Solar Panels are becoming increasingly popular on properties, but please understand that they only ADD VALUE on an appraisal if there are similar comparable sales with solar. If you have Solar panels, leased solar is not a comparable sale. If you have an ADU that costs you $100,000.00 and has no similar sales, then the […]

It has been a crazy week so far, and it has nothing to do with opening a bunch of escrows. Meeting, planning, and putting new products on the shelf is my job, and today, we have a pretty big announcement. We have heard about these companies purchasing properties in cash and then selling them to […]

August 24, 2023. MAMBA DAY! I love this day because Kobe meant so much to me as a Lakers fan and a hard worker. I watched the Redeem Team Documentary about the 2008 Olympic Basketball team with my Dad on Sunday. As you get to the film’s second half, the US Olympic team brings in […]

Happy Tuesday, and I hope you are doing well! I try to stay in front of things, and as many of you know, we had a program called the California Dream for All, where the state put up a 20% down payment for a 20% share in the property’s equity. This program was in such […]

The exciting news about the Mariposas in Santa Clarita finally settling the litigation is excellent news and will allow regular financing for that project very soon for who knows how long. I say, who knows how long because every day it seems that another condo issue comes across our desk without enough insurance coverage. Please […]