The last thing you want to do is buy a home and make a ton of mistakes. Nobody wants to do things the wrong way only to learn later there was a better way to do something. If you’re planning on buying a house and even if this is your second, third or even fourth Read more…
Month: January 2017
5 Home Improvements Homeowners Should Avoid
And it can be very tempting to do these improvements, which is even more of a reason to stay away from them because they just don’t give you the right return on your investment and/or buyers are not impressed. I often tell my homeowners if they’re planning on selling, don’t do more than you need Read more…
How Trump Could Affect the Real Estate Market
It’s inauguration day as I’m writing this. Today we have a new president. Regardless of how you feel about him, the reality is that the housing market will be affected in some way. There have been various predictions here and there but for the Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland area, we are curious to know Read more…
How Should I Respond to a Low-Ball Offer?
There it is… smacked right down on your table from your agent. A low-ball offer. What’s considered low-ball? Well, it’s all subjective, I assume, but usually 10-20% below asking price or maybe even more. It also depends on what you listed it for and if that meets market value. If you priced it correctly, as Read more…
4 Financial Steps When Buying a Home
When it comes to buying a home, there is endless advice, guidelines, and everything in between for you. At the end of the day, it is important that you feel comfortable about buying a home, but we want to help. To help you get started on the home buying process, here are four financial steps Read more…
What Real Estate Photos Are Not Showing You
I’m always amazed at some of the real estate listing photos that make it to the Internet. I don’t know if the real estate agent just doesn’t care to showcase the house in the best light or if they really have no idea how to take good real estate photos. But regardless of those poor Read more…
The Single Biggest Thing You Can Do for Your Real Estate Agent
Real estate agents do a lot for their clients but most of it is behind the scenes. Most people wonder why in the world agents make so much, but when you think about all the time, energy and expenses that go into being an agent, the amount of homes that they really need to sell Read more…
3 Ways to Guarantee a Home Mortgage Loan
If you’re ready this you’ve probably been doing some research on getting a home loan. While there are dozens of factors to getting a home loan, only 3 are surefire ways to lock in that loan. Here they are. #1. Have a credit score of at least 680. How do you know that you have Read more…
Will Millennials Dominate the Real Estate Market in 2017?
We’ve heard a lot of flack for millennials lately and it’s true that many whine when they just don’t get what they want but there is also a large group of this demographic really making a name for themselves. There are slackers in every age group but millennials are starting to surprise us by buying Read more…