Pandemic Leads Buyers to Expect More

Selling a House Means Preparing for Buyers, Pandemic Raised the Bar For anyone looking to sell a house, there has always been an expectation of having the house “show ready”. Meaning, cleaned and de-cluttered or possibly staged in order to make the best impression with buyers. But the COVID pandemic has changed how we look […]

Selling an Open Concept House?

Open Concept House to Sell? Be Ready – Buyers are Starting to Shift Away Since the 1930’s, the the “open concept” floor plan has only increased in home buying appeal. Especially as capabilities emerged that made the open concept not only more attainable (without being super rich) but more capable as well. Since the 1950’s […]

Are Foreclosures a Looming Crisis

With Another Forbearance Extension is the Foreclosure Market just Getting Bigger We heard that the Federal Housing Finance Authority pushed the forbearance period out another 6 months through June of 2021. This now puts the mortgage market into an 18 month period of delayed payments for mortgage holders. For some, the forbearance period was a […]

Selling Your House Now – Opportunity or Necessity?

Selling a House Now can be Bountiful or Challenging We all thought that the real estate market last year was going to be a train wreck. The impact of COVID was sure to devastate the real estate market. Complete opposite. The 2020 year for real estate was unprecedented. And, so far, 2021 shows the same […]

Selling a House As-Is vs Retail

Selling “As-Is” versus “Retail” I talk about this a lot because at least once a week, someone asks me the difference. And sometimes, it is a Realtor. There is a general understanding that putting a house for sale “as-is” means there is no expected negotiation due to condition. Generally, that is true. What is misunderstood […]

3 Tips When Considering Investment Properties

Important Tips for Investment Properties Just to be clear, this is not about how to gauge the Cap Rate, NOI, GOI, ARV, etc., etc., when considering investment properties. This article is meant for people just starting to contemplate investment ownership. The idea of buying and managing an investment property is intimidating. Heck, we were with […]