Posts Tagged ‘home buyer’
How To Improve Your Odds with a Contingent Sale Offer
From a seller’s point of view, contingent sale offers are risky. What if the buyers’ home doesn’t sell? Will the buyers list their home too high? Is their home in good condition and ready to go on the market? Many sellers would rather...
Waiting Too Long
Found a house you want to buy? Don’t wait. Taking too long to make an offer in a competitive real estate market can drive you crazy, and for good reason. If too much time passes between a buyer viewing a home and making an offer, the selle...
Don’t Skip The Final Walk-Through!
Walk-throughs aren’t home inspections but the final opportunity for buyers to make sure the purchased property is in the same condition as when they wrote the contract. Lately, lots of buyers are skipping or removing the clause to make their ...
11 Real Estate Tips to Sell Your Home
By the time you’re ready to sell your first house, you’ll no longer be that starry-eyed buyer who imagines roses and rainbows behind every home with great curb appeal. Every month of housing payments, every surprise plumbing leak, every hou...
Buying a Home in a Sellers Market
When buying a home in a Seller's market (fewer homes on the market, plenty of buyers), we suggest that buyers should follow the tips listed below to try and beat the competition. Work With an Experienced Real Estate Agent Working with an ...
The Best Things About Owning a Home
Since homeownership is ranked at the same caliber as a graduation or marriage in terms of life-changing events, it's no surprise that for some, taking the jump into having a home to call their own can be an intimidating process. When all is sai...
Slim Pickings for Long Island Home Buyers
Okay, this is probably the hardest real estate trend to swallow—so brace yourself: Inventory has been incredibly low! There just aren’t enough houses for sale to meet buyer demand. But don’t worry, we’ll walk you through what to expe...
Is Buying a Short Sale Home Right For You?
What is a short sale? A short sale is the sale of a home for less than the homeowner owes on the mortgage. A short sale typically occurs when the homeowner has fallen behind on the mortgage payments due to financial hardship. For the bank or o...