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Oakland’s Most Reviewed Restaurants on Yelp
Looking for your next go-to spot in Oakland? These five restaurants aren’t just highly rated—they’ve racked up thousands of Yelp reviews for a reason. Whether you’re in the mood for comfort food, sweet treats, or late-night bi...
Successful Sale – 4835 Beacon Hill Drive
TIMELINE: PRE-RENOVATION VALUE: SOLD PRICE: RENOVATION COST: INCREASE IN VALUE: RETURN ON INVESTMENT: 6 weeks $1,600,000 $1,970,000 $92,000 $370,000 402% WHAT WE DID Interior paint Complete remodel of p...
Successful Sale – 684 Gisler Way
Our clients purchased this fixer from the original owner and original condition. Not only that, it had several areas of structural issues. We worked side by side with our client to coordinate the necessary repairs, design, and project management. We started with referring them to our trusted engineer and contractor to not only stabilize the foundation but also to level the floors in the affected areas.
Successful Sale – 5106 Fairhill Court
See how your process, planning, and execution resulted in a record sale and nearly 500% return on investment for our clients
Commissions Lawsuit – Separating Fact From Fiction
Commissions Lawsuit - Separating Fact From Fiction By now, you have probably heard about the landmark settlement of the Sitzer/Burnett commissions lawsuit. If you have not, the lawsuit’s claim was that brokerages and the National Associati...
Rent vs. Buy
The Rent vs. Buy Decision & Calculation by Patrick Carlisle, Chief Market Analyst, Compass Though a legitimate calculation, the rent vs. buy decision isn’t fundamentally based on comparing the current rent on a property to the ...
Pay Mortgage Faster
If you’re someone that wants to pay your mortgage off faster, this simple change in the way you make your mortgage payments will result in you paying your loan off around 4 years faster and potentially save over $100k in interest. Mo...
Around the Town: OK’S DELI
Looking for a new sandwich place to try out in Oakland? Hit up OK’S DELI on Telegraph. We went to their grand opening a few weeks ago and the sandwiches, service, and rare variety of chips and snacks were delicious. Their rotating menu cons...
Use this hack to BUY your first investment property
If you are a first time home buyer, use this hack to buy your first investment property. You can buy a multi-family property and live in one of the units for as little as 3.5% down vs 25% or 30% down as an investor. The catch? Y...