by Leila Mortaz | Aug 5, 2014 | Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
The emergency water convservation for California were adpoted on July 15 and went into affect on July 29th. California is experiencing its 4th consequetive year of drought and the writing was on the wall since the volunteary conservations measures did not help much...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 4, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
The Standard & Poo’s Case-Shiller index published the home price index last Tuesday. Out of 20 cities monitored, the index increased 9.3 percent in May from 12 months earlier. That’s down from 10.8 percent in the previous month and the smallest annual...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 3, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Do you own rental properties in Silicon Valley? Do you manage large rental complexes in San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga or Campbell? Well, could your tenants organize as these tenants in the Brooklyn did as you can see in this video from NY Times. It appears the...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 1, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Rental, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
Do you have rentals in San Jose with an expiring lease? Are you concerned about the property staying vacant? Well, finding new tenants is a costly and exhausting process. In addition when your existing tenants move out of your San Jose rental, the units might need...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 31, 2014 | Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
House Republicans deserve a lot of praise for the latest piece of Red Meat they just delivered to their voters during an election year. Why not? Sure, it would have been wiser to vote on an immigration bill while we have a crsis at our board. Sure, it would have...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 30, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
So you are considering selling your home and someone has suggested paying for inspections before listing your home on your own dime. Should you do it? Is it worth it? Well it depends. Just imagine that you have found a strong buyer who has purchased your home with...