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I manage the monthly Oakland Real Estate Investment Meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at my office. We discuss current market issues and exchange real estate experiences. You can join at http://realestate.meetup.com/376/
RECENT BLOG POSTS
What is really happening in the foreclosure / REO real estate process / market? Is it possible there is a corrupted process at the very top (wall street executives, wall street investors, bank executives, hedge funds, etc.) Here is a thought: We know banks are not willing to reduce the principle ...
06/21/2011
For those who are interested in knowing and understanding the numbers in a real estate (investment) buying  transaction can come to my meeting tomorrow night. I will make a presentation that includes the comparison between buying and renting. You can sign up at http://www.meetup.com/realestate-37...
06/13/2011
In this scenario: You represent the buyer in a short sale. There is an other offer on the property. That offer is from the listing agents client. Do you trust that the listing agent will also submit your offer to the bank? And how can you verify s/he did? My experiences are pretty negative. I am ...
06/01/2011
However you slice and dice the question, the answer is : Yes. I am sure we all have experience in selling or buying short sales and REO's. And maybe in your neck of the woods, it is different (?), but here in California ( San Fran Bay Area), I can assure you that banks are NOT making the right de...
05/09/2011
No one I tell this story to believes me. Most responses are like: wow, is that true? or That is not possible! From the title you can already guess where this is going, no? Here is a true story that happened to one buyer who is looking to buy a fourplex in a decent neighborhood, and in decent shap...
03/31/2011
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I know that many real estate agents will not really appreciate this, but it has to be mentioned as it impacts all of our business. I am talking about the incorrect information on MLS, and the listing agent does not update the status or correct the problems. The list is enourmous. Wrong zip code v...
12/28/2010
It is clear to me at least, that "regular" buyers are very hesitant to buy property. Why do I mention "regular"?. Because the big boys who can pay cash for bulk are buying  up properties as fast as they can.  Syndicated funds are showing up left and right. So let's ask the question? What do you t...
12/27/2010
It is very light blue in their emials, and is very difficult to read. Please AR, make the font in a color EVERYONE can read easily? Thanks
12/17/2010
I do not how many of you "feel" about what banks are actually doing these days, but it is my opinion they are not willing to lend at all. They seem to be able to come up with any excuse not to do a loan. This ranges from non business like pre-approval conditions, to underwriting guidelines no one...
10/07/2010
I am reading all kinds of articles about the problems in real estate and why it is not recovering faster than it is. You may have seen the article about the two short sales real estate agents in Phoenix. But here is what I have found just in the last month only. A short sale appraised for $145K, ...
08/23/2010
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I manage the monthly Oakland Real Estate Investment Meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at my office. We discuss current market issues and exchange real estate experiences. You can join at http://realestate.meetup.com/376/