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Ventura vs. Ojai: Where Would You Put $1.5M?
Buying & Selling Real Estate
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura Metro
Ventura vs. Ojai: Where Would You Put $1.5M?

Ventura vs. Ojai: Where Would You Put $1.5M? I've lived in Ventura for over 20 years and spend plenty of time in Ojai. Both are incredible markets, but if I were putting $1.5M to work in Ventura County, I'd be looking at two very different investment strategies. Here's how I'd break it down: OPTI...

How to find a trustworthy buyer list
Real Estate Agent
Ventura, California
How to find a trustworthy buyer list

Does anyone have a buyer’s list they recommend in general and for deals specific to Ventura, Ca too? Would like to get on a buyer’s list to begin investing and finding wholesale deals.

I pencil-underwrote every active 2-4 unit in Oxnard, CA. Here's what I found.
Market Trends & Data
Oxnard, California
I pencil-underwrote every active 2-4 unit in Oxnard, CA. Here's what I found.

✏️Spent this morning running a pencil sheet on every active duplex in Oxnard zips 93030 and 93033 (5 listings, $750K-$929K). Terms: 25% down, 7.25%, 30-yr, taxes at 1.25% of list price. NOI uses ~5% vacancy, plus insurance, maintenance and reserves. Result: none clear 1.0x DSCR on in-place rents....

Ventura, CA STVRs: The Moratorium Is Over. Here's How I'd Approach It
Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions
Ventura, California
Ventura, CA STVRs: The Moratorium Is Over. Here's How I'd Approach It

I've lived in Ventura for 20 years and work in real estate here, and I've been spending quite a bit of time looking at the short-term vacation rental market now that Ventura's STVR moratorium has been lifted. I think there is a really interesting opportunity here, but it's also a market where you...

The Value of Ventura
Buying & Selling Real Estate
Ventura, California
The Value of Ventura

I've lived in Ventura for 20 years, and one of the reasons I love this place isn't just the beach, the weather, or the lifestyle. It's the people who choose to raise their families here. I've raised my own two kids here, and I've watched them grow up with the beach as part of everyday life, surfi...