Overcoming Obstacles
WHAT YOU’RE OVERLOOKING IN YOUR PROBATE SALES
At 192 Nueva Avenue, I found the usual probate home landmines and more. The property, tucked in near the Bayshore Freeway in SF’s Little Hollywood neighborhood, offered these challenges: Tenants – including a protected renter in the downstairs unwarranted unit Liens...
read moreAWKWARD, BEAUTIFUL AND FLAWED
It started out as a straightforward transaction—the sale of 373 6th Avenue, a 2-bedroom, 3.5-bath contemporary home in the Inner Richmond. But this off-street home was very intertwined with the larger luxury home in front of it—#371. Oddly, the only access to the home...
read moreWhy Estate Sales Are So Last Century
Recently, I was consulted on the sale of a beautiful home in trust on 25th Avenue in San Francisco. The trustee, supported by her only remaining family member who flew in from the East Coast, was preparing to move to an assisted living facility. The home was bursting...
read moreA Hairy Sale: Clashing Brothers, Neglected Home
2725 Heatherstone Drive, San Rafael When the trust attorney came to me, the Marinwood neighborhood house had been vacant and untouched for two years. The property, in the coveted Dixie school district, belonged to the same family for 60 years but hadn’t been...
read moreMill Valley Home’s Potential Made Visible
229 Ricardo Road in Strawberry From the street, this home had no pizzazz at all. We needed to conjure up some curb appeal or potential buyers would drive right by. First thing, I had some small trees removed that were cluttering the property. It opened up the...
read moreSelling to a Tenant Buyer: Getting to a Faster “No”
The vast majority of the time — I’d say 90% — selling a residential rental property to a tenant simply ain’t gonna happen. So I make it my job to get to that “no” quickly, so we can move on to viable buyers. The seller and attorney are often afraid of dealing with the...
read moreThe Trust Home Slog Transformed
Over the last few years, I've completed more than 250 high-pressure real estate transactions. In many cases, I was assisting trustees and their attorneys. So I get it. The last thing the estate's attorney wants to do is babysit the sale of grandma's house. And the...
read moreWhy Appraisal Value Doesn’t Equal Financing
I was in the Miraloma Park neighborhood of San Francisco previewing homes a few years ago. In one home, a bath on the main level wasn’t finished and fixtures were missing in the kitchen. On my way out, I mentioned to the listing agent that the home would need an...
read moreGETTING READY TO SELL OR BUY?
Craig Ackerman
BRE Lic # 01358899
Ackerman Realty Group
1615 Polk Street, #3, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 730-3030 mobile / [email protected]