Author Archives: Kim Johnson

Putting a price tag on a home you’re trying to sell is a tricky thing. For one, it’s your home, crammed full of memories, hopes, and dreams—and all that stuff can cloud your thinking and lead you toward the wrong price. There are consequences: Shoot too high, and your home could languish on the market for months and maybe not sell […]

For the past several years, venture capital–backed investment behemoths and mom and pop newbies alike have poured money into real estate. With mortgage interest rates at historically low levels and stimulus cash sloshing through the economy, real estate investment went from vigorous to full-on feverish. And along the way, investors—many of whom came to the […]

You’ve found your dream home and your offer was accepted. Let’s sign on the dotted line already, right? Not so fast. There could be expensive problems lurking just under the surface. Between old water heaters and unsealed windows to broken chimneys and insect damage, many homes go on the market with a long to-do list. […]

Foreclosures are back — in a big way. With the federal foreclosure moratorium ending June 30, 2022 for single-family residentials (SFR), the safety net homeowners relied upon throughout the pandemic is officially dismantled. Without this protection, foreclosure starts are steadily increasing nationally and are nearing pre-pandemic levels, according to MPA. The foreclosure process begins after homeowners are delinquent on 90-days or three-months of mortgage […]

  The first mistake is to ignore the situation and hope it goes away. The first mistake people make when facing foreclosure is to ignore the situation and just hope it goes away. It won’t. A foreclosure will not just magically disappear. If you are facing foreclosure, it is important that you deal with it… […]

Investing in real estate can assist you in diversifying your investment portfolio by adding physical assets and providing you with a hedge against inflation. If you are a real estate investor, or if you aspire to become one, you will want to know about like-kind exchanges because they give you a chance to shift your real estate […]

Automated valuation models are gaining in popularity while offering practical uses   The average homeowner probably can’t tell you exactly what their home is worth — but that is all changing thanks to the rise of automated valuation models (AVMs) in the real estate and mortgage industries. More homeowners than ever before can easily identify […]

Come see this beautiful country home in Leona Valley. Three bedrooms and two baths with dramatic open beam ceilings, on over 9 ac.! Facebook Share Linked In Share

After two years of twiddling their thumbs over nonpaying tenants, California landlords are getting carried away with evictions — and the consequences are high. Roughly 1.5 million California renters are at risk of eviction due to defaulting on rent, according to the California’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Though California renters are recovering from the job losses of Spring 2020, […]

One of the most common things I run across no matter where in the country our properties may be, is theft or vandalism. I don’t know any investor that has not faced this as sad as that may be. It doesn’t always have to be serious, but it is always inconvenient. From neighborhood kids tagging […]