Hi there BP folks,

A little about me... I own a town-home/condo in San Jose (Willow Glen neighborhood), and just leased it out. The home was my primary residence for five years.
After researching local rents, learn...

Locations of high concentrations of technology workers are, more often than not, found in coastal cities such as Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston or New York and New Jersey. However, there are some places, ...

Historically, Santa Cruz County trails both San Mateo and Santa Clara County in nearly every major real estate metric. Since 2012, the yearly median growth is about 12% per county but the counties of San Mateo and San...

I’m not here to add kindle to the crash fire. But, if there is any market that’s not ready for a real estate crash, it’s the Silicon Valley. Let’s face it: values are inflated, techies are moving and investors are sta...

A former Naval JAG Officer (attorney) for 10 years and current Navy reservist, I now live in Silicon Valley, where housing isn't exactly affordable. My passion and specialty is helping people live a Silicon Valley li...

When installing a tub with surround such as this one should one caulk the joint between the surround and the tub?I've always seen it caulked, but a plumber told me that doing so is actually counterproductive and encou...

In the last ~2 years we have upgraded ~220+ units and our flooring in the bathrooms has always been either TrafficMaster Allure Vinyl Plank (the stick down flexible product) or 12"x 24" Porcelain Tile all depending on...

1) How do you remove the old caulk from the bathtub?I tried the red plastic Hyde Caulk removal tool that Home Depot was selling for $5, but it doesn't work that great out when its edge is still sharp. As the edge gets...

So I have just brought this duplex, my first DIY project is recaulking this bath tub. Towards the middle the gap between the tub and the Tile was getting significantly bigger then a quarter inch. I was trying to f...

If you could go back in time, to the start of your investment journey, what would you tell your younger self? Anything that you wish you would have known when you first got into real estate?