Michael's Blog

Once again I transcribed the open house guide from the San Leandro Times and rearranged it for your convenience. 

If you miss seeing any of these, I would be more than happy to represent you as the buyer.  Call me and I can arrange for a viewing.

I have set aside this weekend to showing homes to people just like you.  In fact, it could be you!  Give me a call at 510 334-7800 to schedule. 

San Leandro

2246 Blackpool Place, San Leandro

Offered at $349,000.00 through Rinetti & Co. Realtors

3 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 2-4

 

715 Sybil Avenue, San Leandro

Offered at $385,000.00 through Prudential California Realty

2 bedrooms / 1 baths

Sun 1-4

 

981 Lee Avenue, San Leandro

Offered at $494,950.00 through Re/Max in Motion

2 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 1-4

 

1441 Regent Drive, San Leandro

Offered at $639,000.00 through Rinetti & Co. Realtors

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 2-4

 

2820 Darius Way, San Leandro

Offered at $785,000.00 through Coldwell Banker

4 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 1-4:30

 

2076 Marineview Drive, San Leandro

Offered at $895,000.00 through Rinetti & Co. Realtors

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 2-4

 

San Lorenzo

Nothing this week :(

 

Hayward

627 Rossmore Lane, Hayward

Offered at $425,000.00 through Re/Max in Motion

4 bedrooms / 3 baths

Sun 1-4

 

Castro Valley

18340 Joseph Drive, Castro Valley

Offered at $519,000.00 through Re/Max in Motion

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

 

18365 Joseph Drive, Castro Valley

Offered at $539,000.00 through Re/Max in Motion

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

 

32075 Palomares Road, Castro Valley

Offered at $736,850.00 through Prudential California Realty

2 bedrooms / 1 bath

Sun 1-4

 

4988 Kathleen Avenue, Castro Valley

Offered at $489,000 through Coldwell Banker

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 2-4

  

17565 Oakshire Place, Castro Valley

Offered at $1,099,000.00 through Prudential California Realty

4 bedrooms / 3 baths

Sun 1-4

 

32777 Palomares Road, Castro Valley

Offered at $1,157,000.00 through J. Rockcliff Realtors

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1:30-4

 

Oakland

Nothing this week :(

 

Piedmont

29 Olive Avenue, Piedmont

Offered at $799,000 through Re/Max in Motion

2 bedrooms / 3 baths

Sun 2-4

 

Fremont

Nothing this week :(

 

Alameda

Nothing this week :(

 

San Ramon

Nothing this week :(

 

 Hello Blog readers,

I though that I would share this with you.  It's a listing of duplexes for sale in Oakland.

Have you ever considered a duplex?  It's a great time to pick up an income property.  If you are not sure you would be able to make all the payment on your property buy yourself and don't want to have a roommate, consider a duplex.

Duplexes are only slightly more expensive than single family detached homes.  A duplex is like having that roommate, but only having a wall between you and them.....cool huh.

 Here is a list of available duplexs in Oakland above $300,000.00 from the MLS, I thought that I would give this a try for the blog.   This list will I am sure expire as the properties go on and off the market.

If you would like an updated list, call.

http://MAXEBRDI.fnismls.com/publink/default.aspx?GUID=b74a3fac-44ba-4c92-a189-765e1d622163&Report=Yes

If you see anything you like, please give me a call and I would be glad to assist you in anyway I can.  If you are looking for something like this in another nearby city, I can create you a similar list of duplexes (or single family homes) in your requested area.

 

Here is a great article about adjusting your property values in Alameda county. I am reblogging today.  I'll have some original content to some soon.  I am taking a break.

I hope you enjoy this useful article.

Mike

You can find these light fixtures at rejuvenation lighting.   I love showing houses that have all the details correct.

www.rejuvenation.com

Once again I transcribed the open house guide from the San Leandro Times and rearranged it for your convenience. 

If you miss seeing any of these, I would be more than happy to represent you as the buyer.  Call me and I can arrange for a viewing.

I have set aside this weekend to showing homes to people just like you.  In fact, it could be you!  Give me a call at 510 334-7800 to schedule. 

San Leandro

2073 Reynolds Street, San Leandro

Offered at $425,00.00 through SellSMART Bay Properties

3 bedrooms / 1 baths

Sun 2-4

 

1481 Gilmore Drive, San Leandro

Offered at $450,000.00 through Coldwell Banker

4 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

 

14416 Outrigger Drive, San Leandro

Offered at $499,000.00 through United Brokers Real Estate

3 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 1-4

 

13550 Rose Drive, San Leandro

Offered at $559,990 through Milano Properties

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

 

725 Bridge Road, San Leandro

Offered at $659,000.00 through Robert Jones & Associates

3 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 1-4

 

San Lorenzo

Nothing this week :(

 

Hayward

28839 Bay Heights, Hayward

Offered at $958,888 through Prudential California Realty

4 bedrooms / 3 baths

Sun 1-4

 

Castro Valley

4291 Omega Avenue, Castro Valley

Offered at $529,999.00 through Hometown GMAC Real Estate

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

 

5811 Shadow Ridge Drive, Castro Valley

Offered at $679,000 through J. Rockcliff Realtors

4 bedrooms / 2.5 baths

Sun 1:30-4

 

4988 Kathleen Avenue, Castro Valley

Offered at $519,000 through Coldwell Banker

3 bedrooms / 2 baths

Sun 1-4

  

17466 Ehle Street, Castro Valley

Offered at $325,000 through East Bay Sotherby's Intern.

3 bedrooms / 1 baths

Sun 2-4

 

Oakland

Nothing this week :(

 

Piedmont

29 Olive Avenue, Piedmont

Offered at $799,000 through Re/Max in Motion

2 bedrooms / 3 baths

Sun 2-4

 

Fremont

Nothing this week :(

 

Alameda

Nothing this week :(

 

San Ramon

Nothing this week :(

 

I know it's been a while since I've posted a blog.  I have been focusing my attention to my client.  We have located a home and made an offer.

I have been all over Oakland and Richmond lately looking at some really awesome Victorian, Craftsman and Tudor style homes.  zWe've been looking at fixer-uppers and contractors specials.

On the flip side I have seen so many homes, my general knowledge of the area and the existing inventory shoots way up the scale!

I'll have many more homes to add to my flip files spot-lighted homes blogs.

 

There are many neighborhoods through the nation where the roads seem overly narrow. 

You know the roads where I am talking about,  these are the roads where you have to pull over to the curb to let another car pass.  You drive another quarter block and you and a car pulls over for you.  A little further down the block you pull over again and let someone else pass.

<insert photo of Trestle Glen, Oakland>

As you drive you are constantly eyeballing the empty parking spots where you can pull over so you can continue your journey through the neighborhood.

The street was never inteded to be like this.  When the streets were laid out in the earlier part of last century, families only had one car.  This car would be taken to work by the husband.  Upon his return in the evening, the car was parked in the garage or at least in the driveway.

The streets were for actual driving with lanes in both direction.   Once in a blue moon you would have a visitor to someone's home parking in the street in front of that person's home.

<insert photo of Lewis Avenue, San Leandro>

Now-a-days, you have families with multiple cars,  cars for him and cars for her, cars for the teens and cars for recreation on the weekends.

Garages are now used as storage lockers and the cars that once stayed in the garages are now in the driveways.

All the other cars are out into the street, parked on what used to be a two lane road.  These cars are clogging up the road ways.

I know of several streets where vehicles are so dense it's very crazy just to travel a few blocks without having to pull over many times.

What does this do for our Police, Fire and Ambulances?   It slows our emgerncy response times down, that's what is does!

Be a good neighbor and park on your own property if possible and leave the roadways in the congested areas back for driving.

Do the neighborhood associations have to start enforcing CC&R restrictions about parking on the streets?

Look around next time you're on one of these streets and try to imagine what it was intended to be like, Imagine Model A Fords freely passing each other on a tree lined street without having to go around each other.

It was rather serene at one time.

The Century / Cinemark Theater opened on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and B Street in downtown Hayward.

I am going to have to take a photo expedition and document a building that is hopefully going to be changing the landscape of downtown Hayward.

It seems that downtown Hayward just cannot get a break.  In the same week the grand new brand new theater opens up downtown that the announcement was made the MERVYN's would be going bankrupt and closing all of their stores.  The corporate headquarters for the MERVYN's stores was located on Foothill Boulevard just over two blocks away from the new theater.

The MERVYN's corporate headquarters is (was) a huge piece of property in downtown.  If anyone has any grand development plans that can use a large parcel of land, now would be a good time to speak up. I could always refer you to a great commercial agent specialist.

The old 1960s high-rise civic center sits empty across the street from the MERVYN's site.

That's progress