Month: October 2017

When you make the decision to purchase a home, you are committing to a lot of debt. You want a home inspection, but be careful with your choice of inspectors. When purchasing a home, it should be required that the buyer set up a home inspection on the home. This home inspection is designed to ensure the home is in good condition and to notify the buyer of any potential problems in the home. However, there are some things that potential buyers should be aware of when having a home inspection done. In order to ensure that the home inspection goes properly, it is important for the buyer to be careful about which home inspection service to go with. Often times, the seller or seller's realtor will make a suggestion for a home inspection service. Often, they will even offer discounts for using the service. Should you go with the discounted service offered by the seller? Sure, the discount can be good, but you could potentially be setting yourself up for a big loss in the future. To understand why, first understand that the real estate agent has a pretty big commission on the line. Real estate agents often make 6 to 8 percent of the total sale. This means they have a lot riding on every sale and they are looking to close out every deal they can....

Without you have been living under a rock, you know the Internet has radically changed society. In real estate, this has led to a massive surge in for sale by owner properties on the web. For Sale By Owner and the Web In the past, choosing to go the path of "For Sale By Owner" could turn out to be incredibly difficult and overbearing. Realtors dominated the market because they had proprietary access to the multiple listing service, known as MLS, and you had to be listed in it if you wanted your property to be seen. Thankfully, the Internet has made selling a home yourself incredibly easy in a variety of ways. If we flash back 10 years to the pre-internet days, we would find a real estate market that looks foreign to what we have today. In that market, the number one method for selling your home was to list it in the multiple listing service controlled by real estate agents. This, of course, allowed them to get their hooks into you and squeeze out a commission regardless of the quality of service they provided. If we flash forward to the present day, we find a new landscape. A 2005 study of homebuyers across the United States revealed a fact that most realtors are loath to admit to, but know exists. Over 70 percent of homebuyers shop...

Anyone who ever said apartment hunting is easy, especially in any of the major metro areas in southern California such as Los Angeles or San Diego, is incredibly naïve or never had to do it themselves. With a sprawling geographic area like southern California, and the many cites and communities within that area, an apartment search can be especially daunting. Even with the advent of rental databases, the search can be difficult as many databases may have listings that are outdated or provide inaccurate data. However, you can be much more successful and make your apartment search a lot easier by being an apartment finder with: 1. A realistic budget and real world expectations and dedication to managing a serious apartment search. Make sure you do a cost of living search on the internet of the area you desire to move in to, especially if you relocate from out of state. You will get a much more realistic idea of ​​what your overall rent will be and if your projected budget can handle it. Remember you will be dealing with several people, either private landlords or property managers. Try to make a good first impression – politeness and courtesy do matter. 2. A good job. Your prospect landlord wants to know, obviously, if you can afford to make the monthly rental payments. 3. Once you start your apartment hunt,...

Home staging has now become vital for anyone selling a residential property today, your home is a valuable asset and a major investment. Sellers must understand the important role that home staging plays in the selling process. By having your home staged it will be presented competitively and at its best. Prepare your home in a way that maximizes your sale or rental potential by making your home appealing and attractive to your target audience, impressing your prospective buyers. Home staging involves the procurement and placement of furniture and accessories in order to illustrate the size, opportunity, functionality and livability of a home. Professional decorators are an integral and important part of the process allowing the vision of the agent and the seller to be illustrated to the potential buyers directly without the need to rely upon abstract or imagination. Home Staging is now generally recognized as an important and necessary step towards the successful sales strategy of any home. While do-it-yourself home staging has become popular in recent years, competitive market forces have caused the cost of talented home staging professionals to come well within the reasonable reach of the average home seller. Sellers generally believe that the cost of a professional home staging artist is far more than covered by the increased price obtained as the result of the increased interest in the home that results from...

Home staging will be the method of setting up a home to give it universal buyer appeal. Home staging is not meant to be confused with decorating or interior design. Home staging requires all of that kind of stuff and even more. It’s a huge undertaking which requires the assistance of all family members. And unlike decorating, there’s a deadline and real pressure to produce a top-notch interior and exterior because home sellers like selling their residences for higher prices. Home Staging still has the ability to elevate the experience potential buyers have of the property. Left to their own devices and assuming they listened to the suggestions you make to them as an experienced Realtor, many homeowners can muddle their way through staging their home to some effect. But with the fresh eyes and design skill of a Home Stager on their side, there are many more ways to showcase a property for quick & profitable sale for a minimal cost and minimal hassle which has great benefit for both you and your client. One of the common concerns I hear from Realtors is that all of the positive potential offered by Home Staging, it costs a fortune to get a property home market ready using a Home Stager, which is a legitimate concern. Pricing is really important so here is what you can expect from resourceful redesigns....