https://www.car.org/marketing/clients/infographics/Down%20Payment%20Dilemma
Why Prop 5 restores fairness to tax system
Did you pay a $75 tax to clear non-Real Estate liens in 2018?
The legislature passed a new law specifying that a $75 tax must be charged to people who want to have a lien released. This law came into effect on January 1st, 2018 and some people have been charged these $75 to remove a lien, whatever the type of lien. Continue reading “Did you pay a $75 tax to clear non-Real Estate liens in 2018?”
The Wildlife in the Summer Season in Sacramento, California
Wildlife
The summer season is when most of the wildlife comes out and there is still a lot of it in the Sacramento area, especially in the outskirt and along the river since we saved a pretty large natural area around the river exactly for that purpose (and also to provide space in case of large water flow in an attempt to avoid or at least reduce river floods which would happen every few years before we had the Folsom Dam and the Natoma Lake Dam.) Continue reading “The Wildlife in the Summer Season in Sacramento, California”
Investors who want to wholesale a house, beware of the agent’s commission!
When investors look into wholesaling a house, they generally already have interested buyers and go in the transaction knowing that they will be able to pretty much immediately flip the house.
If you are a beginner, you want to pay attention to the costs of such a transaction. If you handle everything yourself, then you avoid the commission costs to any agent, which means you can nearly see your income as the difference between your purchase and sale price. However, either way, there are fees.
Continue reading “Investors who want to wholesale a house, beware of the agent’s commission!”
Multiple offers & paying above the appraised value
http://sacramentoappraisalblog.com/
‘Super Wood’ Could Be the Next Steel
University of Maryland researchers announced they’ve created a way to make wood stronger, lighter, and cheaper than steel. The researchers see the super wood as having a major influence in the building industry one day.
Paint Companies Use Scare Tactics on Californians to Cover Own Wrongdoing
Paint Companies Use Scare Tactics on Californians to Cover Own Wrongdoing
Paint manufacturers that lost a recent court ruling are using scare tactics to convince homeowners they will be held criminally liable if their homes contain lead-based paint, according to C.A.R. Continue reading “Paint Companies Use Scare Tactics on Californians to Cover Own Wrongdoing”
California’s Real Estate Market is HOT!
Smoke Alarm
Smoke Alarms are required in all buildings, residential and commercial. This page is about the history, functionality, and current requirements of smoke alarms.
How Does It Work?
Ionization (Modern Alarms)
Modern Smoke Alarms, first invented in the 1930s, use quite advance science. It has to detect that your house contains smoke (see What Is Smoke? below) early enough so you have time to escape. Continue reading “Smoke Alarm”