It was April 2005 when I read my first book about owner financing and lease options and I realized how many people needed help to buy a home. I did everything I could to learn how to structure these deals, but I realized then that it wasn't the way to riches
I've seen some strange things working with lease options, but a two month lease option has to be the strangest. The sellers and I thought about this long and hard and something just doesn't add up on this one.The seller's agent called me because they know I specialize in lease
I was listening to a radio interview with a local home builder the other day and they were talking about having to file for bankruptcy. Renaissance homes built luxury homes in and around the Portland home market for some time now and I do have to say their homes look amazing.
I had a situation early in 2007 where I was doing my first short sale and I was learning on the fly! I have to say, I wish I knew then what I know now! It was a very difficult transaction, but it didn't have to be a short sale, that
Over the past couple years I have closed many transactions where I am both the buyers and sellers agent and act as a neutral party for both in the transaction. It has worked out well and truly a win-win for both parties and both parties have walked away happy.
But, what
Will you call me back? That was the question I was asked by a potential buyer who called me today. That wasn't their first question, but it was their last. The first question was can you help us get in to a home under $250,000 on a lease option, with $20,000
Bank of America announced today that they will be taking the most aggressive foreclosure prevention effort ever in the U.S. Don't be giving them their props just yet, it is court ordered due to a law suit filed by 11 states for predatory lending practices. Luckily all 50 states are eligable.
As more and more people realize that they may have to go in to default, I'm starting to get more and more calls from people asking me how to talk to their banks about how to avoid losing their homes.
The story time after time is that they called their bank
Personal property can help a house sell faster.
The Seller of this home is obviously a well-heeled, astute, serious seller. I am in a quandry on what to do if my buyer wants this egg-carton collection. How do I come up with a value for this collection that does not insult
Friday, we all heard the news as it hit the TV, radio, internet, and newspapers that the house had passed the 700 billion dollar bailout. We all sat and wondered if and how it was going to affect the buyers and our house sales.
Now, something certainly happened, but did it
This is a question I got from a buyer yesterday and as a person with 3 kids of my own, ranging from ages 4 to 10, I couldn't believe I was being asked this question. I personally think this is a question that I shouldn't have to be asked. Without kids,
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WES StalledBy: Tony and Libby Kelly, CRS, ABR, ePro, SRES, CLHMS, CNHS
WES, or Westside Express Service is the commuter railway system that was scheduled to begin service this November but now has been pushed back to February. The manufacturer, Colorado Railcar Manufacturing LLC, seems to be having money problems. Also, more time is needed for saftey testing, especially after that commuter rail
If you have been watching the news the last couple days, then you know that the reports say that it is getting harder and harder to get financing for cars, college, and especially homes. But, what does this do you, for the average home owner that has a home they have
Are in the market for a home that is either in a short sale situation or is already owned by the bank? Don't think just because the home is in this type of situation that they can't be human and get the bank to give you the home over other offers.
What do you mean your client isn't buying it just because of the countertops? My client just spent $5,000 on those granite countertops to make it look this good so it will sell faster and now you are telling me that you aren't buying because of them?
Yep, this was the
One of the toughest things about working short sales is knowing you are helping a family who is in trouble. For some reason, they can't afford to live there anymore. Many times it's because of life changing situations such as divorce, job loss, death, or many other reasons. But, now they
Today I got a call from a lady who was crying uncontrollably. So much so that I was having a hard time understanding her. But, when I finally got her to calm down enough that I could understand her, she wanted to know what she could do. She had gone with
Apparently Corvallis Oregon is the place to be if you don't want to have to worry about things like terrorists, extreme weather or job loss. Farmers Insurance has ranked the security of small and large cities by looking at things like crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, environmental hazards,
I have a group of investors that have learned that investing in real estate doesn't have to be venture in losing money like so many investors have in the past year. You see, they learned that you can't really lose money if you are buying properties at 60% of the appraised
I still have clients I have been working with that called me 2 years ago to buy a house. Now, I wasn't actively showing them homes, but rather working on their credit with them. You see the problem was that they could get a loan, but the payments would be about
For the fourth year in a row, Portland, Oregon has been topping the list of most sustainable city in the United States. SustainLane.com has ranked the 50 biggest U.S. cities by their sustainability and Portland has been number one since the beginning (2005).
“Sustainable” is of course a term that is
With the price of fuel and the cost of moving companies going up more and more people are realizing that they can sell a lot of their stuff on line and at garage sales and buy used furniture and replacement items in their new home state and save thousands over packing
We have all seen or heard of an agent that does something that we find completely outrageous and we think they should have their license revoked for it, haven't we? But, what makes us different than that person when we try to market our homes to sell faster than the other
Are you a buyer looking to buy a condo, but have a pet that has been in your family for 13 years and you can't imagine living without? If you are looking for condos and you realize that your 54 lb, loveable golden retriever is 4 lbs over the average pet
