SB 908 SB 908 was passed in late 2020 and the major aspect is that all Debt Collectors must be licensed through the State Department of Finance, Protection and Innovation by January 1, 2022. Maybe it is time to start the process. It would be a shame if some debt collectors would not be able […]
All Time Great Bobby Bowden is considered one of the all-time best college football coaches. I do not know if that is true or not, but I can tell you that he was one of the greatest football coach speakers who ever lived. Went to a couple of his clinics years ago and he was […]
Estoppel Certificate When you are considering buying any type of rental, you must understand the two words Estoppel Certificate. You want to know the exact conditions of all tenant agreements. The best place to get this information is from the tenant.Wikipedia says: “An estoppel certificate provides confirmation by the tenant of the terms of the […]
Competitive Offers Zillow sure has contact with a lot of prospective buyers. Recently they posted three tips to buyers in a seller’s market. Since we are right now still in a seller’s market we might look at them. Zillow’s estimates today for me are fine so they are today knowledgeable. Submit your offer before the […]
Efficient Negotiations This is a favorite form of mine. When I bought or sold apartment houses, I used it all the time. It saves a lot of time and time is money. Instead of writing up a complete binding offer, you would write up a simple form that explains the conditions under which a buyer […]
Home Equity Just saw an article by NewRetirement.com that gave their answer to this question. It happens to be an answer with which I agree. However, my answer would be that if your situation would be improved with an RM go NOW. They say when: You Need the MoneyHousing Prices Are HighInterest Rates Are LowYou […]
Olympic Meals The reporters and athletes and all others were severely limited on where they could go during the duration of the Olympics. Several correspondents and athletes have waxed eloquently about the food at the many 7-ELEVENS in Tokyo as there are 20,000 in Japan so they were easy to find. You can get full […]
Reasons to Get a Broker’s License Received a wonderful email last week from a wonderful student, Maria Lopez Flores. She emailed me mentioning that she was not getting our emails. We appreciate this as many times the emails are going to spam or there has been some problem with our email service. She also sent […]
DRE Regulation Amendments A recent pronouncement from the Department of Real Estate stated that some amendments were coming to our DRE Regulations because of bill AB 2884. Can’t be too earth shattering because no public hearing is scheduled, and if you want to make any written comments, make them before 1700 Hours on 9/8/2021. Responsible […]
The Sit-Com King When the TV Emmys were announced, it seemed like we had not watched very many shows. But we have shows we love and do not miss. At one time I was considered the “Sit-com King”. Didn’t miss All In The Family, Mary Tyler Moore, Newhart, Mash, etc. They morphed into The Jeffersons, […]
