Real Estate Nuts and Bolts

February 5, 2013

Introducing Our New Real Estate Assistant at Lake of the Pines

We are pleased to announce that Deanne Gutierrez has joined the Jenkins Group at Century 21 Foothill Realty.   Deanne will be working with us as our […]
August 25, 2012

Buy a Rental: Cash-on-Cash Comparison

This is the third of three formulas for buying rental property.  In this article I will compare the cash-on-cash returns for the rental purchases described in the […]
August 24, 2012

Buy a Rental: Loan Formula

This is the second of three formulas for buying a rental property.  In this version the rental is purchased with a down payment of 20% and a fixed […]
August 23, 2012

Buy a Rental: Cash Formula

This is the first of three formulas for buying a rental property.  In this version the rental is purchased with cash. Here are the assumptions: You have […]
August 18, 2012

“There is no such thing as land . . .”

. . . only usable land.” That was my first real estate lesson about land.  I learned those words from an old-timey country realtor who drove […]
July 19, 2012

Susan-isms by the Dozen

  When we were just getting started, CJ and I served our apprenticeships with Sue Thompson, the owner of HomeTown Realtors in Auburn, California. Most of […]
May 31, 2012

Inspect the Pond?

Yep.  If you’re gonna buy country property, and there’s a pond on it, you should inspect the pond.  Can you actually find and hire a “pond […]
May 23, 2012

Lake of the Pines Real Estate. How Are We Doing? Summary

There are about 2,000 homes at Lake of the Pines. 159 Lake of the Pines homes sold during the past two years (May,2010-May,2012).  That’s about 4% […]
May 22, 2012

Lake of the Pines Real Estate. How Are We Doing? Part 5

GOLDEN APPLES? This is the fifth of a five-part analysis of real estate at Lake of the Pines, California.   In this fifth analysis, we’re going  to examine […]