Is it worth it to be "Home Base"? This home feature can divide a room. A well built strategically placed pool can be a boon for many homeowners, especially with kids. It adds another compelling element to the entertaining mix and I think the attendant costs are often over estimated. Here's a great article [...]
Interest rate gurus or weatherman. Which are worse? I know everyone wants to be prescient about things that impact our lives like interest rate trends and the weather but I'd suggest to you that the last 12 months have in some ways demonstrated the folly of making declarative statements with too much gusto [...]
Know what you are getting into when you rent out a property Most of the items on the list in this article are mitigated by the last one. Fortunately in this region vacancy rates are rarely an issue. Read and grow wise!
Experience is the second best teacher! Of course the best teacher in the real estate realm would be to go to class with your favorite broker in advance! Great advice from actual home buyers and sellers in this article that you will notice mirrors many of the topics I blog on. When you [...]
Great house hunting lessons from HGTV I'm compelled to point out that they forgot the most important one: Get an elite broker to guide you through the process! An excellent article, and every one of these lessons are ones that I engage my clients with. See if they jive with what you have [...]
Cash is King......but perhaps sometimes it shouldn't be. Deciding whether to pay cash for a property is a fairly nuanced process that requires thoughtful analysis. When it comes to your principle residence in particular there are some non financial factors that you need to attempt to quantify. This article does a great job [...]
There is a reason "The Fundamentals" are called "The Fundamentals. Every one of the principles and actions in this article are things I discuss with and advocate for with my clients. If it's time to buy lets sit down and get the foundation of a successful transaction set!
Who knew mortgages were such a personal thing? This article does a great job of breaking down the somewhat out dated ideas that one size fits all in the mortgage world. Some of the "truisms" are couched in seeming prudence and some are flat out wrong (ie. that you need 20% down to [...]
Are you ready to take the plunge? Here's an excellent check list to see if it might be your time to become a homeowner. Even if you are not, give me a call so that together we can lay out a road map for you to "be ready to be ready"!
A break for those with some hits on their credit might open up the path to home ownership for some. How many of us rail against the iniquities of being narrowly defined by a credit score? Check out this article about some good news and give me a call to see if it [...]