advice: Buyer's Bible - 08/25/11 05:18 PM
Buyer's Bible10 Commandments for Home Buyers
Follow these commandments and you'll find buying a home to be much easier with few speedbumps, wrong turns and money pits.
 
I. I am your agent and thou shalt not worship other agents.    Do not work with multiple agents at the same time.  We don't get paid unless you close on a home and we don't like working and having someone else get paid.  As soon as you start viewing homes, you should commit to one true agent.  Before you start viewing homes.....II.  Thou shalt get preapproved for a loan.  This is your … (17 comments)

advice: Why I hate Zillow...and why its OK. - 08/03/10 01:16 PM
Ok, for those of you living under a rock the past few years, there is a website called Zillow.com.  Zillow has a Zestimate.  The Zestimate has godlike powers to determine the value of your home (I made that last bit up).  Many people go to Zillow for advice (that's why I go), some to agonize over their home's Zestimate, some to search listings, some to do who knows what. 
I like Zillow because I have spent enough time earning Zillow All-Star Status which allows my picture and contact info to appear next to many, many homes in my area.  I've even been … (7 comments)