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Matt Faircloth Expertise: Real Estate Investing Basics, Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice, Mortgages & Creative Financing, Landlording & Rental Properties, Business Management, Personal Development, Flipping Houses, Commercial Real Estate   A lot of you out there want to get involved with real estate investing or ramp up your existing portfolio. But how can you manage it […]

BY SUSAN KELLEHER  Whether you’re looking for a small project or a new challenge, these improvements can enhance your space and potentially boost your home’s value. Like many homeowners, you may have eyed a home improvement project in the past only to come up short on time or inspiration. Don’t feel bad. Nearly half (43%) of […]

David PereExpertise: Real Estate Investing Basics15 Articles WrittenFollow author If you’re like me, you are probably trying to get ahead of this potential recession. I have been reading books, listening to podcasts, and watching YouTube videos by people much smarter than myself.  I realized very quickly that I should have been reading these books last year. A lot of the […]

What Bay Area homebuyers need to know during the coronavirus pandemic “Since the shelter in place was first initiated a couple weeks ago, the market nearly overnight shifted to a buyer’s market” By Brock Keeling@BrockKeeling  Updated Apr 23, 2020, 9:14am PDT AsAs the global pandemic touches every aspect of life, people have been asked—or, in some cases, ordered—to shelter […]

BY MELISSA LIEBLING-GOLDBERG ON 16 APR 2020 With home showings going online during COVID-19, learn how to make your listing stand out on screen. If you were counting on crowded open houses (or any open houses, for that matter) to sell your home, you’ve probably been rethinking your strategy. Nearly the entire country is following public health orders to stay […]

BY FRANCES THOMAS ON 9 APR 2020 By taking extra safety precautions and minimizing social contact, you can still move safely. Amid travel bans, widespread stay-at-home orders and social-distancing mandates, millions of Americans are learning to adapt to the changes brought about by COVID-19. Countless events have been rescheduled or cancelled, but for a few people — including […]

BY JAMIE BIRDWELL-BRANSON ON 26 MAR 2020 Because you want to enjoy your space now without added fuss. Spring is the perfect time to open up the windows in your house and clean every surface inch, but there’s no reason to spend more time on this task than necessary. Use these tips to quickly get your home spic […]

Despite ups and downs, San Francisco’s housing market has seemed invincible in recent years, such that it would take a crisis of unprecedented proportions to call its fundamentals into question. Then one happened. Only two weeks ago, realtors and analysts were cautious yet confident about the short-term future of the business, telling Curbed SF that, while […]

Real estate agents have canceled professional meetings, seen clients show up in masks, and resorted to fist bumps and elbow nudges instead of their traditional social currency — firm handshakes and longish hugs. Home tours and last week’s open houses remained on track, Bay Area agents said, but crowds of 200 guests visiting homes in […]

A rental property purchase is not the same as a fix and flip project. With a fix and flip deal, you are focused on generating short term profits whereas a buy and hold rental may be in your portfolio for several years. It is essential that you know everything about your rental market, the property […]