In today's market, there are lots and lots of homes for buyers to choose from - everyone is pretty much aware of that - buyers are delighted to have so many homes to choose from; sellers may not be so happy about it because it means their homes are competing against lots of other homes! And many of these homes the buyers have to choose from are homes being sold "as is". So, of course, the ...

In today's real estate markets, buyers are looking at more and more homes - that is because there are so many homes on the market for the buyers to choose from! Of course, many of the homes my buyers may end up looking at will be estate sales, short sales or foreclosures - and these will be "as is" sales and may or may not be in the best show condition! But not all houses are these type of ...

I am working with many buyers who are looking at either foreclosure homes, or homes that need to be updated. Invariably the discussion always turn to how they should choose a contractor to do the work! So to help my clients, as well as other homeowners & future homeowners, not get ripped off by contractors, here is my top 10 list of ways to make sure you get a good, competent contractor ...

A few days ago I was at a home inspection and the question came up about whether or not I recommend to my sellers to have their homes pre-inspected prior to listing it! It led to quite an interesting conversation, so I thought this would be a great thing to post here. So here are my thoughts about why I think it is better for sellers to have their home pre-inspected prior to listing it ...

In working with homebuyers, invariably the buyers begin to look at foreclosures, hoping that the house can be purchased at a great price and that, after doing all the work, will have a lot of equity into the home! And this thought is not a bad thought. But, as I have advised my buyers, not all foreclosures are great buys, no matter how low the asking price is or how low you think you ...

Tomorrow night our president will give the State of the Union address - and in it, I am guessing that he will be talking about jobs, the recession, etc! Of course, everyone is watching their money and their monthly bills! So for everyone who owns a home, or is currently renting, here is a list of things that you can do to help save some money off your energy costs! Most of these are things ...

Here is a great video of Conan O'Brien's last few days at NBC! After such a grueling week, it is always great to have a laugh or two! So enjoy the video!

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Recently, I met with a buyer in my office, as I normally do. I generally like to have this first meeting with the buyers to answer any questions they may have on the homebuying process, the contract, the lending process and to get a better idea of just what they may be looking for in a home. One of the questions they asked was: should I use a buyer agent to help me if I decide that I want ...

Recently, I wrote a blog about the new Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and the changes that would be coming effective January 1, 2010! But there is really nothing like seeing these changes! So here is a great video you may wish to watch that really gets into the nuts & bolts of how the new GFE will look! The video is a little long, but it is well worth watching! Enjoy!

Recently, I read a blog post from a Realtor whose premise was that there are very good reasons why a buyer or seller should choose to work with a Part Time Realtor! As a full time Realtor, my first reaction was that the reasons she gave were garbage!!! But then I calmed down and began to think about the reasons this agent put forward as to why there are some good reasons to use a Part Time ...