Gene's East Contra Costa Real Estate Blog

Antioch CA Open House Sunday June 14 1-4.  4/2 RV Park on Corner Lot Large Corner Lot for RV and More $300,000Location:2952 Carmona WayAntioch, CA 94509USA More Photos and Additional Info Single Family Home 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms Interior: 1,632 sqft Lot: 7,000 sqft Year Built: 1969 MLS #: 407017...

Antioch CA Open House Sunday June 7 1 - 4 PM2952 Carmona WayOffered at $300,000.00 Exclusively by Home Point Real EstateThis is the best buy on a Four Bedroom Two Bath Home in Antioch south of Highway 4.  Corner lot RV with updated kitchen and granite counter tops. Formal Dinning Room and Sunken ...

Will My Credit Let Me Buy a Home?Many people wonder if they have sufficient credit to Buy a Home and if they can get a loan. There is a lot of bad information floating about. Worse yet sometime people talk to the wrong lender.The California Association of Realtors (CAR) put out an info-graphic on...

Thinking of Selling Your Brentwood Home? Here is a great post you should read on getting your home ready to sell and appearing great to potential buyers. Home Point Real Estate is located in Brentwood Ca and serves the East Contra Costa County Communities of Brentwood, Antioch, Oakley, Discovery ...

Looking to Invest in Real Estate? Here is a great post from a great blogger on some very basic Real Estate Investing tips. Combine this advise with the Power of the 1031 Exchange and you can really watch the value grow.  Call us and learn more.  (925-260-4321) Incorporating real estate as part of...

Yard SaleFriday May 29th and Saturday May 30th – 9 AM to 5 PM both DaysCorner of Broderick Drive and Ellen Lane in Brentwood CA What can you find at this sale? Vintage Radio Equipment and PartsVintage Radio CabinetCamera Equipment – Including Vintage CamerasClothesCookware, Pots, Pans, and moreBe...

Thinking of Selling a Brentwood California Home or a home in East Contra Costa County or beyond. You should read this ReBlog of a great post on how to get ready to Sell Your Brentwood Home. Then get a Free Home Evaluation From Home Point Real Estate. Or just call me directly at 925-260-4321.  Ask...

Over Coming Financial Obstacles to Home Ownership!Many people feel they cannot afford a home. Some of them have even talked to a lender that has told them they cannot afford a home, or cannot qualify for the loan. The California Association of Realtors (CAR) put out a Inforgraphic showing what mo...

Don't wait for the 1031 Exchange!The other day I talked with a guy who wanted to sell his investment property and flip it into a new property. The goal, as with most 1031 Exchanges, was to increase his leverage and the amount of depreciation he is getting in order to increase his cash flow. Howev...

Should you Evict and Remodel before doing a 1031 Exchange?So you have a rental property that you have owned for some time and is ready for a 1031 Exchange. Of course you have rented it out and it has/had tenants in it. You have kept the house livable but have not done any major upgrades and avoid...