Buyers
April Home Maintenance Checklist: Essential To-Dos for Homeowners
Everyone is stressed and anxious about the COVID-19 crisis, but one positive to staying at home is the number of chores you can check off your list. Spring showers and increasingly warmer temperatures signal the beginning of April — a great month to prepare for gardening and summer living. Inspect for animal intruders. Just like humans, … Read more
August Home Maintenance Checklist: Essential To-Dos Before Fall
August is the perfect time to tackle important home maintenance tasks before fall arrives. This August home maintenance checklist will help homeowners stay ahead of repairs, improve curb appeal, and keep their property in top condition. Besides being the hottest month of the year, August is a time of transition. Vacation season is winding down … Read more
The 7 Roles of a Real Estate Agent
Their major responsibility is to protect your interest as a buyer and as their client. Their main roles are the following: Educates you about your market. Negotiates on your behalf Analyzes your wants and needs. Guides you to homes that fit your criteria. Coordinates the work of other needed professionals. Checks and double-checks paperwork and deadlines. … Read more
Five Key Areas to Pay Attention to When Buying a Home
Looking for a new home is exciting and overwhelming. There are so many things and details to pay attention to. Focus on these five most important areas: electrical, foundation, plumbing, the attic, and landscaping. According to Don Walker, inspector and owner of Ace Home Inspections, these are the five areas in homes that he frequently … Read more
How to Get the Best Deal
Buyers are now in a better position when it comes to buying a house. Gone are the days when real estate is a hot market and you need to make an upfront offer as soon as a property is put up for sale. Competition has mellowed down in most areas. This gives buyers an opportunity … Read more
Five Keys to Successful Negotiation
Your success in the realty market lies in how well you negotiate. But negotiation is a complicated matter. All the parties involved want things to go their way. Given these conditions, how can you make things work for your favor? How does one become a succesful negotiator? Based on experience, these five aspects determine a … Read more
Learn to Research for the Best Mortgage Deal
Are you looking to finance a new home? Or are you finding the best mortgage rate to refinance your home? The first step is to shop around. But what does that really mean? Research and prepare. Take time to think and analyze different mortgage plans. You could save a lot by doing this. Take this … Read more
New House or an Old One?
When you think about buying a home, one of the first questions that come to mind is whether you buy an old house or a new one. A new house may be attractive because everything is new. Nothing has been used yet. The walls are clean, the closets have never been used before, they come … Read more
1031 Exchanges
DefinitionA 1031 Exchange (Tax-Deferred Exchange) is One Of The Most Powerful Tax Deferral Strategies Remaining Available For Taxpayers. This allows the taxpayer to pay due taxes at a later date. In usual transactions, the landowner pays a percentage of his gain from the sale for taxes. But Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows … Read more