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Five Easy Landscaping ROI’s For Your Home: Foster City, CA

I happened to drive down a street that looked like no one took any pride in ownership of their homes. And, I mean NO ONE! It looked like a slum but a slum with homes worth $600,000 to $700,000 if these houses were in good shape. It got me to thinking about what must go into someones mind when they just stop taking care of their property.

Selling Your Home in San Mateo County? What Are the Best ROI Improvements You Can Make?

If you are getting ready to sell your home in San Mateo County, or even thinking about it, look around your house this new year, and try to decide what to do to get it ready.  I am going to give you some simple improvements that will give you a good ROI, and some to…Read More »

Thinking of Making Home Improvements? Should You DIY or DIFM? What’s The Better ROI?

  Your home is the largest investment you are likely to make in your life.  Almost everyone wants to keep improving their homes because they want to keep this investment improving and hopefully appreciating in value.  So the big question becomes should you DIY or DIFM your improvements?  In case you don’t know what that…Read More »

What’s Your ROI on Remodels or Additions Around the San Mateo Area?

So, you’re looking at that house for the third time and saying, ‘it’s not quite right.”  It needs a new….  And, then you ask me what does it cost to do….?  You get the idea.  Whether it’s a new kitchen, windows, bathroom, roof or an addition to make the house perfect for you and your…Read More »

What’s the Best ROI on Flooring?

If you have an older home and are considering selling it within the next year or so, you are likely already considering what ROI’s are best in preparing your home for that future sale.  I’ve talked previously about doing remodeling yourself or having it done, the importance of landscaping, and the basics you can do…Read More »

Pricing a Listing In San Mateo County Isn’t About Pricing It High, It’s About Pricing It Right

I received a call today from a former client. It’s the kind of all all agents get, and don’t like.  We had gone over the hill to see him last week because he has taken a  job in an east coast city and needs to put his house on the market.  He has one fabulous…Read More »

San Mateo – California: What would you do if mandated to make your house green?

One of the mandates is that all sellers of property will have to have high-efficiency appliances and instant tankless hot water heaters installed prior to sale. They are also mandating insulation in all homes at point of sale. Another is landlords must provide free bus passes to their tenants. How about this one, they want to know the kind of car you drive, where you commute to, and then will figure out your carbon emission use.



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