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Will your rental lease agreement survive a court challenge?
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 California...
California Energy Commision mandates solar-ready roofs
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...
Will Drones be used to inspect and clean tall buildings?
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...
Top 5 reasons why you should not buy a fixer upper
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. ...
Same sanity arrives for Short Sale hardships
Short Sales requires proof of Financial Hardship. This means home owners have to prove they are unable to earn enough money to make the required payment for the mortgage. And in most cases the home values have declined so much that these owners are unable to sell...
Is there a need for MLS boards anymore?
Let's face it. All of us have put up with the limitations and idiotic requirements of local MLS boards for far too long. Like the 4 line descriptions of the property and the constant policing of why "showing instructions" could not be included in the public...