John and Linda owned a TIC in the Mission District of San Francisco for several years. Their home was in a thriving district of the city but with two small children, they needed more space. They decided to look in the East Bay and ended up finding a single-family home that was perfect for their family. The only problem was they couldn’t afford to buy a new home before they sold the one they had. They needed the equity in their current home for their down payment and their income wasn’t sufficient to support two mortgages.Read more ›