8 Tips To Keep Your Landscaping Budget Under Control
We know how it goes. You move into your new home – and there’s a million and one things that need to be done. If you’re like most people, you’ll start with what’s right before your eyes: the inside of your home. Furniture, window coverings, paint colors and interior decor. It’s a lot to do, […]
Renting Really Is Twice As Expensive As Buying
The stats are really quite simple. On average, homebuyers with median income who purchase the typical home spend 15.3% of their income on their monthly house payment. In contrast, renters spend 29.9% of their monthly income on rent. (Data source: Zillow, 12/9/14 article.) Those are pretty impressive numbers, or make that ‘distressing’ if you’re renting. […]
Safety Practices For Realtors And Their Clients
The recent experience of a Realtor during an Open House event in Gilbert, Arizona is a fresh reminder to those in our industry that personal safety should always be at the top of our checklists. Because a real estate agent works so closely with the public, it is sometimes easy to forget how critical it […]
Home Buying Myths Phase 7
To close out our seven series blog session, it is important that buyers understand that Realtors® are on their side. With the knowledge, experience and connections that your Realtor® has, they can make your home buying process so much better. If you are falling into this series late, just click here for our first home […]
Home Buying Myths Phase 6
In the real estate business we are competitive and sitting on the sidelines is not listed in our expert strategies. Much like myth number 6. If you still believe that a loan can’t compete with a cash buyer you are simply benching yourself. Myth #6: A buyer with a loan can’t compete with a cash […]
Home Buying Myths Phase 5
As we all know, most things about traditional home buying have gone out the window. This includes what we all know as a down payment. Traditionally, homebuyers took a 30-year-fixed loan and put 20 percent down and that just is not the case anymore. Myth #5: A buyer must put down 20 percent to get […]
Home Buying Myths Phase 3
In the world we live in today, many things are unpredictable, especially when it comes to the housing market. It used to be said that there were good times to buy a home and bad times to buy a home. Now, with the excessive use of the Internet, buyers are shopping the housing market 24/7/. […]
Home Buying Myth Phase 2
Buying a home should be exciting and full of “This is a dream come true” moments. Sometimes, the unruly myths that get spread about the home buying experience cloud those special moments. The second myth in this series of seven is in a whole different area than myth #1 “Working directly with the listing agent […]
Home Buying Myths Phase 1
There are many myths that have been around for generations when it comes to buying a home and it is unfair to the buyer and the Realtor® during the process. This will be the first blog in a series of seven in order to educate and explain the “truths” behind these home-buying myths. Myth #1: […]
North Las Vegas is “Movin’ on Up”
North Las Vegas has gotten a not so lovely reputation over the years but those times are starting to change! North Las Vegas officials are taking the plunge to make the neighborhoods and overall section of the valley a safer place to live. With efforts to reduce criminal activity, squatters and fires, the city has […]