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List Prices vs. Sale Prices: What’s the Difference?
Why are Bay Area home prices so low when they actually sell for much higher? In this article, we’ll share the reasoning behind this phenomenon and what it means for YOU.
What Is A 1031 Exchange? A Comprehensive Guide To The Basic Rules, Step-By-Step Process, And Lingo You Need To Know
Are you considering selling your investment property and taking advantage of the huge tax benefits available to you through a 1031 exchange? In this article, we’ll share with you exactly what a 1031 exchange works, whether your property qualifies, how the process works, and much more.
Home Appraisals: How to Get a Home Appraisal
Whether you’re buying, selling, or refinancing your home, a home appraisal is something you’ll want to understand – at least at a high level – to
Real Estate Contingencies: Pros & Cons, Common Types, And Whether You Need Them
Contingencies in a real estate purchase contract allows the buyer (or seller in the case of seller contingencies) to cancel the contract without breaching the
How Much Is My Home Worth? How To Accurately Estimate The Value Of Your Home In Today’s Market
How much would your home sell for if you were to list it today? Has your home value gone up since you initially purchased your
Home Mortgage Interest Rate vs. Purchase Price
Did you know that the interest rate on home loans rose to over 18% in the 1980s? That means that the monthly payments on a
How To Ensure Maximum Resale Value When Purchasing A Home
Buying a home is a big deal, whether it’s your first home or whether you’ve gone through the process before. And when done right, buying
The Joe Dickerson Group Is Selected As One of America’s Top 100 Real Estate Agents®
OAKLAND, Calif., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Joe Dickerson Group, an award-winning Oakland and East Bay real estate team focusing on helping Bay Area buyers, sellers, and investors
The Pros And Cons Of Buying Or Selling Off-Market Real Estate Deals
In the competitive Bay Area real estate market, it’s not uncommon for a hot home on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to garner upwards of
How to Prepare a Home for Sale in Oakland
“Wow, why didn’t this place look like this when we lived here?!” This is exactly what my wife and I thought when we were selling
How to Know When to Sell a Rental Property
When my wife and I first got into real estate investing over 10 years ago, we figured that we’d hold each rental property for the
How To Find A Real Estate Agent You Can Trust
When I was in fourth grade, I had a teacher who had a reputation for being brutal. She had been teaching a long time and
Case Study: First-Time Homebuyers in Montclair
“Buying your first home can be thrilling and overwhelming at the same time. But when you throw in the high stakes and heated competition of
Joe Dickerson Group Seller Case Study
Case Study: 3-Bedroom / 2-Bathroom North Oakland Home Are you considering selling your home in Oakland or the greater San Francisco Bay Area? Whenever you’re
Case Study: House Hacking a Duplex in Oakland
Are you wondering how you can possibly afford a home here in the very pricey San Francisco Bay Area? Saving enough for a down payment
How Do I Know What To Offer On A Home
We have a passion for helping people build wealth through real estate and focus on educating our clients to enable them to make the most
How To Evaluate A Seller-Provided Disclosure Package
We have a passion for helping people build wealth through real estate, and we understand that the education process is key for successful investments. So
Home Buying Process
We have a passion for helping people build wealth through real estate, and we understand that the education process is key for successful investments. So
With Rent Control And High Prices, Is House Hacking Still Realistic?
People ask if house hacking is still a realistic and viable option in the Bay Area given our high price points and continued move towards
Do You Need A Real Estate Agent To Buy A Home?
We’re the Joe Dickerson Group at Keller Williams Realty in Oakland, California serving the wider Bay Area. We believe in real estate as one of
What Should I Look For When Looking At A Listing?
We have a passion for helping people build wealth through real estate, and we know that every house you purchase, whether it’s an investment property
How Do I Know How Much I Can Afford for a Home?
In this blog, we’re talking about affordability, and outlining how to figure out how much house you can buy. Let me start by saying if
What to Put Down for Your Down Payment
In this blog, we’re talking about financing, or securing a mortgage for the home or investment you’d like to buy. Specifically, we’re going over downpayments
Things To Know Before Starting Your Own Flip Project
We have a passion for helping people build wealth through real estate. One recent way we accomplished this was by partnering with a homeowner to
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