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Ask Us: Homeowners Insurance By Cost Per Square Foot
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Greetings everyone: I was wondering does anyone out there have a good way to determine how much dwelling coverage one needs in the homeowners...
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Comment Du Jour: Oh Noe, Where Will You Be In 2 Years?
From “Seb” on “Noe Valley Is Not Immune”: Where do people think Noe [Valley real estate] prices will be in two years? Up or down? I sense things are stabilizing. We’ll just say the feeling of free-fall...
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The Truth About Inspection Bids, A Letter To Buyers
If we could speak to you, Mr & Mrs Buyer, in the middle of your tense negotiations about repairs to the home you’d like to buy, we would say this: The bids you received from your agent and her...
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Ask Us: Why Walk From Your House But Not Your Car
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer. This is a good one, and a great thought. Thanks for the email MM: So I have a question that I’d love your take (and maybe your reader’s take)...
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Ask Us: Why The Obsession With Price Per Square Foot?
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Yes – people are obsessed with cost per square foot – why or why shouldn’t we concern ourselves with that statistic? Thanks! Thanks for the...
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Ask Us: Why The Fuss About Noe Valley?
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: The Front Steps really concentrates on Noe. I live in Noe and understand the attraction and the desirability of neighborhood but I’m not exactly...
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Ask Us: What’s The Real Estate Forecast For Bernal Heights
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer. We pulled this from Lily on Why the Fuss About Noe Valley. The question is pretty simple, the answer, however, is very complex: What’s the real...
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Ask Us: Do Lenders REALLY Need All That PRIVATE Information?
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer (in the comments below, so don’t be shy): “For the past 12 months, all our attempts to refi to lower the rate to 5.25 or better have fallen...
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Ask Us: Type Of License Needed To Be A Property Manager In California?
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: To folks reading this blog: In California, do you need a real estate broker’s license in order to be property manager? Or just a real estate...
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Ask: I Want To Rent A Home Built On “Those Stilt Kind Of Things”…
This is one for the community: I love your blog. I just moved here from NYC a week ago and it’s been an invaluable resource. I just found a rental that I love, [removed]. Gorgeous views, built in 1939...
View ArticleAsk Us: “Change in Home Buyer Mentality?”
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: We’re planning to put our house on the marketing in a couple weeks. Have you seen any change in the SF home buyer mentality resulting from the...
View ArticleComment du Jour: WTF! Sellers Living in 2007?
Ahhh, we love our readers, especially when they come up with money quotes a lot of you are missing. So, we often take it upon ourselves to bring them front and center. This from “MichelleL” on “Getting...
View ArticleAsk Us: Single Family Home On RH2 Lot, Can You Claim The Second Unit?
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: If you own a RH2 lot with a SFH [Single Family Home] on it, can you claim the second house number? For example: to establish a professional...
View ArticleAsk Us: WTF Is Going On With 409 Ulloa (A.K.A Pandora’s Box)?
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: I have a few questions. I have been looking at 409 Ulloa St in the Forest Hill Extension area. Basically, this property seems to have been on the...
View ArticleAsk Us: Environmental Impact Report Not Needed? (430 Main)
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: This proposed building at 430 Main / 429 Beale requires exemptions for maintaining a 45 degree angle opening to the sky in all directions from an...
View ArticleAsk Us: Color Me Condo!
We get all kinds of questions in every shape and size and this one has got to rank right up top with one of the most off the wall, but we love it nonetheless and will coddle it like one of our own:...
View ArticleAsk Us: Should I Get Into The Real Estate Business
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: I recently found the Front Steps blog and it’s was a great find with a lot of great info. I have general questions about getting into the real...
View ArticleAsk Us: Do We Have To Use Bank Of Marin?
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: Hi! My husband and I are considering purchasing a TIC unit in the Marina. The owners currently have fractional loans through the Bank of Marin....
View ArticleAsk Us: Refinancing And Appraisals, When The Banks Aren’t Helpful Turn To The...
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: I appreciate all the general information I get from this terrific blog. This is my first question about my own situation. I’ve been negotiating...
View ArticleAsk Us: So Why Do I Need A Real Estate Agent?
Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Hey theFrontSteps — Say I’ve I found a place I love, and they gave me the disclosure package, and I’ve got a bank ready to give me a loan, and I...
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