If you’re ready to sell your home, you have to know what it’s worth in order to price it appropriately. Price too low, and you’ll leave money on the table; price too high, and your home will likely languish on the market unsold. In addition, what your house is worth on the market isn’t necessarily … Continued
Buying or selling a house will likely be the largest financial transaction of your life. And that means you’ll want the best realtor you can get – one who is a good fit and can get you the best deal possible. Finding the right realtor can be a long, time-consuming process involving getting recommendations, checking … Continued
Most of the time home buyers and sellers have different agents, but not always. About 10% to 20% of the time, they both use the same agent. This arrangement – when a buyer and a seller both have the same agent – is known as “dual agency.” There are some advantages to dual agency, but … Continued
There are a lot of factors to consider when you’re buying a new home. Unfortunately, there’s one that often gets overlooked in all the excitement and busyness. And that is the homeowners association rules, especially the covenants. You have to play by the HOA rules, and that means (usually) there will be a lot of … Continued
Whether you’re buying or selling real estate, you probably intend to work with an agent. And you also know that you need to interview potential agents before you enter into this business relationship. The difficulty here lies in knowing just what you need to find out about prospective agents and what questions to ask to … Continued
Real estate agents do next to nothing and just collect those big commissions, right? Well, no, that’s pretty far from the truth. But it’s what a lot of people think and is a good illustration of the misconceptions that abound about real estate agents. The fact of the matter is that agents do a ton … Continued
Buying or selling a home, even in the best of circumstances, is usually a stressful undertaking. And when you do both at the same time, the stress, as well as the attendant anxiety, is only compounded. But there are ways to make the process smoother and reduce the stress – you just have to deploy … Continued
Selling land is both different from and more challenging than selling a house. Pricing is trickier, the target market is different, marketing has to be different, and it often takes longer. If you want to sell your land, you need to understand these differences and know why you need to use an experienced agent. Simply … Continued
Investing in real estate has become a quickly growing opportunity for individuals to pad their wallets or create fledgling businesses from the ground up. To give you an idea of what to expect if you’re thinking of starting your own real estate business, let’s go over the best way you could create additional income through … Continued
As a home seller, keeping track of everything that’s going on while your home is on the market can be overwhelming, and you don’t need additional issues popping up to complicate anything. To help make the journey of selling your home a little bit easier, let’s look at 5 things you should never pay for … Continued
Over the last few years, generating additional personal income through individual or a handful of rental properties has become very popular. To help give you a better picture of what to expect, here are 5 surprising costs to prepare for when buying a vacation rental in Newark. Mortgage and Escrow A little familiarity with the … Continued
Owning a rental property is a great way to produce steady income over a long period of time, but it can be difficult figuring out where to price your rental property to keep reliable tenants while maximizing revenue. In order to get and keep your landlord career headed in the right direction, let’s look at … Continued
Today, homebuyers and sellers have a plethora of online resources to help them with almost every aspect of buying/selling. In fact, there are so many sites offering real estate-related services that it’s difficult to know which ones are worthwhile and which ones aren’t. That’s why we’ve created this overview of 5 important online resources for … Continued
Moving to a new city can be an exciting adventure – the beginning of a brand-new life for many. It can also be utterly overwhelming and the source of much anxiety. There are ways, though, to reduce the overwhelm and anxiety and keep the excitement. Chief among these is taking care of the things you … Continued
Closing is the long-awaited goal of both buyers and sellers. It’s the final step in the transaction at which documents are signed, money changes hands, and ownership is transferred. Closing means different things for buyers and sellers, with each having different tasks and paying a different set of fees. A result of this is that … Continued
