The Real Deal About Real Estate.........Really

"Predatory Tenants"?  Be aware of them............I'm assuming the title of this blog may have caught your eye:  "Predatory Tenants"?  What exactly is that?Over the years, most states have enacted landlord/tenant laws to help protect renters from unfair or corrupt landlords.  Rightfully so, becau...

Investing in real estate is beneficial during turbulent times.From my 21 years as a real estate broker, I can verifiably tell you why.Markets and industries are reliably cyclical.  They're up.  They're down.  They're sideways. Much of that has to do with  supply and demand of raw materials, produ...

What is the "Value" of a property?  What does "Value" even mean?We deal with property values every day.  In many ways.Some of them include: When you're getting ready to list your property for sale - we look at comparable sales in your area, or "comps" as we refer to them. When you're purchasing a...

"Conditional" cash offers - what are they?In recent years, I've seen offers come in on some of my listings, that from my experience, I'm calling "conditional" cash offers.  I'm just shy of calling them "fake" cash offers.By that, I mean the offer is written by the buyer and buyer's agent as a cas...

What was your most heart-felt transaction, and why?As agents, all of us come into a real estate transaction that touches us deeply.  For various reasons.Sometimes it even serves as a life-changing experience.And most of us know there are many different social, legal, marital and demographic occur...

PRIME area Mid Century Bel Air pool home - $2,495,0001731 Roscomare Rd., Bel Air, CA 90077PRIME area Mid Century Bel Air pool home with amazing original charm. A total of 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms which includes a detached 1 bed/1 bath rear guest house as an added bonus. Wood floors throughout. Two...

If I had to start my real estate career over again........What would I do?  Anything different?  More of the same?I don't think I would change too much, because I've had a very rewarding career so far.HOWEVER, there is one thing that I would definitely change:  Being FEARLESS.When I first started...

AR Venting Zone:  Pet peeves about other agents?  OK, GO!!Yes, I realize that it's nice to write about all of the rainbows and butterflies in real estate.But c'mon - we all have to admit that there are some agents out there who might rub you the wrong way and/or make life difficult for everyone a...

Fully furnished, including linens and complete kitchen appliances and utensils!  Perfect for family and entertaining, this spacious home is a desert oasis located in one of the most sought-after master-planned gated communities known as Lake La Quinta built around a 25-acre, 8-fingered lake that ...

New Jersey has officially banned book bans........The Freedom to Read Act was just passed and signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.The Act prohibits boards of education and governing boards of public libraries from removing books based on the "origin, background, or views of the material or of...