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Living In The Silicon Valley

Longtime listeners will know we are always talking about how Silicon Valley is one of the greatest places to live. Unfortunately, recent news segments are reporting an exodus of people leaving the area. Is the cost of living hurting the quality of life for our retirees or are they just looking to finally cash in…

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Selling Your Property To Investors With Tom Cafarella

We’ve done many shows on real estate investing strategies and dynamics.  Today Joe calls up Boston based real estate investor, Tom Cafarella, for a chat on how he is replicating his program across the country to provide sellers with the systems and tools that sell their property to investors. Specific topics include: Identifying the 10%…

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Nation’s Most Competitive Housing Market

If you had to take a guess, which cities would you say make up our nation’s most competitive housing market? It shouldn’t be surprising that the top three of the top ten markets are located in Silicon Valley. Today Joe looks at components that make Silicon Valley a hot spot for real estate such as…

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International Buyers: Where, How & Why?

Today’s podcast is dedicated to international real estate for two very relevant reasons: #1 – The growing and continued trend of the globalization of real estate, and #2 – Bobbi just received her official certification as a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) Instructor! Since she is now fully vetted to share her expertise of the international real estate…

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What’s Driving The Housing Shortage?

We’ve said it before that technology is changing the dynamic of every single industry and real estate is not exempt from this trend; but when you really look around trends everywhere are changing. Sometimes we believe things will reverse and return to normal (i.e. inventory will increase after the Super Bowl or when the weather…

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Reverse Mortgages With Bill Benson

One thing many Bay Area seniors have working to their advantage right now is incredible amounts of equity. Joe sits down with reverse mortgage specialist, Bill Benson, to show us the ins and outs of a reverse mortgage that make retirement more comfortable for our seniors. Is the Bay Area ripe for the reverse mortgage…

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Condos as an Option or an Alternative

When dealing in low inventory markets sometimes you need to start looking at Plan B’s and even C’s. Today Joe and Mike look at the current state of the market and discuss alternative options if the single family home you want is just not available. What are the biggest pros and cons of condo HOA’s? …

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