Mello Roos, an assement on property at the APN level, are ubiquitous in San Diego County. As such, it is difficult to research which homes are obilgated to which CFDs. To solve the Mello Roos research issue, our County Assesor/Recorder/Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg […]
What's Brewing on the Hop Hwy?
Transparency in Real Estate: Who Do You Actually Hire?
Time and again, we seek to shed light on practices in the real estate community. We lead by being transparent. It is nerve wracking that some of our colleagues are continuing to bend half truths in ways to make themselves appear more grandiose than reality would dictate. Our example in this post is about agency. […]
Cocos Fire: A Resident's Perspective
Cocos Fire After Action Report: What a great meeting with Fire Captain Wiberg this morning, and what a great group of volunteers San Marcos has in the CERT team. TL;DR: Fuel moisture is at October levels, in May. There will be more road closures with future fires. If you have medications, keep some off-site […]
Selling an Investment Property: Taxes
So you’ve made the decision, it’s time to sell an investment property. You want to pull your trapped equity to reinvest in other opportunities. What is your net profit going to look like these days? Today we will look at various rates and tools for the 2014 tax year. (As a discussion, this is not […]
Transparency in Real Estate: Example in the Wild!
Online Home Search: Who is Trustworthy?
The online world is awash with information. Most of it free. Or is it? What consumers should know about how home searches are presented. Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com are the largest “portals” for real estate nationally. They negotiate to publish information from your local MLS (multiple listing service) to their vast databases, and advertise that […]
Transparency in Real Estate
While individual transactions can be straightforward, the landscape of real estate in California can become a vast minefield. There are many iterations of consumer protection at the state and federal level, all geared to provide the most protections to you, the consumer. What happens when those protections are breached? A class action lawsuit is being […]