All Forum Posts by: Jeongmin J.

Thanks for the replies. I think trimming an over-sized door (56x96)  is a wise choice than adding a wall for a smaller door.

Hi,

I want to have an interior door installed but the opening is not a standard size. It is like 59"x95".

One handyman told me that the wall has to be modified to fit a regular sized French doors and it costs like $3000.

What would be the best door solution without breaking or adding the wall?

I found that my home has lower Zestimate (by Zillow) and the other website price estimates compared with other similar homes in the neighborhood. It is actually significantly lower than a bank appraisal. 

When I shopped around in Zillow, I took Zestimate as a convenient reference price. Now my home has much lower Zestimate. I wonder if this is something I have to worry about? Do people take the Zestimate seriously and affect their offer?

My primary home has gained its value more than 500 K since my purchase. Further gain will be taxed as ordinary income. Should I sell the current home and buy a new one to take advantage of the tax benefit again?

Hi,

is it common to set up LLC for income property in CA to protect from lawsuit despite $800/yr tax?

If it is so, how long does it take? Is it too late if I do after my offer is accepted?

If you have recommendation for real estate attorney, let me know. Thanks.

Thanks, Scott.

Milpitas should be a safer bet. Willow Glen may be a similarly less risky bet for Goggle development.

Hi,

I am looking for investment opportunity around $1M in San Jose and Milpitas area and found that new condos has better price/sq than old condos. 

I know you have to wait sometime for construction and there are some issues to sort out in the first few months but the brand new one with lower price is still attractive. In addition, there is no bidding war.

Should I just go for a new one instead of looking around for the established? 

Hi,

I am looking into investment property such as 3 bedroom condo in Milpitas and San Jose downtown area. It appears that Milpitas has better school but San Jose downtown has better appreciation up-side as BART will bring more jobs. I noticed that downtown condos have higher HOA. Which area do you think is better choice? Or do not buy now downturn is near?