Bryan Stephens's (realtybybryan) Blog

Short sales happen when a seller needs to sell their home for less than what is owed. They are often behind in payments and would rather sell than face foreclosure. It generally has less of an effect on their credit and they can often buy a house in a shorter time frame than they would if foreclo...

After helping a family member move who lived in the house for over 35 years, I learned an important lesson. We keep too much stuff. We all need to go through our garages or any storage area and take a look at what we store there. If it is not seasonal decoration and you haven’t used it in the las...

OK you may get some resistance from this one but its still important. There are tons of short sales out there so you really need to understand why staging is important. As a seller you may think why do I care? I am losing the house anyway. Staging takes time and I simply don’t care. Well the purp...

So you are looking to buy a house. One thing to remember is that if you are looking for a place to live, you are buying a home not a bargain. If all you look for is the best deal you won’t be happy in your deal versus your home. Now there are some things to think about. First off you can always f...