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John Souerbry

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Expertise

I'm a broker/consultant specializing in real estate investment. Whether you're currently an experienced investor or just getting into the business, I can help with investment strategies, business planning, deal analysis, negotiating, financing, and property management issues. Regardless of whether the property is residential, commercial or bare land, large or small, I help you increase profitability through sound decision making and effective business management. I also work as part of your estate planning to team (estate attorney and tax pro) when you are planning to leave real estate to your heirs or when you are receiving real estate as part of an estate disposition.

Experience in the area

I have experience in buying/selling residential and commercial real estate, property management, financing, and assistance with estate planning and disposition.

Organizations

National Association of REALTORS(R); California Association of REALTORS(R); Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS(R)

Publications

Frequent contributor to: Trulia.com, ActiveRain.com, RealTown.com and other online forum.s

Education/Credentials

BS, Business Administration MBA, Global Management

Past/Present Clients

I have worked with individuals holding one or two properties and with clients and estates holding over 40 properties of many different types (apartments, condos, single family homes, land).

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Jamie	12/22/11	10	10	10
David	10/17/11	10	10	10
JR	10/16/11	10	10	10	FANTASTIC Answer, thoughts and help!!! THANK YOU .....
Lynn	09/20/11	10	10	10	Thank you for your answer. This gives .....
Marc	07/27/11	10	10	10	I cannot say enough about how thorough .....

Recent Answers from John Souerbry

2012-03-02 Not disclosing legal information about house:

Felipe, Very sorry to hear about your home purchase disaster. Although not usually on the scale of your problem, lack of disclosure does happen and finding who is at fault can be tricky. The key to

2012-02-29 adding spouse to title:

There are a couple ways to go. You can add him to the title without having him on the loan, but you could also put the condo in a trust and make him successor trustee. This is an estate planning question

2012-01-19 Prop 60 deadlines:

Paul, Yes, you do need to have the home filed as a Prop 60 replacement within 2 years from date of sale of the original property. I have never heard of Prop 60 being applied to land, since the new property

2012-01-05 Home Additions:

Michael - Three thoughts. 1) Any improvements that you do to add value must be permitted and be part of the living space. Some outdoor living areas qualify as living space, some don't. If you're expanding

2012-01-04 Home Additions:

Michael, A lot depends on the location of the home. My general rule is that adding to a property in a good location adds to its value, adding to a home in a location that is not in much demand won't

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