What are Interest Rate Buydowns and how do they work?
"Interest rate buydowns" may be the official buzz phrase of the late 2022 sellers' market. However temporary interest rate buydowns are actually a quite simple…
Author: Susie Wyshak
Oakland Real Estate School with Keller Williams and Kaplan
Getting my real estate license and joining Keller Williams in Oakland are some of the best decisions I have ever made.I only wish the Keller…
Inside a Berkeley Home Staging Company
Working with staging companies and seeing the moving trucks load and unload staged furniture in front of a house for sale, I've wondered HOW DO…
Berkeley, Best Places to Live, Best Places to Live in California, Evaluating Properties, Home Buying & Owning
Why isn’t this Berkeley house selling?
This little North Berkeley duplex is in one of the most popular neighborhoods.So why isnt it selling after 2 months on the market...and a price…
How I Bought an Airbnb Vacation Rental In 1 Day
Started 2021 on a cross-country road trip to Maine on a quest to spend time in Maine getting to know more towns and areas, with…
Halloween House Ideas From Stephen King’s Maine Neighborhood
Add "trick or treat near Stephen King's house" to your bucket list. Then add "go to Bangor, Maine" to the list.That's where Stephen King's sprawling…
Example Vacant Oakland Duplexes For Sale and 2 Homes on 1 Lot
Do you want to be a house hacker and buy a multi-family property in Oakland to live in one unit and rent the others to…
2023 California ADU Law – Taller, Faster, More Flexible Building Rules
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE DO YOU OWN RESEARCH ON CURRENT ADU LAWS AND THE LOCAL LAWS FOR YOUR CITY...THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL / ENTERTAINMENT USE AND NOT…
East Bay Tops Redfin’s Top 10 Competitive California Cities For Home Buying – September 2022
How hot is Walnut Creek in September 2022?Ask the seller of a fixer upper priced at more than $1 million. (And ask me if you're…
Rent vs Buy a Home in Berkeley?
Buying a home in the East Bay may be the biggest financial decision of your life. Then again, you don't want to wake up one…