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![Foreclosure Specialist](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2006/07/blog-post-1600w-500x300.png)
Foreclosure Specialist
I spent the last couple of days up in beautiful Milpitas, California attending a seminar called The Foreclosure …
![Just Say No - to County Parks?](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2006/07/blog-post-1600w-500x300.png)
Just Say No - to County Parks?
There's an interesting article that came out in the Santa Cruz Sentinel the other day: Pleasure Point residents …
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Give Yourself a Tax Break
Do you feel like your property taxes are too high? That sounds like it could be a bad …
![Time for a Mortgage Meltdown](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2007/08/The-Persistence-of-Memory-500x300.jpg)
Time for a Mortgage Meltdown
I was at a pretty stressful signing yesterday. I'm in a deal where the buyers are taking out …
![Equity Sharing - Credit Crisis key?](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2006/07/blog-post-1600w-500x300.png)
Equity Sharing - Credit Crisis key?
In case you haven't heard, there's a crisis in the mortgage market. Probably by now, you've heard about …
![The ol' 1031 Five-Year Switcheroo](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2021/03/20210310-KCM-Share-500x300.jpg)
The ol' 1031 Five-Year Switcheroo
So here I am, working on doing my own personal 1031 Exchange. I've done plenty of deals where either …
![The La Bahia Project](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2007/08/la-bahia-santa-cruz-500x300.jpg)
The La Bahia Project
The La Bahia project is back in the news: La Bahia dealt setback, hotel overhaul delayed - By …
![Preserving Historical Properties](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2006/07/blog-post-1600w-500x300.png)
Preserving Historical Properties
Saw this in the Register-Pajaronian a couple days ago: Castro Adobe to be restored Actually, I have no …
![Gloomy News: Sales down, Foreclosures Up](https://assets.agentfire3.com/uploads/sites/1152/2006/07/blog-post-1600w-500x300.png)
Gloomy News: Sales down, Foreclosures Up
From reading the headlines, it seems there's some bad news on the national real estate scene. Here's a …
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Rents going up in Santa Cruz County
Here's a bit of interesting (yet hardly surprising) news: Renters paying more in Santa Cruz County - By …