I forgot where I got this from – but it’s good information – I think it came from one of the Home Protection Plan companies. The 410A Refrigerant Mandate Effective January 1, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency, under Title VI of the Clean Air Act, will no longer allow air conditioning equipment that uses the refrigerant R22 […]
Lenders – They Don’t Use Logic – Nothing Has Changed…!
Beating your head against the wall feels better sometimes then dealing with them This is what my old mentor, Mickey Holland told me when I first started in Real Estate back in 1981. What he told me then has really held up over the years. Let me explain. We are now down to the […]
An Approved Sale Rancho Cordova Duplex – A “Sleeper” Area
The Price is Right – Just Needs New Management & Some Repairs. I was involved in a sale of a Duplex next door to this one. There have been 3 recent sales in the area with new investors fixing these up. This used to be an awful street of neglect. That’s all changed […]
Would You Buy A 3 Bedroom 2 Bath 2 Car Garage For About $600 Per Month…?
A Duplex with 3 Bedrooms 2 Full Baths and 2 car garages each side. This is one of the neatest Duplexes I’ve seen in a while. They’ve priced this one right and it’s in a super neighborhood. Click here for the “Street View“ from Google and see if you don’t agree with me. This […]
Rents going up…? Gotta Be Careful On Stats…
I’m not seeing it. But there are some stats that say otherwise. I got this blog post from Jim Wasserman, the Real Estate Reporter for the Sacramento Bee. If you have any questions regarding this report, you can contact him directly at: jwasswerman@sacbee.com I think you’ll find this interesting. I’ve copied and pasted the article below it’s […]
Unique Bank Owned Duplexes in Sacramento – See Why I Like Them
In Your Search for a Duplex Investment, Not Only Should You Consider the Surrounding areas – Consider it’s current setting – I’m talking “Extended Living Areas” that Add Value. Why do I say that…? Well if you haven’t noticed we are in a recession with an unemployment rate in the Sacramento Region around 12-13%. […]
1st Quarter Sales Report – Duplexes in the Sacramento Region
You Want Stats… I got Stats… I thought I would pass on the a couple of things here for your information. As you will see on the Table below, it looks like out of the 113 Closed Duplex Sales in Sacramento County, just a bit under one half of them are “cash deals”. […]
REO/Bank Owned Duplexes Profiled Here – Some New & Some “Back on the Market”
Prices seem to be holding – but I’m seeing more of them come back on the market.” Let’s start with a couple of recent new listings that I like. The reason why I like the following listings is that they have 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths on each side. _____________________________________________________________ 8907-8909 Montoya Street, […]
Cash Flow Potential – Bank Owned & Short Sale Duplexes – Citrus Heights
Here are a couple of Duplexes that are both unique. One of them just came on the market about a week or so ago. I drove by to view the area and while I was out there taking pictures of the exterior, one of the tenants came out and we had a conversation. She likes the area, but […]
Hot Bank Owned Properties – Sacramento – Cash Flow Opportunities
What About Short Sales…? They’ re Hot too. If you’ve been to this site before, you already know that I am a big fan of Duplexes… especially the “REO or Bank Owned” type because they are for the most part deeply discounted from their highs from years past. The dis-advantage to a Bank Owned or […]