If you are thinking of moving to the area… Here’s some pictures to show you what a day is like here. I was out and about today and thought I’d share some pictures of just some parts of the town that I have called home for 24 years now. You’ll get to see some of […]
Affordable Housing in Folsom… Another Law Suit…
And you wonder why prices of homes in California are so high…? I thought I’d share this story from the Sacramento Bee today regarding a recent “settlement” with Legal Services of California. Now while I’m not a big advocate of government forcing developers to set aside land for “low income” residents the reason I posted […]
More Old News From the Sacramento Bee – When It Comes to Real Estate
I’ve Been Telling Folks For Years That They Had Stopped Building New Homes Here. I can case you haven’t yet seen this article from the Sacramento Bee, I’ve got the link for you below. However… I have to add that the only reason prices haven’t climbed higher is the still high unemployment in this area. […]
This Real Estate Market Needs Sellers…
Short Inventory Will Cause You To Bump Into The Same Folks Looking At The Stuff You Are. This was the case for us on Sunday, April 7th. We are marketing a Duplex at 7243-45 Castilian Court, Citrus Heights and had scheduled an “open house” tour for a couple of hours starting about 12:00 PM. […]
Just Passing On a Video – “Another Stick in FHA’s Spokes”
The same old story… I’m from the Government and here to help you…! You know folks, when it comes to real estate in this country the Federal government’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department never ceases to amaze us. I thought I’d share this video Brian Steven and Frank Garay that explains it all. […]
Equity on the Rise in California…? Read it Here…!
Low Inventory = Multiple Offers = Rising Prices – The Silicon Valley Spillover…?
Don’t Believe Me…? Go to any weekend open house and watch the traffic. I don’t care where you go these days in this region because what you’ll see are lines of cars parked to look at these “open houses”. Last Saturday, I was out and about looking at property in the area for some investors […]
A Landscaping Tip – Mistletoe Not Good For Your Trees…!
In case you didn’t know… Mistletoe is a Parasite. We work for a partnership that is fixing up a home at 9051 Posada Way in Sacramento. As part of our service, since they are out of the area, we go by during the week while the work is being done and Video the […]
Skunks in the City – What Do You Do with “Pepe Le Pue” and His Crowd…?
A Quick Lesson in the proper removal of “pests” which is part of your job as a Landlord. Skunks in the City..? We manage a single family home in a quiet neighborhood located at, 7589 Limerick Way in Citrus Heights. If you clicked on that link you’ll notice the home is in an […]
A Bank Owned Home and With a Pool – Will it Carry Itself…?
That’s the question an investor always asks me on a Single Family Home whether it has a pool or not. The short answer is yes. Now, while they will not give you a big cash flow return from the beginning, they will pencil out enough that you won’t be writing a check every month […]