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Looking For A Rental Property To Buy? Consider Santa Cruz

Wednesday, March 07

Santa Cruz, known for the beach, the boardwalk, Pacific Ave, hippies, and organic food, along with University of California Santa Cruz is also probably the best place for investors looking for rental properties right now. Here are some reasons why.62% of Santa Cruz residents live in rentals, comp...


A Comparison of Silicon Valley of Santa Cruz CAP Rates

Wednesday, February 28

Many of my Silicon Valley Investors are finding that the price it costs to purchase an investment rental property in someplace like Palo Alto, Mountain View, or even downtown San Jose has gone up much faster that the rental market value has. It is not unusual to see CAP rates of 1 or 2 % which is...


How To Live In Silicon Valley When You Can't Afford To Buy Here

Wednesday, February 21

How To Live In Silicon Valley When You Can't Afford To Buy Here BY MARCY MOYERReal Estate Agent with eXp Realty of California Silicon Valley Probate, Trust, and Investment Sales B.R.E. 01191194January 06, 2018 10:24 AMMany young, well paid Professionals and Tech workers come to the Silicon Valley...


Now May Be The Best Time To Buy A Rental Property

Friday, February 16

Now May Be The Best Time To Buy A Rental Property In Santa Cruz BY MARCY MOYERReal Estate Agent with eXp Realty of California Silicon Valley Probate, Trust, and Investment Sales B.R.E. 01191194 January 13, 2018 09:46 AMThe rains are starting again. Yay!!! This is great news for California. It is ...


The Google Bump and Downtown San Jose

Saturday, February 03

In the Fall of 2014 one of my San Jose rental property investor clients needed to do a 1031 exchange for about 1.5 million dollars worth of property. She needed to replace about $60,000 in net income. We were faced with the following conditions: 1.Even 2014 finding a 4% CAP rate in the Silicon V...