Real Estate

As a prodigious wealth builder, it’s important to assess your local real estate environment. Get into the real estate investor’s mindset and live the way you believe. I’m down in the Sunday open house trenches to get a first hand view of what’s going on. I talk to Realtors about their property listing durations, understand […]

Unlawful tenants are very aggravating for the landlord. They wear and tear the property and create liability risk. Booting out unlawful tenants can be hard, but it is the right thing to do. The lease for my studio rental clearly states only one person shall live in my property at a time. The space is

All real estate is local. San Francisco is clearly the most beautiful city in America (you know it’s true). But, there’s a steep price to pay to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Housing is expensive. Even a starter home is far from affordable for a lot of people. Example Of A Starter Home In

If you own property, you need to hold on forever. It’s best path to long-term wealth creation. And if you can’t hold onto your property forever, then hold on long enough until commission rates come down. Don’t sell your home if you don’t have to! Property sellers go on strike! Thankfully, the National Association Of

Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. However, real estate also requires ongoing home maintenance expenses. Here’s my latest home maintenance story that involves bubble baths. And it was a disaster! The longer you own real estate, the more maintenance issues will pop up. For big repairs caused by natural disasters or

There is no doubt San Francisco Bay Area real estate, specifically real estate on the Peninsula and in San Francisco is strong. There’s also been a huge push to provide tax incentives for high tech companies to set up offices in San Francisco. You should ask yourself: Should I sell my house now? With so much

If you’re like most people, you love going on vacation! After taking 5 weeks off from 2007 to 2009, and 6 weeks off in 2010 and 2011, followed by 10 weeks off in 2012, 2013, and 2014, I fancy myself as a “certified vacation expert”!  Now, I’m on permanent vacation as an early retiree. You

The real estate industry is shady. From shady appraisers to stubbornly high commissions even after huge improvements online. The good thing about a shady industry, however, is that you can deploy various tactics to get yourself a better deal. The appraiser came out to my rental the other weekend and spent a total of 3

For the longest time, homeownership has been considered a part of the American dream. However, as the housing market continues to go up post-pandemic, perhaps we should question whether this dream should continue? This post was originally published on Nov 29, 2011, right after the Global Financial Crisis. The housing market got crushed and many