buyers: Buyer Tip #6
- 09/25/10 12:28 PM
Get a Home Inspection You've gone through the house hunting process and narrowed it to "the one". It's just what you've been looking for, dreamed about, and it's priced just right -- at least until you prepare your offer. So what do you do now? There are a lot of items to consider when buying a home. It's condition is a major one. You may have questions about this. Do you have the expertise to determine the working condition of a home's furnace, electrical system, water delivery and waste water systems -- just name a few? No? Then get a home inspection. This … (6 comments)
buyers: BUYER TIP #5
- 09/22/10 11:18 AM
You Need to Have Insurance! I've sold a little bit of real estate in these few years and one of the most consistent questions I've gotten is: "Do I need to get insurance?". The answer is Yes. If you are financing your purchase with a mortgage, the bank or mortgage company will require it. But that's only part of the reason. Look at it this way; if you had to borrow money to buy your house, chances are you don't have thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars lying around in the event the house is totally destroyed. You may not … (8 comments)
buyers: Buyer Tip #1
- 09/13/10 12:30 PM
Work with an agent of your own choosing. Let's face it. I've dealt with buyers who decide to work with the listing agent. You must remember this, the listing agent is working for the seller. Anything you say or disclose that could possibly advantage the seller the listing agent is obliged to pass onto the seller. How often is there information of the type that would be disadvantageous for the buyer? Why chance it? That's why there are Sellers' (listing) agents and Buyers' agents. Each has a responsibility specific to either the homeowner trying to selling their home at the highest … (7 comments)
buyers: Did We Need To Be Told We're In A Recession?!
- 12/08/08 01:52 AM
Last Monday (12-1-2008) the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) after their Business Cycle Dating Committee meeting November 28th announced that the country is "officially" in recession...as of December 2007. As defined by the NBER: "A recession is a significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months, normally visible in production, employment, real income and other indicators. A recession begins when the economy reaches a peak of activity and ends when the economy reaches its trough." The committee said that they would have made the declaration earlier but the economy experienced some gains in … (3 comments)
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