Many Articles Are Written About How Real Estate Agents Should Treat Clients Be positive, alert, answer phone calls and return electronic messages at once, be available, etc. Jaymi Naciri wrote an article from the other directions. “10 Things To Never Say To A Real Estate Agent.” Buyers And Sellers, You Might Say, “Why Do I […]
All Owners Borrowing On Their Personal Residence For “Consumer Purposes” Must Receive A Federal Booklet, “Your Home Loan Toolkit” It is an excellent source of information concerning loans. The booklet is available free at www.cfpb.gov. I Want To Discuss The Last Section In The Booklet Title: Owning Your Home, subtitles-Owning a home is exciting; your […]
I Discussed The Reasons For Getting Pre-Approved For A Loan Before You Start Shopping For A Home Does getting approved beforehand guarantee that you will get the loan you want. Again, quoting the National Assoc. of Realtors, “Being pre-approved is not a sure-fire way of obtaining a loan either”. Yes, after you get approved, many things could go […]
Last Week In A Post The Question Was Asked “Do you think that people who are going to sell their house, have already been looking or buying somewhere else, either up sizing or downsizing?” I believe the answer is yes, so in your promotions you should be asking for listings, but also trying to become […]
Everyone Has Their Own Theories About How To Sell Or Manage Real Estate Since I have not been without a tenant for 53 years and have sold some buildings, I have some opinions. As I have said before, do not confuse me with facts as my mind is made up. You can have your truth, […]
If You Have Been Watching Rental Housing In California You realize that rental prices are increasing faster than wages are increasing. This is not a good sign for renters, and talk of Rent Control is coming to the forefront again in many cities. But there are still some areas to invest. Student Housing: It is […]
Yes, That Statement Is Correct You can buy a rental home with one of your IRA’s. Financial Planners talk about diversification of your portfolio. Think that some Real Estate might be better than all in the Stock Market at this time. Start moving and check out Purchase with an IRA or as we have […]
Hidden Treasure Right Under Everyone’s Noses Carole Kim is Director of Publications at Duane Gomer Education. Her mother-in-law recently passed away. Carole organized a large house full of many priced objects to be ready for an Estate sale in the beautiful city of Wildomar. One item was a painting, actually a large framed […]
The Median Price at the End of December was $509K However, the median varies greatly for different counties. Highest in the State is Marin at $942K followed by San Mateo at $895K. The highest in Southern California is Orange County at $661K, while the lowest in So. Cal. is San Bernardino at $192K. So if […]
When you don’t consider what will happen to your family if you die unexpectedly or become incapacitated, you will cause your family unnecessary financial and emotional hardship because you have not made your intentions clear. Courts will then have to decide who will care for your children and how to divide your estate. For example, […]
