Many homeowners are held back from purchasing a new home because they want or need to sell their current home. Many potential buyers have heard about home sale contingencies, but fewer have heard the phrase "Settlement Contingency". By putting yourself in the shoes of...
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Proposition 19: Death Tax & Proposition 13 Slow Elimination
The average Silicon Valley Homeowner used to be able to leave his home to his children as part of his estate planning. There were tax advantages just as there are for inherited 401k plans. Many parents hope to create a family home or business that will help their...
Airbnb & Vacation Rental Real Estate
Short-term rental income, such as is typical from Airbnb & Vacation rental real estate, is typically higher per day than from conventional long-term home leases. For many investors, the opportunity short-term rental provides for using depreciation losses to reduce...
Why Make A Preemptive Offer To Buy?
Unfortunately many first time home buyers believe that if a house is offered for sale with a specified offer date, they have to make their offer on that date, or perhaps later if it isn't sold. There are no laws that prevent home sellers from accepting a purchase...
Investment Trend – Hotels Converted To Apartments
As affordable housing becomes more scarce nationwide, developers are buying distressed hotels and turning them into apartments. Nationwide, 18% of hotels are behind on their mortgages as of Dec, 2020. “Apartments around here, you might pay $120,000 a door, and we can...
Multiple Counter Offer
In Silicon Valley, multiple offers to purchase a home are often received within a short time period. A seller cannot respond to multiple offers by sending a simple counteroffer to each potential buyer. The seller needs to make a "multiple counter offer". The seller...
Juliana Lee Real Estate Team
Many real estate agents say they are part of a team or part of a group. Rarely would one person try to do everything required to regularly sell real estate. The recent Juliana Lee Real Estate Team Video provides a glimpse into why these real estate agents are a team.
