Category Archives: Real Estate
FSBO Fizzle: Why For Sale By Owners Don’t Work
You have seen them, those signs you can buy at the local store that say “For Sale By Owner”. You may have even seen them at a nice home and wondered if you should go check out the house. It would be like a bartender trying to sell you a lawnmower. It just doesn’t fit. Most of the time FSBO homes are the result …
What are you Talking About Terms in Real Estate Define...
Having a basic understanding of important real estate concepts before you start the process of buying or selling your home will give you peace of mind now and could save you a fortune in the future. Here are ten real estate terms you should know before you start looking for a home. First you should know the difference between a Buyer’s Agent and a …
Worst Case Scenarios in Real Estate Aren’t Alway...
Here’s a fact: Single-family homes hold a significant share of all rental properties. Half of all rentals in the Inland Empire are single-family homes, the highest proportion among U.S. metro areas (according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting of Irvine). This is locally compared to 30% of Orange County rentals and not-so-locally 35% of U.S. rentals are single-family homes (U.S. Census). Here are some …
How Important is Having a Good Neighbor
Who has seen the Sandlot? We may not all have block parties and an active neighborhood watch, but the neighborhood we live in can affect our happiness and stress levels in multiple ways. When you’re thinking of strategies to manage stress, consider investing in your relationships with your neighbors. There are ways that neighbors can affect our lives and be resources for stress management. …
Who Doesn’t Want to be a Mythbuster
What is your am usually looking up real estate trends and articles that deal with the actual numbers when it comes to home sales in the local market. I wanted to go a different route for my blog today. I came across an interesting article that is about “amazing facts in Real Estate.” I know that we can’t believe everything we read on the …
Flat Fees Mean Flat Sales
Are Flat Fee Real Estate Companies the way to go? I will tell you no way and here are some reasons why. A flat fee company is only as good as the agent you have working for you. In many cases these agents are capable and diligent but have way to large of a workload. The majority of the work is left up to …
Real Estate Smoke Signals
If all the dire warnings about your health haven’t motivated you to quit smoking, perhaps a reality check about the likelihood of selling your home while it smells of cigarettes will do the trick. People in the Real Estate industry might want to take a longer, harder look at the buying and selling of smokers’ homes. We all know that the foul smell of …
And You Thought Your Job Was Dangerous
You may not think about it often, but being an agent can be dangerous. Hosting open houses, going on listing appointments and visiting vacant properties are routine duties for a real estate professional. Real estate agents are targeted because they are crimes of opportunity. Agents usually work alone in all of these situations. Bad people target real estate professionals because know they carry a …
Buyers Need Some Serious Advice!
Your mom and dad finally win, you are going to buy your own home. When doing so, having a better understanding of the process and making sure you have a qualified professional agent by your side will help you navigate your first purchase. Here are some steps or tips to help. It is a process but this is simplified. Get pre-approved, which is a …
Keeping yourself safe from those high tech burglars
When dealing with real estate, the issue of home protection is always in someone’s mind. When buying home, you may want to start thinking about which system, if any, you would like to use to protect your home. Burglaries, fires, carbon monoxide, and other detection issues can save lives. It isn’t wrong to not have these things, it just depends on you and your …