The easiest way to prioritize is to have a list. It will help you understand if a certain home matches with the items on your wishlist. How many bedrooms do you need? Planning to start a family or have elderly parents living with you? Will the home layout provide each Read more
The fear is real, and the good thing is that you are not the only person who fears making the transition to home ownership. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. There are hundreds of books from your local libraries that guides you step by step Read more
Potential buyers are generally focused on new and active listings once it appears on the market while overlooking the properties that have been on the market for an extended period of time, including expired listings and price reductions. Expires and price reductions usually indicates there may be something wrong with Read more
Before buying into a condominium or co-op, it is important to research the community association regardless if it is brand new or very well maintained in appearances. The community association deals with day-to-day rules that affects the quality of life and community finances. Request for the board meeting minutes – Read more
Going to many open houses will open your eyes to the possibilities and realities of owning a house. It is a good opportunity to see if your image of a dream house matches up to the real houses available for sale. Browsing homes on the internet is never the same Read more
Community associations, aka home owners associations (HOA), are part of common interest developments. You share the well maintained common areas and amenities. In addition, you share the cost of the staff that comes with maintaining the common areas and amenities. Amenities, common areas, pools, gym, hallways, playgrounds are shared among Read more
The most that anyone could hope for is an educated guess of where the real estate market sentiment is heading. If anyone could predict the actual future price movements, they would buy all the inventory and keep it for themselves. Real estate agents look at the number of listings month Read more
A newly renovated house by an owner that has never lived in it, may not always retain a high value. It is important to inspect a house completed purely for flipping more closely than a home that was the seller’s primary residence because the flipper makes money on building with Read more
Buying a condo is very similar to buying a house without the responsibilities of maintaining the exteriors of the house and sidewalks. In addition, you are joining a community with share common areas and amenities. A condo offers more flexibility than a house in that a condo can range from Read more
How long has the house been on the market? The question allows the seller to provide more than the listing info available, or may lead to reasons why they are selling. If the home as been on the market for a while, the price changes can be found on the Read more