by Leila Mortaz | Jul 11, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
In a March 2014 survey of Marin County home owners 59% expressed an interest in selling their own home. Those are very strong indicators of the a developing trend to allow home owners to sell their own home. But what’s missing is the resources to help FSBO...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 10, 2014 | Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential), Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
We have previously written about the remodeling projects that bring the highest ROIs for your investment dollars. Some of these projects were small kitchen and bathroom remodel that bring the 100% or higher returns. However, we wanted to write about some of the...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 9, 2014 | campbell rentals, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Rental
Are you using a generic, off-the-shelf lease agreement for your Silicon Valley rentals? How do you know this rental lease agreement is valid in California? Well, you sure don’t want to find about about the validity of your rental lease agreement in a...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 8, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
California Energy Commisison has introduced all new standars for newly constructed residential and commercial buildgs. These measure that took affect in January 2014 will require that all new buildings should have solar-ready roofs. Solar-Ready roofs will offer both...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 7, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
My husband told me about a recent discussion panel on Churchill Club where CEOs of pioneering companies were talking about the use of Drones in different industries including Real Estate. One CEO Jonathan Downey of Airware was discussing discussing the use of drones...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 6, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
Fixer uppers still represent the most intriguing opportunities for Silicon Valley home buyers but they are not for everyone. Ironically, we have made our biggest pay checks from selling San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga fixer uppers after remodeling them. ...
