When buying a home, the opinion of children matter. If you also add what the parents think the kids want and need, and include those variables into the home-buying decision, it would be even higher - probably close to 100%. Centrally-located homes with big yards and...
Tips, Advice & Links
Create a Floor Plan
Magicplan is a mobile app that lets you create a floor plan of a home. I tried it, and it works pretty well:
View In My Room 3D
With View in My Room 3D, iPhone and iPad users can now preview over 300,000 furniture and decor products within their own homes, before they buy.
Lowball Offers
It is virtually impossible for lowball offers to succeed in the first week or two - the fresh listings get too many showings in the beginning, and sellers and listing agents are optimistic. Wait at least a month before attempting a lower offer, and don't be surprised...
Buy a House With An X?
This is why electronic signatures are binding. Thanks daytrip! Does it matter what you sign on contracts? Could you draw a picture or put an X and have it still be legally binding? With so many facets of modern life being automated, signatures being easy to forge, and...
What Do Higher Mortgage Rates Mean?
Sellers will be reluctant to lower their prices just because rates went up, so what do higher rates mean for home buyers? Let's take a minute and a half and logically review the actual differences in payments when rates go higher:
More on Home Staging
From Realtor Magazine: Real estate shopping requires a buyer’s imagination. As a real estate professional, you want open-house guests to be able to picture the household as if they’ve already moved into the property. That’s why staging can make all the difference in...
Painting Tips 2018
I agree - red for the front door only:
No House is Perfect
Is road noise so bad? Other things could be worse:
Trendy Tuesday – Pantry Renovation
Trendy Tuesday - Pantry Renovation I don't know where the last three months have gone, but it is now April which means time for some SPRING CLEANING! There are a few places in a home that always seem to get cluttered and messy. Each week during the month of April, I...