Anytime a home owner can no longer afford to make their house payments and the home’s value is less than what is owed, a short sale should be considered. You do not have to be behind on your payments to request a lender to approve a short sale. For a home owner to qualify for [...]
Disclaimer: What you’re about read is true. Only the inanes have changed to protect other stagers from pointing and laughing at my clients.
When I’m called in to stage a house, the Realtor and I will chat about anything I should know before I go in so I won’t be shocked…like the homeowner usually answers [...]
Whenever the moving process begins, inevitably there are items you don’t really want to move with you but are in good condition and could be valuable to someone else. You can try to organize a yard sale to help reduce the belongings but many times only the ultimately organized can make time for sorting, pricing, [...]
Lead poisoning is a serious issue. According to researchers, “Lead poisoning can lead to learning disabilities, behavioral problems and, at high levels, seizures, comas and death”. Children under the age of six are at a higher risk due to their natural tendency to place things in their mouths.
This new regulation requires professional renovators [...]
This is one of those questions like the chicken and egg type debates. It depends. It depends on where you live, what type of pool it is, the condition, and a couple of more small details. Understanding more details about pools will help evaluate what value it brings to your home. Whether you are looking [...]
Whether or not you have ever sold a home, there exist challenges to selling a home never seen before. It takes a “cool hand” to make the deal work. Maybe I should say, it takes a lot of cool hands to make it work. There are lot of different ways to sell a house but [...]
Ever walk into somebody’s house and immediately wish that one of those oxygen masks would fall from the ceiling like they have in airplanes so you wouldn’t have to inhale the wall of odors that smacked you in the proboscis? (For those unfamiliar with W.C. Fields, that means “nose”)
Now image that you’re looking to buy [...]
In the past two weeks San Jose, California has been experiencing almost continuous rain. I have been out almost everyday previewing or showing homes. It would be nice to stay in the office and hang out on Twitter but the reality is, these are some of the best days to learn about houses and neighborhoods. [...]
In my daily travels, the most common problem I see in homes for sale is water damage. One of the first things I do as an agent previewing a home is look underneath every sink for drippy pipes and water connections. Even the smallest drip can cause incredible damage over time. The water slowly penetrates [...]
Before we can discuss the impact non-permitted work has on a home, it is important to talk about what a permit is and why it is required for work completed on a home. Permits are typically issued in accordance with a city or county ordinance. Therefore, not obtaining permits for required items is unlawful. Permits [...]
As buyers walk through a home it is not uncommon that they fall in love with a certain room or aspect of the home. Maybe it is the dining room and the beautiful chandelier. Maybe it is the basketball hoop in driveway. Maybe it is the six-burner professional grade gas stove in the kitchen. Whatever [...]
I have been thinking about this topic for the last two months. Trying to figure out how to get it encapsulated into the shortest blog post as I am constantly being told blog posts should not be too long. It seems impossible to crunch this topic into a quick read, but I am going to [...]
