Home Buying Tip # 12 – All Together Now,One More Time

Hello I am back from the Florida Association of Realtors conference and it was awesome. It was filled with all kinds of exciting news and classes.  Vacation, classes, pool side, great food, more classes and a great learning experience, I came home exhausted, but informed.
Now that I am back as the title here says “All [...]

Taking a Break

Hi I am taking a break and attending our local state Realtor convention for the next 4 days and will be back posting with all kinds of new exciting things I am sure.  This will promise to be a lively convention with the market, the economy and moving forward.  Look for my breaking news when [...]

Home Buying Tip #11- Important Questions for a Home Inspector

Hello! Hello!
Today I am writing about ten very important questions to ask your home inspector once you have decided which one you will employ.
1.     What does your inspection cover?
The inspector you hire needs to ensure that their inspection report will meet all applicable requirements in the state you reside in if applicable.  Each state has different [...]

Home Buying Tip #10 – The First Home Inspection

Hello – and here we are in the process of purchasing a home that many people are in the dark about or neglect to think about because they have not removed their rose colored glasses.  Time to shine a light on things and remove those glasses because you, the buyer, can make the first inspection [...]

Home Buying Tip #9 – Sales Contract Terminology 101

Hello Again – we completed the mortgage series and as promised I am bringing you a decoder ring article here to help you wade through all the pages of a contract and have an understanding of what you are looking at.
You have found your castle and it is all that you have been dreaming of [...]

Home Buying Tip #8 – Getting Mortgage Prequalified

Hello again – I am reminded every day that this is a buyer’s market as you are reminded too.  It is presented to us in the news on TV, in our newspapers and on the Internet.  That means that there can be a lot of competition out there – and they look just like you.  I [...]

Home Buying Tip #7 – Strategies to Help Get Financed

Hello – here we are right smack in the middle of all kinds of interesting things happening within the banking world.  That is why in my last posting I stressed how important it is to know your lender.  On the news this morning it was said that 98% of the banks in this country are [...]

Home Buying Tip # 6 – Picking a Mortgage

Hello Every One! This is such a HOT topic these days.  One of the best pieces of advice I can give is it is perfectly fine to get your mortgage on line BUT know your lender.  I cannot say it any plainer than that.  When I say know your lender I am asking you is the company [...]

Home Buying Tips YOU NEED TO KNOW

Hello and I hope if you are reading this blog that you realize that especially in this market you need to be fully armed with as much information as possible.  That is why I created this blog and why I am writing three tips a week.  These tips will cover all the bases.  When I [...]

Negotiating Your Real Estate Purchase 101 Tip #5

If you are like me and you want to buy a car, you dread going into the dealership because you don’t want to get beat up.  If you are like my husband you go in with a briefcase filled with research and you are prepared to fight and beat up the dealership.  What can I say?  My [...]