by Leila Mortaz | Jul 30, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential), REOs, Short Sales
Adding sweat equity is one of the best way to make very good money in Real Estate. Buying Fixer Uppers and doing a Small Kitchen and bath remodels on them is a sure way to find some very good return on your sweat equity. But finding a Campbell Fixer Upper these days...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 23, 2013 | Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Property Management, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
When a home buyer wants to purchase a San Jose fixer upper, they usually has to obtain permanent financing first to purchase the dwelling and then use the equity to get additional funds needed to rehab the home! But the acquisition and construction loans involves...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 7, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
If you home in a declining Market where the home values are dropping, then the quick answer might be a qualified YES that you should indeed remodel your house before selling it. But not all remodeling projects have the same return on investment (ROI) so you need to...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 6, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
We recently sold a Short Sale where the home owners kept asking “what happens to my credit if I do a Short Sale”!? The short answer (no pun intended) depends on how your lender reports the Loan Settlement to the credit agencies. And some lenders have...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 5, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Small Kitchen Remodel
We were romanced by the idea of using the new class of appliances loosely branded as Prosumer for our Small Kitchen Remodel in Los Gatos. These class of appliances offer features from Commercial kitchens but packaged to fit smaller spaces typical of Single Family...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 2, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
If are in the market to purchase, rehab and flip properties, you need to know where to invest your precious repair dollars to get the highest return on investments. For instance, if you had a choice between repairing the roof or or remodeling the kitchen, the ROI...
