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I helped a client write on 849 El Capitan in Millbrae recently. It priced very well and it is not a REO or a SHORT SALE. My buyers not able to remove their loan contingency because of all the movement in the stock market. I had to let it go and but this is a good one and anyone who can pick thi...
10/21/2008
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USB Flash Drives I have been using flash drives for years. Recently I lent out my drive to someone and when it came back I noticed some files had been deleted. Being the cautious type I asked what happened and admitted to leaving it at the local coffee house, but was later recovered. Lucky I ha...
10/21/2008
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Real Estate Agents, I came across a problem recently, with the IRS. I'm going through an audit for the last three years. First the auditor so far has been professional and courteous. He has taken time to answer questions that we have for the up coming year all off the record and has shown me h...
10/21/2008
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First Time Homebuyer How Far To Stretch Stretch till it hurts and then a bit more. That's my advice. The reasoning like the advice has theory and experience as its backup. When my wife purchased her first home, a condo in San Bruno, she thought of it as an investment. Like most first time hom...
10/21/2008
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Scams on craigslist.org Craigslist is being abused by certain people, I held an open house recently which someone used the address and put in fake pictures and stated that the house was for rent at an incredible low price. This is a terrible scam where the perpetrator (I will assume that it is a...
10/20/2008
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1031 exchange and capital gains exemption I haven't had a 1031 in a while. That is not to say the day will not come again. Recently I had a chance to talk with an IRS tax auditor, he, off the record mentioned that I should talk to my CPA about the investment property my wife and I own. Taking ...
10/20/2008
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The flip video camera I just started playing with the flip video camera recently. My opinion, for youtube.com it is GREAT. It is fast and easy to use. Buyers will appreciate if you can show them a couple of quick videos and as agents it is a good ice breaker. I'm going around and collecting ...
10/20/2008
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Renting Vs. The Bank Owning Your House Vs. You Owning Your House, What is the difference! I held an open house this weekend and an interesting older gentleman shared a very interesting opinion with me regarding home ownership. He felt that because you borrowed money from the bank to purchase yo...
10/20/2008
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Technology, specifically the internet, has made getting information on home values easier than ever before. With each new website that forms the amount of information only increases. Google.com has estimated 579,000,000 requests for the term real estate as well as 678,000,000 results. What does...
10/17/2008