What Nobody Tells You Before Moving to the Monterey Peninsula

You've probably visited more times than you can count. You know the drive down Highway 1. You know which restaurant you'll eat at the first night and which trail you'll walk the morning after. You love it here. And more and more, you find yourself shifting the question from "when can we come back" t

What Makes a Good Investment Property on the Monterey Peninsula?

The Monterey Peninsula is not a high-yield market. Cap rates at most price points are modest, and carrying costs here are substantial. But what this market does offer investors is a structural story that holds up under scrutiny: a meaningful supply constraint working in conjunction with a durable, c

Turning a Primary Residence Into a Rental

The decision to rent a primary residence rather than sell it has an appealing logic. Hold the asset. Generate income. Keep the option to sell later when the timing is better or when you have more clarity about what comes next. That reasoning is not wrong. What most owners do not realize is that the