Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

https://www.foxla.com/news/couple-buys-riverside-dream-home-but-seller-refuses-to-move-out-in-eviction-moratorium-loophole

I'm looking to buy a property (first timer) for that is a bit over a 1 million with 25-30% down.  I will be living in it with my family.
Due to the high prices in our current market, I may not be able to cover the en...

What's the best way to Wholesale from the MLS? Also what's the best way to find good fix and flips on the MLS. Thanks!

Anyone have any luck with Abandoned properties?

Typically it is a very easy process finding the onwers of the properties but will they sell and will they sell for what you have in mind? I would like to hear some feed...

I find myself in an interesting position. I'm a total newbie with access to a million dollars. I know it sounds ...well, actually I have no idea how it sounds. A million dollars might sound like an outlandish sum of m...

Hello Everyone,I'm a fairly new real estate agent in the Bay Area, CA. My brokerage recently had a quick presentation on how having an interest rate buydown vs. a sales price reduction could be beneficial to both sell...

You hear so much (I guess from the gurus and course sellers) about how “predictable” the cash flow is from rental properties. Well I adamantly disagree. You have a maintenance issue…unpredictable cash flow. Your insur...

https://www.ksl.com/article/50...I'm no smarter than the next guy and nobody knows the future. But my common sense tells me you can't increase housing prices 50% or more in two years and expect them to stay there. I p...

Hello All,About two years ago I opened a Roth IRA after taking a college class for Personal Money Management since my teacher encouraged diversification and the tax benefits and all that jazz. Well since then, I have ...