Posts Tagged ‘Mike D’Ambrosio’
RERL-1632-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Removing Emotions From Real Estate
Looking at this market everyone can agree that it has changed a bit into what most consider to be a normal market. For most people, whether it’s their first transaction or their third, whether they’re making the move solo or with a family, a lot of emotion comes into play. Today Joe and Mike take…
Read MoreRERL-1613- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Industry Update
For a while we have been talking about disruption and consolidation and recently it was announced that Compass has acquired Alain Pinel. The small startups you heard about a few years ago are getting bigger and starting to gobble up their older competitors. Today Joe and Mike take time to cover what is going on…
Read MoreRERL-1608-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Investing Outside California
For most consumers real estate is one part of a good, diversified portfolio. Anyone living in California knows that property here is not only hard to come by, but it mostly benefits consumers who buy and hold. Fortunately there are opportunities out there, like way out there. Today Joe and Mike discuss investing outside of…
Read MoreRERL-1605-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate- Pricing Strategies & Leveraging
The holiday season has finally passed and it’s time we all got back to business. Whether you’re thinking about moving once school is over or thinking it’s time to make that first home purchase, pricing is the biggest factor facing consumers. Home offers are picking up and while we don’t know if we will enter…
Read MoreRERL-1602- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Dispelling The Myths Of Real Estate
Whether you’re watching television, reading the news, surfing the internet or even listening to a podcast, there is a lot of noise out there related to real estate. As a professional lender and agent Joe and Mike often work with consumers who hold beliefs about real estate that are just simply not true. Today Joe…
Read MoreRERL-1599- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Unconventional Financing
Conventional wisdom would leave most consumers to believe financing is super conservative right now. To a certain extent most consumers would be correct, but a lot of people would be surprised at what non-QM financing will get you these days. Non-QM financing has really come to the forefront and you might be surprised to find…
Read MoreRERL-1596-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Market Conditions
It’s busy, it’s expensive and there’s a lot of stuff going on, but there is still a lot of interest when it comes to investing in Bay Area real estate. In fact over the last 5 decades real estate has appreciated an average of 3% a year. How many investments can you think of that…
Read MoreRERL-1582- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Strategies for a Changing Market
Buyers got buried the last several years and many potential buyers lost interest in hope to buy altogether. Currently, homes are spending more days on market and sellers are responding by being more open during negotiations and reducing their asking price. The real estate business is not over and now more than ever is the…
Read MoreRERL-1573-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate – Creative Purchase Options
The last few years Joe and Mike saw hundreds of buyers lose out on offers due to the sheer insanity of the market. Today the market is less steamy and hopeful buyers finally have some options in a market that has downgraded from fantastic to normal. Even if a consumer is a little short on…
Read MoreRERL-1571- Two Italian Guys Talking Real Estate – Creative Home Buying
The market is leveling out and hesitancy is affecting both sides of the market. The average time a home spends on the market is increasing and sellers now have to put a little effort into their sale to attract offers at rates we are used to seeing. What is a buyer to do? Today Joe…
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