by Leila Mortaz | Sep 19, 2014 | Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
In comparison to August 2013 where 36,614 homes were sold in California, in contrast to 34,269 sold in August 2014. On a regional basis, over the past 12 months sales are down 15.7 percent in the Bay Area, 16.7 percent in Southern California, and 18.8 percent in the...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 18, 2014 | Los Gatos Fixer Upper, Real Estate (Residential), Small Kitchen Remodel
Do you have a small kitchen remodel coming up? Are you wondering if you can use your iPad to plan or design your remodel? Well, you can use an iPad app called House Plans which allows for designing Floor plans . The app comes with tons of icons for kitchen...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 17, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Short Sale, Real Estate (Residential), REOs, Short Sales
Are you a cash investor looking to buy homes in Silicon Valley? Are you targeting distressed homes to buy? It might be worth exploring the major difference between buying Short Sales vs REOs since each of them have it’s own risks associated with it. But...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 16, 2014 | Property Management, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you paying too much insurance on your rentals? Does the cost of insurance eating into your rentals ROI? So here are some recommendation to cut your Home Owners insurance costs without risking coverage: 1) Maximum Deductible: Raise your insurance deductible to...
by Leila Mortaz | Sep 15, 2014 | campbell rentals, Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, San Jose Rental, Silicon Valley Rentals
It was not that long ago that buying rental properties in Silicon Valley was not a wise investment since the rents never cover the debt service. Boy things have really changed in the past few years thanks to the massive increase in rents. For the fist time in years...
