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Negotiate a Buydown to Get into a Home Now
If you are a prospective homebuyer, things have changed in the past year. Most notably, mortgage rates have more than doubled which has...

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Jan 31, 20233 min read


If you’re on the sidelines, at least get ready…
If you’re on the sidelines to buy a home, there are things you can do to be ready when you do get back in the game. Improve your credit...

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Jan 24, 20232 min read


Negotiating Your Position
The seller wants the most for their home and the buyer wants to pay the least possible. From the very beginning of the homebuying...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read


Buy Now, Refinance Later
The dilemma facing would-be buyers today is to wait until things settle down or move ahead in this unsettling economic environment. More...

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Jan 3, 20233 min read
Client 1 Year Check-in, Relocating from NY to GA, Building Community
⏰TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:14 What was their reason for moving/relocating to GA? 5:20 Has there any major problems in the house? 7:52...

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Jan 3, 20231 min read


Does high inflation discourage your from buying a home?
Inflation devalues the purchasing power of money and the interest earned on savings is almost always less than inflation. Tangible assets...

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Dec 27, 20222 min read


Did you know this about your credit?
Credit scores are used to assess risk and determine whether a borrower is approved or declined for a mortgage, credit card or some other...

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Dec 20, 20222 min read


Waiting for the Mortgage Rates to Come Down
Waiting for the mortgage rates to come down before you buy a home may not be a good decision. If you are correct, and the rates do come...

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Dec 13, 20222 min read


Downsizing Options
Opportunities exist for a subset of homeowners, possibly in their 60’s to 70’s, who want to downsize to smaller homes for convenience,...

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Dec 6, 20222 min read


Concessions Make Your Home More Marketable
Sellers offer concessions as an incentive to encourage buyers to purchase their home. The concessions, paid for by the seller, benefit...

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Nov 29, 20223 min read


Building Your Home Buying Team
There are a lot of professionals involved in the homebuying process. And when these people can function as a team, the buyer is much more...

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Nov 22, 20224 min read


Securing Your Retirement
Social Security was established, on August 14, 1935, to take care of the country’s elderly in their retirement years. Today, about 65...

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Nov 15, 20223 min read


Homeowners Need Resources
Managing an asset worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is a responsibility that requires attention to details such as timely payment of...

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Nov 8, 20222 min read


Waiting for the Mortgage Rates to Come Down?
Waiting for the mortgage rates to come down before you buy a home may not be a good decision. If you are correct, and the rates do come...

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Nov 1, 20222 min read


Finding Funds for a Down Payment
A soft second loan, sometimes called a silent second, is subordinate to the first mortgage, whose payment is deferred or forgiven until a...

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Oct 25, 20223 min read


“Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?”
You may remember the famous line in the Dirty Harry movie when Clint Eastwood has just had a shootout with bank robbers and is standing...

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Oct 18, 20223 min read


When will the market turn?
Housing affordability has declined dramatically in 2022 due to continued rising home prices and a three-percentage point jump in mortgage...

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Oct 11, 20223 min read


Another Tool to Improve Affordability
The rapid rise in mortgage rates during 2022 coupled with continued appreciation of home prices have limited the number of buyers in the...

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Oct 4, 20223 min read


Cause to Pause
Rising mortgage rates are causing some would-be buyers to pause their decisions until they determine whether rates are going to come back...

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Sep 27, 20222 min read


Five Factors that affect the Sale of Any Home
Owners directly control four of the five factors that affect the sale of any home: price, location, condition, terms, and the agent you...

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Sep 20, 20223 min read
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