by Leila Mortaz | Jun 4, 2014 | Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential), Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
Are you a Home Depot weekend warrior? Do you often find yourself stranded looking for help among the Home Depot isles? Well, you might not have to even show up at the store anymore if you need repair bid on your home projects. Redbeacon which was acquired by Home...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 3, 2014 | Los Gatos Living, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Are you interested in reduce your carbon foot print? Are you considering solar energy on your home? Well, you have some good options with Solar City, SunRun and many others who are offering solar financing which requires very little or no upfront cost from the home...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 3, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style, Small Bathroom Remodel, Small Kitchen Remodel
Are you interested in Silicon Valley fixer uppers? Do you watch any of the HGTV shows on fixer uppers? Our favorite is the Property Brothers where they convince the home owners to purchase a fixer upper instead of a fully remodeled home. But that’s TV, what...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 3, 2014 | campbell rentals, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Rental, Tenant Screening
Do you have a property that you are renting yourself? Are you managing repairs and maintenance of your rental homes? Are you wondering what property management services can do for you? Property management services offer you an option to invest where you can get the...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 2, 2014 | Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Short Sales, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
Are you considering a home sale? Are you considering a short sale? Are you wondering if you could owe taxes on your Short Sale? We always advise our clients to discuss the tax implication of your Short Sale with your CPA or Tax Planner. But suffice it to say that...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 2, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Residential Mortgage
We recently lost on a cash offer on a Monte Serreno home where we wrote an offer at $1.5M on a home that was listed at $1.55M, but our offer had no contingencies and we had agreed to close in 7 days from the contract date. But the home sold for $1.69M and closed in 3...