s a journey for the ego as well! Some days I feel like a queen 👸🏻and others like a crone. A bright lip helps!

04/25/2024

I tried yesterday with my kid. It’s delicious, and it’s a cool business to support. It was started as a place for Annie B and other disabled people to work. By supporting Annie B’s you support a local business, the disabled community and get to eat homemade ice cream! Extra bonus for people who receive my Lolo texts/emails is you get a free pint right now! What’s Lolo you ask? DM me and I’ll add you to the list.

04/09/2024

I loved watching the eclipse with the Asheville Astronomers Club at UNCA. I’m also happy the clouds moved in time for us to see parts of it. The cheers from the crowd were perfect.

03/14/2024

Jumpstart your Friday and enjoy your favorite morning brew on Nest! It’s happening tomorrow at Summit Coffee in the RAD from 8-10 AM.

I’ll be there at 8 and hanging out for a bit. I hope to see you!

09/19/2023

I’m an so excited to read new book (out today) about the nurses who helped find the cure for tuberculosis. I’ve heard so much about it and the journey it took to get this story told and out to all of us. She will be at the end of the month and has events around NYC, too.

06/06/2023

The Nest magazine is great! You can read this edition online, but if you'd like to receive an old school paper edition in the future, DM me and I'll add you to the list. Enjoy!!

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