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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
Update on the 10 Hotest Real Estate Markets - Analyzed Here. I have had more than one person ask me if we were in another Real Estate Bubble. I know that anechdotally, prices here in the Sacramento/Folsom area where I practice real estate and Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading
This one is 3 bedrooms, 2 baths each side. I ran across this Bank Owned Duplex for sale in at 3100-3102 Laurelhurst a couple of days ago and thought I'd profile it here. With 3 bedrooms 2 baths on each side, this one will go fast and I suspect for a Continue Reading
