Increase in the value is the returns that we are enjoying with. The real estate agent is a peoples’ man who ought to know the people in depth in order to deal smoothly with them. The wealth earned from the real estate investment has surpassed that of the stock market returns indicating the faith of the investors in real estate. But is the market quite so? Can anyone make quick money by investing in real estate? Unfortunately, it is not quite so, although we rarely, if ever, hear people loosing money in real estate investment. Agents should identify and emphasize certain selling points to convince the buyers. The agent can buy or sell the property only if the people are comfortable with him in buying or selling it. The lean season can extend to more than a quarter or two when you have to stretch to make ends meet in the initial years. * Since an agent works for a broker, under whom, many other agents also work; he needs to know the whole setup of the business and how it is run. A broker has more administrative responsibility while an agent works with clients who are interested in properties.* A sound financial backing too can help his business thrive in this fierce competition. The quicker the deal is closed it is good. Further more, the investment amount is not small too, which no one can ignore. Grossly this is a seasonal business for all those involved. Gauging by the market trend the

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Official name	James "Sunny Jim" Rolph Bridge
Carries	10 lanes (5 WB on upper level, 5 EB on lower) of I-80
Crosses	San Francisco Bay via Yerba Buena Island
Locale	San Francisco, California and Oakland, California
Maintained by	California Department of Transportation
Design	Double-decked Suspension, Truss & Cantilever Bridges and Tunnel
Longest span	2,310 feet (704 m) (2 spans) (west span) 1,400 feet (427 m) (east span)
Total length	9,260 feet (2,822 m) (west span) 10,176 feet (3,102 m) (east span) 8.4 miles (14 km) (total bridge)
Width	5 traffic lanes ~65 feet (~20 m)
Vertical clearance	Westbound minimum 14 feet (4.27 m), with additional clearance in some lanes
Clearance below	220 feet (67 m) (west span) 191 feet (58 m) (east span)
AADT	280,000
Opening date	November 12, 1936
Toll	cars $4.00 (westbound) (FasTrak)
Connects: The eastern side of the city of San Francisco, CA with the western side of the city of Oakland, CA Location 3 on map
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The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ( 37°49′5″N, 122°20′48″W; known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a toll bridge which spans San Francisco Bay and links the California cities of Oakland and San Francisco in the United States, as part of Interstate 80. It is one of the busiest bridges in the United States, carrying approximately 280,000 vehicles per day.

The original bridge designs were by Ralph Modjeski. The Bay Bridge opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, six months before San Francisco's other famous bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge.

The bridge consists of two major spans connecting each shore with Yerba Buena Island, a natural outcropping located mid-bay. The western crossing, from San Francisco to the island, consists of two suspension bridges end-to-end with an anchorage, plus three shorter truss spans connecting the San Francisco landing to the western cable anchorage located on Rincon Hill. The eastern span between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland consists of a double-tower cantilever span, five medium-span truss bridges, and a 14 section truss causeway. These east bay structures are scheduled to be replaced by an entirely new crossing now under construction. On Yerba Buena Island itself, the crossing consists of a short concrete viaduct at the west span's cable anchorage, a tunnel through the island's rocky central hill, another short concrete viaduct, and a longer high-level steel truss viaduct which leads to the eastern span.

The toll plaza on the Oakland side (for westbound traffic only) has 20 toll lanes, of which several are dedicated FasTrak lanes. It is now followed by a set of metering lights. Two bus-only lanes bypass the toll booths and metering lights around the right (north) side of the toll plaza. HOVs carrying 3 or more persons, 2-seaters with 2 persons and motorcycles are permitted to use the bus lanes during weekday morning and afternoon commute periods. The two far left toll lanes are operated as HOV (High Occupancy Vehicles) lanes during weekday morning and afternoon commute periods. There are no metering lights for eastbound traffic as there is no need to stop and pay tolls in this direction of travel. But since the number of lanes in the San Francisco approach is structurally restricted, backups are frequent in this direction during evening rush hour. During the morning commute hours, some of the Bay Area's worst traffic congestion stretches from the Oakland approach back onto feeder highways, especially I-80 toward Richmond, California. The bridge is restricted to freeway traffic only; pedestrians, bicycles, and other non-freeway vehicles are not allowed. However, a CalTrans bicycle shuttle operates during peak commute hours for $1.00 each way.

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