After posting the real estate home for rent in my real estate Modeto blog and looking at the fleur de Ville Modesto real estate homes for sale on the MLS, I am thinking (warning: brainstorming moment to follow) -
Will sellers of the fleur de Ville custom homes in Northwest part of Modesto consider renting their fleur de Ville homes, along with the many benefits:
1. Get paid (rental income) to cover the real estate property taxes.
2. Have a house sitter for the (otherwise) vacant home.
3. Write off the expenses including: mortgage interest while the mortgage interest deduction lasts, property tax, property management expenses, other expenses for the real estate agents (if any) since the home for sale is now an income investment property.
4. Make an agreement with the renter to continue showing the real estate.
5. Have the renter take care of the lawn services at the renter's expense (possibly).
6. Same as above, but replace 'lawn service' by 'electricity', 'water and sewer', etc.
7. Rent out part of the home, such as 2 bedrooms / 2 bathrooms, instead of the entire house (5-6 bedrooms, 3plus bathrooms) so the rent is more affordable. The rental market ideal rent would be $1000 to $1500, not $2500 - $3000.
8. The real estate scenario might work out perfectly for a potential home buyer who might even be interested in a 'rent to own' situation (try-it-before-you-buy-it).
I happen to have a potential renter/buyer who is looking for a 2 to 3 bedroom/2 bath custom home near Kaiser Medical Center who could really use the fleur de Ville home for 6 months...
Please don't hesitat to contact me if you are considering the above real estate proposal.
/* * * Comment: end of real estate brainstorming moment * * */
P.S. At the end of the day, it's not always about the numbers, it is about and it's for a doctor who saves lifes at the E.R.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Relocation to Modesto CA | Real Estate Modesto Home Search
Before Relocation - Search for Real Estate in Modesto for Rent
A step-by-step guide to pre-screen real estate Modesto rental homes and find out the safety of a certain Modesto neighborhood prior to visiting Modesto CA. A lot can be done on the internet these days to minimize time spent driving around town.
Note: for this blog entry, I'm using the address of the Kaiser Medical Center on 4125 Bangs Ave Modesto CA, just as an example of a future work address, to navigate to the real estate homes for rent and various destinations. Modesto real estate agent was contacted by a Kaiser doctor who is moving to Modesto and looking for a home for rent. The real estate home search criteria are: near Kaiser Medical Center, one story home, all tile or hardwood floor, preferrably no carpet.
Narrow Down the Neighborhood to Relocate / Settle In
One way is to start the search for a real estate rental home / rental apartment is to use a local property management company. When I moved to Modesto in 1996, I found my own rental home through Liberty Property Management (LPM). The company is now located on 1120 Scenic Drive, Modesto CA 95350. Their phone number is 209 576-0934.
Link to LPM's website: http://www.libertypropertymanagement.com/service-areas/modesto/
Directions from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center to LPM:
Other Modesto real estate property management companies / real estate websites found on Google real estate search, Bing, and Yahoo real estate:
Yoder Properties, Tri-Tal Realty and Property Management, http://www.rentals.com/, craigslist, http://hotpads.com/, http://www.rentalads.com/, http://sweetrents.com/, just to name a few, to search for rental homes and rental apartments in Modesto CA.
Searching the Liberty Property Management real estate website:
1. From the LPM website, select 'view currently available rental properties / rental homes':
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| View Modesto Rental Homes / Rental Properties |
Using the LPM site: On the 'Search Results' screen, with the lists of Modesto rental homes displayed, select 'Directions' on the right of the screen and enter the work address:
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| Find Driving Direction to Rental Home from Work Address |
3. The distance between work address/address and the rental home is displayed on the next screen.
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| Find Distance Between Two Addresses (e.g. Work and Home) |
Before Relocation - Search Real Estate Apartments for Rent on Zillow Real Estate
Other ways to plan the day in the new town, figure out driving directions - use Google Maps or Mapquest, or Google Earth.
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| Use 'Get Directions' in Google maps and 'Add Destination' for Multiple Locations |
Find out the safety of a neighborhood
I've heard of an Android real estate app called 'Safe Neighborhood'. There are a lot of reviews about the app. I personally do not have an Android smartphone. I searched the internet and found a real estate related website call Family Watchdog. I've been using it to find out about a neighborhood beforehand.
Below are screen shots of the Family Watchdog website, with results from a search near Kaiser Medical Center in Modesto CA. Please consult other official safety / crime statistics websites for additional information and do not rely on purely one search result.
Disclaimer: The information here is verified but not guaranteed. I'm not associated with the property management companies or any websites mentioned above. The owner of this blog is not liable to any outcome pertaining to the use of the advice.
Also, if you have other ways to search for rental properties, please kindly leave me a suggestion in the 'comment' section. Thanks and have a nice day!
Monday, March 21, 2011
fleur de Ville Modesto CA Current Home Prices and Other Information
fleur de Ville - Amenities at a Glance
from Walkscore.com
Banks, bike shops, book stores near fleur de Ville; child care facilities, fitness centers, groceries stores near fleur de Ville; restaurants and shopping within one mile of the fleur de Ville gated community in Modesto CA. Also included are hospitals in Modesto CA.
Please note that the new Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (hospital and clinics) are within walking distance even though it is not listed on the walkscore.com website.
For fleur de Ville residents, the attendence school district is Salida Union School District for elementary and middle schools. The closest high school, Joseph Gregori High School, belongs to the Modesto City Schools District and the new high school opened in August 2010 and was enrolling students in 9th and 10th grades for the school year 2010-11. High school students can select other high schools that belong to the Modesto City School District through open enrollment. Students who enroll in the International Baccalaureate program attend Modesto High which is the only high school in the distict that offers the program as of 2011.
Notes: Stanislaus Union Schools API Report for 2010 from the California Department of Education.
Salida Union School API Report for 2010.
Note: The Stanislaus Union School District is not the attendance district for fleur de Ville residents but accepts inter-district school transfers.
Disclaimer: information provided here is not guaranteed. Please verify the accuracy with the appropriate sources.
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| fleur de Ville Modesto CA Home Prices |
fleur de Ville - Amenities at a Glance
from Walkscore.com
Banks, bike shops, book stores near fleur de Ville; child care facilities, fitness centers, groceries stores near fleur de Ville; restaurants and shopping within one mile of the fleur de Ville gated community in Modesto CA. Also included are hospitals in Modesto CA.
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| fleur de Ville Modesto CA - Amenities at a Glance (walkscore.com) |
Please note that the new Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (hospital and clinics) are within walking distance even though it is not listed on the walkscore.com website.
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| Private Schools and Public Schools (from the Salida Union School District and Stanislaus Union School District) near fleur de Ville |
Notes: Stanislaus Union Schools API Report for 2010 from the California Department of Education.
Salida Union School API Report for 2010.
Note: The Stanislaus Union School District is not the attendance district for fleur de Ville residents but accepts inter-district school transfers.
Disclaimer: information provided here is not guaranteed. Please verify the accuracy with the appropriate sources.
Friday, March 18, 2011
La Jolla, California - Back to December 2010
La Jolla, CA - Beach town near a college, UC San Diego
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| La Jolla Market Report from Zillow.com for Jan 2011 |
Back to December - Trip to La Jolla, CA
Windansea Beach in La Jolla, CA
Windansea Beach in La Jolla, CA
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| La Jolla Bird Rock website |
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Empress Hotel - Convenient, Walker's Paradise per walkscore.com |
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Places to Revisit in La Jolla, CA  | La Jolla CA Itinarary Saved in Google maps View La Jolla, CA - California Beach Town in a larger map |
California Regional Multiple Listings Service (CRMLS)
Real estate listings evolution: California Regional Multiple Listings Service (CRMLS) agreement to bring national property database to their realtor members.
Excerpt of the email real esate agent in Modesto, subscriber of Metrolist MLS, received
on 3/18/2011, from Dale Ross, CEO of RPR, LLC; copyright belongs to RPR.
References and links:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Gustine CA Real Estate | Homes for Sale | Home Price | Search Listings
Gustine, California
Gustne is located in Merced County, California. It is located 29 miles west of Merced, 36 miles from Modesto (per Google maps). The city's population, per 2000 Census, was 4698.
Map of Gustine
City of Gustine
Schools in Gustine
Gustine Unified School District Website and 2010 API Report for Merced County
A lot of the details about California public schools can be obtained from the California Department of Education website:
To obtain the Academic Performance Index (API) from the home page, select "API Reports"; then select "District Reports" from the next screen, enter "Gustine" for the district name/press the "submit" button, select the current year from the next screen; select "County List of Schools" on the top right hand corner of the next screen.
Note:
2009-10 API Report Information Guide from the Dept of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/documents/infoguide09.pdf
Gustine's Walk Score / Amenities
Zillow Real Estate for Gustine, CA
Median Listing Price for Gustine, CA
Homes for Sale in Gustine, CA
Recently Sold Homes in Gustine, CA
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Real Estate Training | Agent Reboot | "Warm Boot or Cold Boot"
Real estate Modesto agent got an email regarding a real estate training program called Agent Reboot by Inman News from Zillow Academy.
It's about technology for real estate agents: mobile real estate tools, WordPress real estate blog, optimizing Facebook for real estate business, video, lifestyle branding, real estate buyers and sellers, and the iPad for real estate listing presentations, etc.
Now that iPad has a new version with cameras, Modesto real estate agent will be visiting the Modesto Apple store to obtain the latest and greatest iPad for real estate applications...
At the same time, I'm having this "geek moment" regarding this "Agent Reboot", is it a warm boot or cold boot?
Warm boot (soft boot), in computer terms, is hitting the Control-Alt-Delete key combination on the PC, so the computer will restart under software control and has time to write the cache to permanent storage.
Cold boot (hard boot), in computer terms, is to hit the Power switch, abruptly turning off the computer, without shutting it down and thus causing the lost of data (possibly).
Modesto real estate agent's "warm boot" : "clear the schedule, take a real estate training class / real estate continue education, to get up to speed on real estate technology, to renew the real estate license, etc".
Meanwhile, the real estate market in Central Valley, CA is still going thru the reboot process, with all the short sale real estate, bank owned real estate, and auction real estate...
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It's about technology for real estate agents: mobile real estate tools, WordPress real estate blog, optimizing Facebook for real estate business, video, lifestyle branding, real estate buyers and sellers, and the iPad for real estate listing presentations, etc.
Now that iPad has a new version with cameras, Modesto real estate agent will be visiting the Modesto Apple store to obtain the latest and greatest iPad for real estate applications...
At the same time, I'm having this "geek moment" regarding this "Agent Reboot", is it a warm boot or cold boot?
Warm boot (soft boot), in computer terms, is hitting the Control-Alt-Delete key combination on the PC, so the computer will restart under software control and has time to write the cache to permanent storage.
Cold boot (hard boot), in computer terms, is to hit the Power switch, abruptly turning off the computer, without shutting it down and thus causing the lost of data (possibly).
Modesto real estate agent's "warm boot" : "clear the schedule, take a real estate training class / real estate continue education, to get up to speed on real estate technology, to renew the real estate license, etc".
Meanwhile, the real estate market in Central Valley, CA is still going thru the reboot process, with all the short sale real estate, bank owned real estate, and auction real estate...
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