by Leila Mortaz | Aug 25, 2013 | Real Estate (Residential)
Getting a home equity loan is not easy these days specially if you are not working to make the payment on it. However, if you are 62 years or older and have equity in your property you might qualify for a Reverse Mortgage. Reverse Mortgage programs are designed for...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 23, 2013 | Deferred Sales Trust, For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
If you are interested in selling your San Jose home and you anticipate a huge net profit; then it might be time to talk a CPA or Estate Planning specialist to see if you can avoid the 30% hit for Capital Gains Tax. With more than 30% Capital Gains Tax bill facing...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 14, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
We are meeting more and more Los Gatos home owners who are horrified of the idea of selling their home since the sale is subject to about 30% Capital Gains Tax! But there is hope in the form of Deferred Sales Trust. But what is a Deferred Sales Trust?! The...
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 25, 2013 | For Sale By Owner, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Several years ago when were selling our San Jose house located in Willow Glen, our broker advised us to not to list the property in our own name despite being licensed Realtors. Intrigued I wanted to know why he was offering to act as our listing agent without...
by Leila Mortaz | Jul 9, 2013 | Real Estate (Residential)
Is it time to find a nice Vacation Rental?! Despite beautiful design of the Vacation Rental site by NY Times we were not impressed by the selection and the choices were rather limited. In fact, some of the choice had no selections such as Bermuda which beg the...
