Home Defect #3 – Wall Flashing This article is part of the 10-week series on “Top 10 Home Defects”.  These defects are tabulated by one of the largest home inspection companies in our area.  Each week, this series will spotlight one of the defects to help alert homeowners of potential issues they can prevent or […]

How Do Real Estate Agents Get Paid? As a future home buyer, are you aware of the big change in the real estate industry that occurred in 2024?   It had to do with how agents, especially buyer agents, get paid.   Many homebuyers, especially first-time buyers, are not aware of how real estate agents get paid […]

Home Defect #2 – Roof Flashing This article is part of the 10-week series on “Top 10 Home Defects”.  These defects are tabulated by one of the largest home inspection companies in our area.  Each week, this series will spotlight one of the defects to help alert homeowners of potential issues they can prevent or […]

Why Are There No Homes On The Market This Summer? (And What to Do About It) There is so much uncertainty in the market this summer.   Between the current economy, tariffs, wars, and natural disasters many potential homebuyers have decided to wait on the sidelines to see how things go.  Other areas of the country […]

Buyer Success Story: Winning Bid Strategy for Their Dream Home I met Bob and Fran (not their real names) a few years ago during the covid years.  They had been renting an apartment for many years and decided they were ready to buy a home.    They had found me through an internet website and started […]

Home Defect #1 – Roof Drainage This article is part of the 10-week series on “Top 10 Home Defects”.  These defects are tabulated by one of the largest home inspection companies in our area.  Each week, this series will spotlight one of the defects to help alert homeowners of potential issues they can prevent or […]

Submitting Your Best Offer In A Competitive Market If you are thinking of buying a home in a competitive market, it’s good to know how you can make your offer as attractive as possible to the potential seller.  The more attractive you make your offer, the better chance you have to get it selected in […]

How These Home Features Affect Home Values As you are out looking at homes, either on the internet or in person, do you ever wonder what home features will add or lower value to a property?  Or if you decide to buy a home that needs updating what features will give you the most for […]

Top 10 Home Defects and How To Fix Them – Introduction to Series I recently attended a workshop conducted by a large home inspection company in our area.  Their team of professionals conducted thousands of inspections for all types of properties.  They kept seeing the same types of issues with the homes they inspected and […]

What Home Buyers Need To Pay BEFORE Closing When I meet with home buyers, especially first-time buyers, I let them know that during the home buying process there are a few things that they will need to pay for BEFORE going to the closing or settlement table.  Most of them get a little nervous because […]