Selling Your First Home
When you make a house your home, it becomes something special, so when it’s time to sell, you want the new owners to love it…
Author: brad
How Real Estate Has Changed…a Walk Through Old-time Ukiah
I was talking with a friend whose husband grew up in Ukiah and often gives directions based on landmarks that don’t exist anymore. “Keep going…
All Kinds of Loans – Part III
This is the third in a series describing the various types of real estate loans. Whether you have excellent credit or no credit, whether you’ve…
All Kinds of Loans – Part I
Since most of us don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around to purchase real estate, we need a loan. The good news is…
Reverse Deferred Exchanges – Not for the Faint of Heart
Last week, I wrote about 1031 exchanges, which help real estate investors defer paying capital gains tax when buying and selling properties. Now I’m going…
A Look Back at 2018
It’s hard to believe another year’s gone by. From a real estate perspective, 2018 had some interesting developments. Here are a few facts, figures and…
All Kinds of Loans – Part IV
This is the fourth and final column in a series describing the various types of real estate loans. While you must have some way to…
All Kinds of Loans – Part II
Last week, I began describing the many types of real estate loans available for residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural property. Thinking about buying property? There’s…
Opportunity Zones – Not the Panacea We Hoped For
In June, I wrote about Opportunity Zones, a new program that looked to be the best investment opportunity since Google. It turns out, things are…
Let’s Skip the Capital Gains Tax, Shall We?
I attended a party recently where the topic of real estate exchanges came up. Before I say more, I must remind you that when I…