Who took the money away?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the market recently. Like I have been saying all along, if you don’t like it, just wait 10 minute. Right now, it’s downright bizarre.

We’ve had several properties which I felt were properly priced get over 30 offers. And others that I also thought were properly priced waiting to be asked for a dance. We have one right now with excellent square footage, great neighborhood and spectacular schools with out one bid. Read more

Invest or pay off credit card?

Maybe it was the financial planner on CNBC, a casual conversation with a friend, or just the small voice inside, but something has caused you to keep asking yourself the same thing: Read more

What’s happening in Oakland 94610, 94611 and 94618…

The chart shows the combined Oakland zip codes of 94610,94611 and 94618 for the past 15 months.  You will see a tremendous dip in sales and price that bottomed in January.  The rise since then is so steep and clear that prices have almost completely recovered from June of last year.  Needless to say, there is still a long way to go. Read more

Carole Rodoni ~ real estate industry expert…

Carole Rodoni is a highly regarded real estate speaker, author and advisor. She is President and CEO of Bamboo Consulting, former President of Fox & Carskadon Realtors, past COO of Alain Pinel Realtors and an industry leader. With years of leadership and real estate experience, her study of the economy and how it impacts real estate and being a savvy investor herself Carole has a lot of good advice for women that want to invest in real estate. Read more

Heather O’Brien real estate entreprenuer…

Founder and Managing Director of MyPropFolio LLC, Heather O’Brien is currently one of the most successful Real Estate investors in the states. Heather is originally from the Silicon Valley and started her career at PeopleSoft. In 2005, Heather became a Real Estate entrepreneur and built a highly successful flipping company. Within six months her company was buying and selling 15 properties per month. Read more

Money smart women (audio book)…

“Women really need to think single throughout their lives. A woman may never marry, but even if she marries, the likelihood is that she is going to be single, either through divorce, or because of widowhood at some point in her life , and she doesn’t want to be caught unawares. ” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine Either by choice or chance, your life is frequently in transition. Without careful planning, those life changes can be costly. Read more

Barbara Stanny Interview…

We love Barbara Stanny! She’s down to earth, excited, motivating and passionate about empowering women.  Barbara shares her journey with us, what she learned from her mistakes, why she invests in real estate and what will help women achieve their success in building wealth through real estate! Read more

Bernice Ross Interview…

Bernice Ross is a nationally syndicated columnist for Inman News and is known as “America’s top real estate coach”. She is incredibly insightful and inspiring! Hear first hand how she started out with a simple condo and moved her way on up to the house of her dreams. Find out what Bernice is doing, what she thinks about the market and what advice she has for women that want to invest in real estate. Read more

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox Interview…

Known as “The Money coach” Lynnette is a personal finance expert that gives advice on managing credit card debt and your personal finance. Listen to Lynnette’s story of how she was able to dig herself out of debt and start investing in real estate. What worked and what didn’t and the advice she gives other women! Read more

Michelle Lenahan Interview…

Smart, resourceful, down-to-earth power house are the adjectives that describes this investor. Her parents were victims of the downturn in the market in the early 80’s. Although they fought over 5 years to keep the properties they were sold at trustee sale. Michelle understands the toll that a down market and foreclosure has on a family and the children. Read more

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