I recently began working with a buyer who is considering building a
home and wants to incorporate as many green
features as possible! I
think this is a great idea and one that I am all for and think that
we should do as much as we can to be as green as possible! But
today, I came across this article that made me stop & think
about some of the things that I had not taken into conside ...
As a Buyer Agent working with many
different buyers over the past years, I have often wondered what
makes a good, or even a great, Buyer Agent! Since I work full time
as a Realtor, I am constantly trying to improve myself and trying
to always find ways to make myself a better Realtor for both my
buyers & sellers! So this weekend, I made a list of what I
think are the top 10 areas of knowle ...
Yesterday, I attended a forum on grant programs
that are available in the area. It was a very interesting forum,
because it made me aware of some of the grant programs that are
available for first time homebuyers. Although I have worked with a
number of homebuyers who have utilized the grant funds over the
years to get into their first home and I have advised many of my
homesellers whose ho ...
With the $8,000 tax credit (and the $6,500
tax credit) as well as the continued low interest rates, I find
myself working with more and more buyers, especially first time
homebuyers who have never gone through this process before. Most
of them are very overwhelmed by not only the vast amount of
paperwork they have to sign & fill out, but also by the process
itself. My philosophy has always ...
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 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 ...
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 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 ...
This question was recently asked and
so I thought I would take this opportunity to give my thoughts on
this question. Working with many first time homebuyers, this is
probably one of the first questions that many of them will ask. My
answer to them is "It really does depend on a lot of things". So
what are those "lot of things"?
Recently, I was asked by one of my buyer clients how long it should take for an appraisal to get done! We were writing up an offer and discussing the many, many changes that have come about because of the housing downturn that we are currently in. I had suggested that we write in a 60 day closing date, and even at that, I was a little concerned about the ability to get the loan closed withi ...