by Leila Mortaz | Jun 4, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs
[soliloquy id=”3143″]In 2012 we had an San Jose Fixer Upper REO assigned to us for sale. This Single Family home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bath was located in the Blossom Valley zip code of 95123! We were excited with the assignment of the REO, but our...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 3, 2013 | Deferred Sales Trust, Home Seller Tips
With the 2013 increase of Capital Gains Tax rates; Deferred Sales Trusts have become an effective tool for Financial Planners to help their clients defer, delay and some times avoid Capital Gains Taxes. In this post we wanted to high light the benefits of holding...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 3, 2013 | Deferred Sales Trust, For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Using a Trust to for managing Real Estate Assets is not new, but with the 2013 increase of Capital Gains tax they are becoming beloved tools of Financial Planners to help their clients avoid hefty Capital Gains Tax. In this post we wanted to high light the benefits of...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 2, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
To be fair we need to give credit where credit is due! The fact that Short Sale approvals are not taking weeks vs months is a huge improvement. But still the Insane Bank Practices on Short Sales continue to this day where the Wrong Nick-Name or wrong zip code...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 2, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs
[soliloquy id=”2924″]When we got the call from the REO department of a major US bank to market a large Single Family Home we had no idea that the property was vandalized by the previous owners which made this a Million Dollar Los Gatos Fixer Upper REO!!...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 1, 2013 | Home Seller Tips
[soliloquy id=”2842″]When we are remodeling small fixer upper properties, the space is a premium, so you won’t have the luxury of focusing on pure design at the expense of functionality. We faced these challenges during our Small Bathroom Remodel...
