by Leila Mortaz | Apr 28, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Last month we wrote about why Real Estate investments should be included in your retirement portfolio. We justified our recommendations based on security and flexibility of real estate investments that could complement your retirement with cash flow rental...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 27, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Residential Mortgage
Are you still in the market to buy a home in California? How many offers did you write last year without success? Have you given up on buying your dream home? With the rising interest rates and shortage of inventory some frustrated buyers have opted to stop their...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 26, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you selling your home? Will you rely on Zillow data to price your home? Are you using Trulia to find recent sales as a guide to price your home? Typical pricing methods from homes include Replacement, Utility and Cost approaches that professional appraiser use...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 25, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
It’s been a terrible few years for California home buyers and the trends seems to be continuing. With the exception of few markets, it near impossible to find a home where you won’t be competing with 10 or more offers. So, we started wondering if...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 24, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
So, your offer has been accepted and you are anxious to move out of the house. But before you start packing you need to make sure that your Real Estate agent is up to monitoring your close of escrow. These steps are: 1) Contingency Removal: Contingencies could...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 24, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you in a market to buy an older home in Silicon Valley? Are you going insist on a home inspection report before you close? Well,we just lost on a $1.5M offer this past weekend even though our buyers were not ordering any inspection and had a cash offer to close...
