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Top 6 reasons against selling your own home (FSBO)
The principal reason some home owners decide to sell their own house is the savings on the commissions. However, the risks can out the risks associated with a FSBO (For Sale By Owner). 1) Pricing: How will you determine the list price without the help of an...
Tenant Screening questions you should avoid!
While there are good cases to be made for home owners to manage their own properties; there are better reasons to outsource this task to a Property Manager. In fact, tenant screening is one such reason where home owners could find themselves in serious trouble with...
Case against paying 3% commission to sell your San Jose home!
We have a huge shortage of available homes for sale in Silicon Valley. Buyers outnumber sellers in most Silicon Valley cities including San Jose, Los Gatos and Cupertino. So, should you pay the full 3% commission to sell your San Jose home ?! Let's see if there...
Case against Granite in Small Kitchen Remodels
In our recent Los Gatos Fixer Upper remodel, we opted against Granite and decided to re-finish the Counter-Tops ! We used the services of a company called Miracle Method and the results look very clean and impressive. However, the best part of this small kitchen...
Small Kitchen Remodel in Los Gatos
We just did our 1st Counter-top Refinish with Miracle Method and the results look very clean and impressive. But the best part of this small kitchen remodel was the speed that we were able to pull off this project not to mention the cost. Our options included...
Avoid paying 6% Commission on selling your Los Gatos home!
Median Home prices for Recent Los Gatos sales take 42 days with a Median Sale price of $1.475M. And there is still a huge shortage of listings compared to the demand for homes. These are 2 good reasons not to opt to avoid paying 6% Commission on the sale of...