marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on H Street in San Rafael for $4,500.00 per month! - 06/14/16 02:53 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in San Rafael for $ 4,500.00.  Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about San Rafael property management or buying or selling investment properties in San Rafael, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
 
 
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marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Roundtree Blvd in San Rafael for $2,625.00 per month! - 06/13/16 09:58 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in San Rafael for $2,625.00.  Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about San Rafael property management or buying or selling investment properties in San Rafael, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
 
 
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marin county investment properties for sale: 3 Unemotional Marin County House Hunting Tips - 06/13/16 03:24 AM
If you’ve been house hunting for the Marin County home you know is out there—the one that will fit your needs, is situated in a suitable neighborhood, and fits your budget—when you home in on a likely candidate, try not to fall in love with it (at least not right away). House hunting is a nesting exercise: part logic, part emotion. Nothing will change that. But problems can result when emotions take over early on in the process. It’s human nature to rush past what seem to be pesky little details as you near the finish line. If, later, “pesky” turns … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Regular Inspections Protect Marin County Rental Home Assets - 06/13/16 03:14 AM
Suppose you have put your Marin home on the market, but the number of showings is signaling that your asking price is not attracting much buyer interest. In most cases, you will notch the price down to a competitive level. That’s simply responding to the real life market in real time.
But if you have no need to sell within a limited timeframe—and you are disinclined to accept what the market is supporting at the moment—you have the option of waiting. If you also aren’t in residence at the property, you have another option, too: you can turn the property into one … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Your Marin County Listing May Become a World Traveler! - 06/13/16 03:09 AM
The Marin listings are one piece of what is now a towering real estate marketing colossus. Our MLS is like the bulletin board at the local supermarket where you pin up your garage sale notice or picture of the old lawn mower you’d like to get rid of in that it’s simple to use and, for the sellers, free. The difference is that today’s Marin listings are on the internet, so instead of just being available to the shoppers in Mill Valley, it’s posted for the whole world to see. Literally.
And people from all over the world, instead of just wheeling … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: “Trended Data” Alters San Rafael Loan Applicants’ Chances - 06/13/16 03:04 AM
 This will be a heads-up for San Rafael residents who may be applying for a home loan in the future: there are some major adjustments underway that could affect their eligibility. It hasn’t been talked about much—possibly because most peoples’ eyes tend to glaze over when the topic of loan analysis is raised. But the more local mortgage applicants know about how lenders decide which loans to grant and on what terms, the better the odds of getting a green light. Briefly, here’s what is coming:
Starting on the 13th of June, the way Fannie Mae (FNMA) goes about assessing creditworthiness will … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Top 4 Reasons Not to Use a Buyer’s Agent in Marin County - 06/06/16 07:25 AM
A mega-proportion of serious Marin County house hunters ultimately decide it makes the most sense to team up with a real estate professional to get the job done. Marin County buyers may begin the process of finding and buying their next home on their own, checking through the online listings or driving target neighborhoods to check out the “For Sale” signs—but the NAR® reports that 9 out of 10 of U.S. buyers will eventually use a real estate agent in their search process.
The most obvious motivation for that is because the buyer’s agent’s fee is paid from the seller’s proceeds. That … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Marin County Homes for Sale? Think Food! - 06/06/16 07:18 AM
It’s interesting to look into how many ways the universe of food —be it restaurants, markets, cooking, gardening or eating—intersects with the world of real estate. The connections are many and important. That’s true from the moment a future Marin County homeowner begins to look into the current crop of Marin homes for sale.
We commonly think about residential real estate predominantly in terms of shelter. The listed homes for sale are vying to become the roof over our head; the place where the family will be blissfully protected from the elements. But since it will also be the place where we … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Speed and Agility Creates Marin County House Flipping Successes - 06/06/16 07:13 AM
Most Marin County house flipping veterans can look back on their successful projects and place them in either of two columns. Either they were intended to be quick flips—turnarounds where speed was a prime ingredient because of an original tactical decision—or they were not.
The quick flips depend on speedy, focused action in three of the four phases a house flipping project entails. In the opening phase— lining up the capital—speed is not important. Of course, nothing else will materialize unless financing for the Marin property is obtainable when needed—but there is no timer ticking away. Once it is likely that funding … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: San Rafael Mortgage Rates & Monday’s News: It’s All Connected - 06/06/16 07:08 AM
          One way or another, it’s all connected.
Last week ended with what some observers justifiably called a “shocking” development—one that could impact San Rafael’s home buyers and sellers measurably—at least in the short run. It came with the release of the employment statistics from the Department of Labor. They weren’t good numbers. But the surprisingly weak report might be good news for some home buyers, since it could well affect affordability. As I said, it’s all connected.
“Affordability” is the index that seeks to summarize in a single number whether or not a typical family would qualify for … (1 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Sturdivant Ave in San Anselmo for $5,500 per month! - 06/03/16 08:28 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in San Anselmo for $5,500.  Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about San Anselmo property management or buying or selling investment properties in San Anselmo, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
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marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Bukley in Sausalito for $6,000 per month! - 06/03/16 08:15 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another
property in Sausalito for $6,000. Thanks to everyone for
a great transaction. For any questions about Sausalito property
management or buying or selling investment properties in Sausalito,
call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637­8934!
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marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Greene Street in Mill Valley for $4,995 per month! - 06/03/16 07:42 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in Mill Valley for $4,995.  Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about Mill Valley property management or buying or selling investment properties in Mill Valley, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
 
 
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marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Miramar in San Rafael for $3,325 per month! - 06/03/16 07:35 AM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in San Rafael for $3,325.  Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about San Rafael property management or buying or selling investment properties in San Rafael, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
 
 
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marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Red Hill Ave in San Anselmo for $1,800.00 per month! - 05/30/16 04:21 PM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in San Anselmo for $1,800.00. Thanks to everyone for a great transaction.  For any questions about San Anselmo property management or buying or selling investment properties in San Anselmo, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637-8934!
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marin county investment properties for sale: Top 5 No-No’s When Selling a House in Town - 05/30/16 03:01 AM
When you set about selling your Marin County house, it’s good to adopt the kind of determined mindset that’s served you well in other pursuits. That’s all well and fine, so long as you keep in mind that when it comes to selling a house, in addition to being a serious business undertaking, it is one that also weighs in with a significant emotional component. Not just for the prospective buyers—but also for you, the seller. And that reality is at the basis of the first of these five major No-Nos that can foul up otherwise flawless efforts toward selling a … (1 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Marin Real Estate Watchers Weigh U.S. Revisions - 05/30/16 03:00 AM
It wasn’t exactly huge news, but last week, the revised economic numbers showed improvement! When does that ever happen—when the final revisions come in, don’t they always seem to be in a downward direction? Yet Friday’s release from the Associated Press told a different story. Earlier reports of a slowing U.S. economy had been revised to show a year whose beginning “wasn’t quite as bad as first thought.” The reason was housing—which “got a bigger boost” than first reported.
This is all to suggest that the wider economic climate for Marin real estate—that is, for sellers and buyers midway through this year’s … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Preparing the Way for Small Children on Moving Day - 05/30/16 02:50 AM
Moving Day: for Mill Valley residents who relish order in their lives, this is one day when no amount of preparation is likely to totally quell the feeling that the world is on the verge of chaos. The day (or days, if the move is one that begins or ends outside Marin County) will predictably end with all worldly goods beginning to rearrange themselves in their new settings—but although the outcome is assured, as moving day approaches, rattled nerves require taking a deep breath. Several deep breaths…
When you add small children to the mix, strategic preparation is even clearer as the … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Memorial Day Just Feels Like Marin County’s Summer is Here - 05/30/16 02:26 AM
Monday’s Memorial Day in Marin County capped a weekend that definitely felt like summer was close at hand. Actual summer may not arrive in San Rafael until the summer solstice on June 20, but especially in years like this one, when Monday’s holiday is also just two days removed from the start of hurricane season, it’s clearly time to check whether there are any charcoal briquettes left over from last year.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially starts on June 1 because, logically, that’s about when the storms out there in the mid-Atlantic begin to get serious. Technically, between June 1 and November … (0 comments)

marin county investment properties for sale: Just Rented on Edwards Ave in Sausalito for $1,750.00 per month! - 05/27/16 03:18 PM
The Leasing Team at Foundation Rentals and Relocation just LEASED another property in Sausalito for $1,750.00. Thanks to everyone for a great transaction. For any questions about Sausalito property management or buying or selling investment properties in Sausalito, call Broker Christopher Barrow at (415) 637­8934!
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