Grant Inaba Real Estate #GoodAgent

Some team activities not mentioned already! Our big one was an offer accepted on our latest San Francisco listing in less than 2 weeks!

New interview and podcast episode with Zack Cockfield at New To Media! I went out on a limb and said some things that for me feel a little controversial but definitely rooted in truth. For any experienced investor the BRRRR method likely still works. It's like the saying goes, people with money have an easy time making money. For new investors it can be tough to get into your first BRRR propject but progressively more difficult to get into future projects because of thin margins and increasing sales values. Still nothing is impossible!

Real Estate Investing Truths Nobody Tells You — Grant Inaba on San Francisco Market Is the BRRRR method (Buy, Renovate, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) still ...

Some advice for buyers to check before they think about making an offer:
✅Drive the neighborhood at three different times. A Sunday open house feels calm. Try a Tuesday at 6pm and a Friday at 9pm. The street tells the truth when nobody is staging it.
✅Count the open garage doors and the people outside.Doors up, kids on bikes, neighbors in the yard usually means owner-occupied and settled. A block that feels empty at midday can mean rentals, vacancies, or folks who keep to themselves. Neither is wrong. You just want to know before you buy.
✅Drive your real commute at rush hour, not at noon.
Fifteen minutes on a map can be forty at 5pm.
✅Walk it. How far to a grocery store, a park, coffee, urgent care. The things you do every week matter more than th ones you brag about.
✅Listen. Cut-through traffic, a nearby highway, a train, or a bar patio will not show up in the photos.
✅Look next door. Deferred maintenance around you drags down your resale, even when your own home is perfect.
✅Check your phone inside the house. Cell signal and internet speed are not a given.
✅Look up what is planned nearby. A vacant lot, a coming soon sign, or a commercial rezone can change a quiet street after you close.