Author name: Robert H.

Hurricane Ian, the Category 4 storm that recently wreaked havoc with its wind, rain, and the resulting flooding across parts of Florida and South Carolina, got me thinking about California’s flood zones and their potential effect on owning a home in the Golden State. Because of current drought conditions, you may not realize that we

The obvious answer to this question is . . . absolutely! But perhaps it’s not really the right question to be asking. If you want to get your real estate license and become an agent, then yes, you need to pass the California real estate exam. It isn’t easy. But the exam is not testing

Anyone in business should and sometimes must have certain types of insurance to protect themselves from liability. Most businesses carry at least General Liability insurance, Workers’ Compensation (if they have employees), and sometimes specialty policies, such as Cyber Liability insurance (for data breaches), among others. And most professionals, such as attorneys, physicians, engineers, accountants, etc.,

Many experienced real estate agents eventually develop a specialty or a corner of some kind, whether it is selling homes only in a particular neighborhood, working with only certain types of property (such as multi-unit buildings), or perhaps representing only specific groups of clients. One such group of clients might consist of those who are

If you have your California real estate license or are well on your way to obtaining it, it is likely that you already know that “FSBO” (pronounced “Fizbo”) stands for “For Sale by Owner.” FSBO refers to when homeowners are attempting to sell their home themselves, without the aid of a real estate listing agent