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Top 5 places to search for Saratoga fixer uppers
Are you in the market for a Saratoga fixer upper? Do have $2m of cash and lot of patience? Well, that's the minimum requirements to be able to flip properties in Silicon Valley including some of the hottest markets such as Saratoga and Los Gatos. Below are the top 5...
What is a assigment option in real estate contract?
Are you interested in selling your Silicon Valley home? Have you developed a plan to qualify your buyers? Well, despite the slow down of real estate sales in some California markets, there are still plenty of real estate wholesalers looking to make money from...
The Good, the bad and the ugly about For Sale By Owner
Are you tempted to sell your own Silicon Valley home? Are you romanced by the savings on commission? Well, you are not alone since 59% of the Marin County home owners expressed interest in selling their own home. So, let's explore the good, bad and ugly about...
How to minimize your Silicon Valley rental vacancies
Do you have rentals in Silicon Valley? Do you have higher vacancy rates in Winter? Well, you are no alone. Winter has the worst vacancy rates, and you lose rental income every month your rental home sits empty. Having a tenant move-out in close to Winter months is...
Shadow inventory of REOs might end up as rental homes
For the past few years, everyone involved with Bank Owned (REO) properties is aware of shadow inventory. The rational given for the shadow inventory is that the banks do not want to crash the real estate market and cause a massive jolt to the tepid economic...
How to increase your FICO score without any new cards
Getting the lowest interest rate on your home mortgage translates to thousands of dollars during the life of your loan. But the 1st step is understanding how the 3 major credit agencies Equifax, Experian and TranUnion determine your FICO score. Your credit score aka...