Understanding Your Cash to Close When Buying a Home
You have saved and saved for a downpayment on a new home and are finally ready to sign all of the paperwork and get the keys. Your lender sends over the final numbers and the cash to close is more…
What Makes a Good Neighborhood?
During the search for a new home, many homeowners ask about the neighborhood that particular properties are in. The neighborhood location is a very important factor when it comes to finding the right home, understanding its value, and recognizing what…
What to Expect When Your Real Estate Agent is a Dual Agent
Many home buyers and sellers choose to work with a real estate professional, either an agent or a broker, when they purchase or sell a home. This professional knows the ins and outs of the real estate market in their…
What to Look for Before a Home Inspection
If you are in the market for a new home, you have probably been looking online and in person for just the right property. Number of bedrooms, bathrooms, layout, and kitchen features are all the top of home buyer’s lists…
How Are Real Estate Agents Paid?
Whether you are a home buyer, seller, or real estate professional, chances are you have worked with a real estate agent. Real estate agents are crucial to keeping the real estate industry working efficiently. They connect buyers and sellers, representing…
What’s the Difference between a Real Estate Agent and a Broker?
There are a lot of professional designations in real estate. Two of the most common include real estate agent and real estate broker. What is the difference between these two important titles? The main difference between an agent and a…
What to expect after your offer is accepted
Did your offer get accepted? If so, congratulations! One of the first major items in the escrow process is the home inspection. Hopefully you took some time for yourself to have a quick celebration but with the escrow clock ticking…
Finding a home and making an offer
In earlier posts we discussed finding the right lender and realtor. Now it is time to move on to the most exciting and sometimes nerve racking part of the home buying process. It is time to search for that home…
How to pick the right real estate agent
In our last post we talked about the pre-approval and how the two most important items that any potential home buyer needed to focus on first was their credit and their pre-approval. Assuming all looked good in those areas, the…
Two major items home buyers need to think about before contacting a realtor.
Many people find it useful to have a checklist and on any good checklist these 2 items should be the first items on that list. as they are essential to getting the ball rolling on your dream of home ownership.…
