Dan Edward Phillips's (danedwardphillips) Blog

Before considering placing your home on the market for sale, take a walk through the homes interior and around the exterior.  When you do make a list of all the items that need repair.  Then get started! The buyers lenders will expect a "turn-key" home with no repairs required under current loan ...

If your landscaping plans for this winter include an area near a utility pole or utility cabinet, be careful what you plant and how close you plant to a utility pole or utility cabinet.  In almost all cases the poles and cabinets are located on utility right of way and the utility companies have ...

For homes with large trees nearby on the property, trimming the trees may result in lower heating and cooling costs.  In this area of California many properties have very large tall trees.  Most are Redwoods near the coast and Fir and Spruce further inland.  These are not ornamental trees which h...

If you will be doing remolding projects this fall that include placing drywall, consider renting a drywall lifter to make your life easier. A dry wall lifter will make the placement of new ceiling drywall easy.  You simple place the panel on the arms of the lifter, tilt the arms to the level posi...

One piece of advice I give my clients who have just purchased a home is to call for locates of underground utilities before starting any project that requires excavation.  And do it early, to make sure they will not have a conflict between their plains and the location of an underground utility. ...

California is one of the states that still have two levels of real estate licensing.  Salesperson and Brokers.  (California does not have Principle, Qualifying, Supervising etc. Brokers.) The salesperson licensee is a good avenue into the industry.  Working under an experienced broker has a long ...

This is an excellent post to provide clients who are considering the purchase of a condo!  Thank you to Reuben Saltzman of Structure Tech Home Inspections in Minneapolis.  Please leave comments on Rueben's original post. There's a prevailing myth in the real estate industry that a townhouse inspe...

This is a very interesting and funny post from Donald Hester of NCW Home Inspections, LLC, in Wenatchee, Washington.  Enjoy!  Please leave comments on Donald's original post. Shaking the Poop Deck- Wenatchee and Chelan Home Inspection During a home inspection one of the most basic tests for a hom...

This is an excellent 'outline' to provide clients on the process of applying for a loan.  Thank you to Lisa Von Domek of the Real Living Real Estate Group in Dallas, Texas for the post!  Please leave comments on Lisa's original post. The Loan Process - Part 1 If you're like most people, you will ...

This post concerns a problem that I often see.  In many cases the owners just leave the door to the furnace room open.  This home owner had a worse idea!  Thank you to James Quarello of JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC in Wallingford, Conn for the great post.  Please leave comments on James orig...