When an economic recession occurs, one thing that happens for sure is the unemployment rate goes up. You can see a graph of the California unemployment rate since 1967 on the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank’s website. Below is a copy of that graph until 2019-01-01. The shaded areas indicate a recession. As you can […]
Read MoreAverage rate of return: Stock Market: 10% (before inflation). 7% (after inflation) Real Estate: 10% (especially in the San Francisco Bay Area) ROI based on own money or borrowed money: If you invest $100,000 in stocks, with a 10% ROI, you’ll get $10,000 in year 2. If you invest $100,000 in real estate (20% of […]
Read MoreBuying a house can be extremely frustrating. The current system in place is full of issues that allow shady, unethical practices to take place. Unfortunately, changing the system isn’t easy and definitely not in the best interest of those who stand to benefit from such issues, e.g. conspiring real estate agents who artificially lie about a […]
Read MoreThis information applies to properties in California (specifically, Alameda County). When a bank begins the foreclosure process, they must file a Notice of Default with the county clerk. You can search for all notices of default within a time period in a county by going the county clerk’s website. For Alameda county, that would be […]
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