They are kicking the can down the road for a while Folks, this is a contentious issue in California’s coastal areas such as the San Francisco Bay Area and of course down in the Los Angeles area. The City of Alameda has recently conducted a few city council sessions on this issue. You gotta […]
Rent Control Is Rearing It’s Ugly Head Again – Not Yet in The Sacramento Region
Too Much Regulation – Kills the Housing/Building Industry I have to pass on this article I got from the San Francisco Business Times. There’s a big meeting in the City of Alameda tonight that is so contentious with the anticipation of a large gathering, they moved it to a High School Auditorium. I’ve written about […]
Rising Rents Going up Faster than Inflation – Good If you’re an Investor
If You’re a Renter – Might be Time to Buy Instead I don’t know how many times over the last several months I’ve discussed the fact the rents have really begun to take off. My favorite quote to people looking for a place to rent and to people who’ve asked about the Sacramento and […]
Sacramento – Residential Investment Real Estate – Good For the Small Investor
The Key of course is buying a property in a “growth area”. I left the San Francisco Bay Area back in 1989 which was about the top of the market back then before there was an “adjustment” in Real Estate prices a few years later. Others would call that part of the 90”s a […]
Are We in a Real Estate Bubble…?
Re-Sale Prices are going up – Rental Rates going up – HousingWire.com article
Sacramento & Folsom Real Estate are Hot..!!!
But so are a lot of other places in California…! Maybe it’s just got to be the great weather right…? Take a look at this… So if you’re thinking of buying a Single Family Home or any other kind of Residential Investment Real Estate like a Duplex, a Four-Plex or a small apartment complex, […]
Rising Rents in Sacramento Region A Follow Up to an Earlier Post
Surprise….It’s all about supply and demand…! I’ve told investors for the last several years that the big reason rents and ultimately home values would go up here was because they pretty much stopped building just about anything new since late 2007. Sacramento Residential Property Investors that have picked up Duplexes, Four-plexes, Apartment complexes and […]
The Sacramento Region is #11 in the Top 20 List of Hottest Real Estate Markets
Thinking of Investing in Residential Real Estate…? Sacramento is not a bad choice…! I got an article that was forwarded to us by the California Association of Realtors that contained a news link to Realtor.com. If you’ve spoken to any real estate professional in our area recently, you’ll pretty much get the same story, the […]
Curb Appeal of Investment Properties & Why You Should Maintain it.
A strong landscape maintenance regimen should be part of your plan. I’m always amazed how little value some owners/investors assign to a well maintained landscaped front yard, even though it’s the first thing prospective tenants and Buyers see when they pull up for a look. I have some pictures here to show what I mean. […]
More News – The Hot Sacramento Multi-Family Market
This is a follow up to my blog post of a couple of days ago. The most recent news and opinions regarding Multi-Family Apartment units has been that “cap rates” have been going down. I also believe that those same metrics work for smaller properties. As I’ve pointed out several times before, rents […]