The last thing you want to worry about when you own a vacation home in California is the loan you have on it. You own a vacation home because you want a place to relax, not to add stress. As I was sitting at my desk looking at the terms of this loan, I thought "this is perfect for vacation homes"
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11/30/2009
Contrary to popular belief, super jumbo loans are available in California. I want to let you know what I have found to be the maximum loan amounts from the lenders that my company is approved with. As you may have guessed, the requirements for super jumbo loans have gotten stricter. In San Mateo
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11/23/2009
Attention all you former Burlingame High School hoop stars! This coming Friday, November 27th, you have your chance to lace 'em up once again to show the young guys how to play the game. The first tip-off is at 3PM with a game against the freshman team. This is the first year in a long time that
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11/23/2009
Here are ten reasons why you may need a private money loan in San Mateo County: Speed - private money lenders can move fast because they can give more attention to the files submitted. They are not processing hundreds or thousands of files per day, like banks do. stated income - private money len
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11/12/2009
Here is a list of open houses in Burlingame and Hillsborough that are listed for more than $2,000,000 that will occur on Sunday November 8th. The information for this list of open houses in Burlingame and Hillsborough was found on the MLSlistings.com website. 2980 Privet Drive - $4,800,000 - 2
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11/07/2009
Here is the latest about the home buyer tax credit. If you are looking to buy a home in San Mateo County you should probably familiarize yourself with the requirements to qualify. The home buyer tax credit is going to be extended to move-up buyers. What kind of impact do you think this will hav
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11/05/2009
I have had real estate owners in San Mateo County ask me - what is a private money loan? A private money loan is a real estate loan funded by non-institutional sources. Non-institutional sources of private money loans vary. The source could be an individual. Often it is a group of people who have
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10/30/2009
Richard Weisser wrote this interesting article about a new idea on how to fix the real estate market. I wrote an article in November, 2007, that had similar ideas. I don't necessarily agree with incentive tax policy, but I do think making the down payment tax deductible serves two purposes. Fir
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10/23/2009
Are you looking for an estate planning attorney in San Mateo? Harry Pedigo is an estate planning attorney that I have met through our mutual membership in the Burlingame chapter of BNI. Harry Pedigo is a Bay Area native with a global interest. He received a BA degree from San Jose State and a JD
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10/22/2009
Many homeowners and home buyers in California have probably heard of a bridge loan but do not know what it is or who should obtain one. A bridge loan is usually a short-term loan (usually written for three months to three years) that provides funds to buy real estate from a piece of real property
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10/20/2009