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 at the end of year 1. If you invest $100,000 in real […]
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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