If you don’t know what you want you will never find it. Take the time to clearly define your wants and needs before starting that house hunt. These lists may evolve as you look at homes that are available but at least you will have a starting point. A need is pretty simple. The wants…
Find that Perfect Home
Finding the perfect home is difficult. It seams that you always have to compromise what your dream home is when reality sinks in. If you have an ideal in mind you will pass up some good deals in the process of seeking that elusive dream. I wanted, or thought I wanted, a two story home. …
Lease Option?
If you can’t come up with the down needed for a loan a lease option to buy might work for you. The premise is that the owner leases the property to you and a portion of that lease is set aside for a down payment. If you pull out of the deal that set aside…
Buy with Contingency
In todays market it is difficult to tie up a new home purchase with a contingency. The idea is that you commit to purchase the new home at an agreed upon price contingent on you existing home selling for a specific price. Sellers are reluctant to take their home off the market while you attempt…
Give Me Land
Land has been a good investment since I can remember. If land was not developed the idea was to buy low and sell high. If the land had little use the challenge would be to sell the idea of a use. It takes imagination to see the land as it could be and conveying it…
What Makes A Home?
What makes a house a home? Is it the love that you put into it the style or the personality that is what makes or brakes a home. Are you starting with the first house or the last house that you buy. Are you buying for more income and not keeping it to live in…
House Rehab Ideas
My husband says Pinterest the ruined of many a good husband. Because of the internet the wife’s can surf the web for House Rehab Ideas and there goes there weekend golfing or fishing because hear we go. House Rehab Ideas come left and right remold this paint that. The how to do and how to…
What Video Camera for Real Estate? Suggestions please!
I’ve been in the market for a video camera recently. I really want to be able to showcase homes that are listed by myself and homes that I think my clients might be interested in. I started with my iPhone camera, but I want to use something is better. Or maybe I don’t? Maybe my…