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Will interest rates keep rising?

Home $$$ and Sense
June 7, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I have been saving for several years and with a little help from my parents I am finally in a position to buy a home.

In the end, it pays off to be the landlord

Home $$$ and Sense
May 24, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, Last week you wrote about utilizing an APOD, annual property operating data form to evaluate the ROI, return on investment.

Data form can help you determine ROI

Home $$$ and Sense
May 24, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue,

Seller remaining in home after close has tenant rights

Home $$$ and Sense
May 10, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I am very frustrated and I don’t know what to do! I can’t move into my new house and my agent isn’t helping me.

Practice new short sale strategies to accommodate a new market

Home $$$ and Sense
May 10, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue,

Should I invest in Real Estate Investment Trusts ?

Home $$$ and Sense
April 26, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I read a major real estate sites on-line projection of real estate values through 2014. Areas like Stockton and Sacramento are expected to see double digit growth.

Have we missed the ideal buying window?

Home $$$ and Sense
April 15, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, We have been reading and hearing that real estate prices have gone up like crazy. We heard that investors are paying cash and snatching up the entire inventory.

Top condition gets top dollar

Home $$$ and Sense
April 15, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I purchased a brand-new house eight months ago for my granddaughter and her family. The house is in a really nice Rocklin neighborhood. The plan was to move in with them when I retired.

‘PITI’ should come with a ‘U’

Home $$$ and Sense
March 22, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Appraiser, Truett Neathery, responded to last week’s column about my new solar installation. Neathery addresses the added value of solar.

Solar lease can be best choice

Home $$$ and Sense
March 19, 2013
By Sue Thompson

It's been exactly one year since I signed a contract with DC Solar for a 68-panel installation on my personal residence.

Pest inspections have different results

Home $$$ and Sense
March 1, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, My house is in escrow. The purchase contract specified that I get a termite inspection. So I did.

How do I sell my ranch without having to pay a ton in taxes?

Home $$$ and Sense
February 18, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I have owned an industrial building for more than 30 years. I am now in my 80s and I don’t have the desire to manage it anymore.

Do tenants have same disclosure rights as buyers?

Home $$$ and Sense
February 8, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue, I am a brand new landlord. I bought my first house and I put a lot of money into getting it ready to rent.

Why should I make my landlord’s house payment?

Home $$$ and Sense
February 2, 2013
By Sue Thompson

Dear Sue,

Economic conditions and forecasts in the Sacramento Area

Home $$$ and Sense
January 31, 2013
By Sue Thompson

“The stock market has doubled in the last five years, corporate profits are strong, historically low interest rates have helped the bond market and inflation is benign,” reported Glenn Kenes, managing