Community Home Buying & Selling Real Estate Guide
Insider's Guide to Real Estate Research & Home Owner Information
Attention Home Buyers, learn How to Get Closing Cost Credits. Are you a first time home buyer? Are you using 100% Financing or low down payment Financing, i.e. 3.5% or 5.0% down payment programs? Do you need to reserve some of your savings and need options? One way to do this is to get some […]
Home Ownership How Things Work In Your House. It is important to figure out how handy you are and/or how hand can you be. It will save you many headaches down the road and may get things in your house back up and running when a service technician or tradesman cannot show up for a […]
In this edition of Home Inspection Nightmares Vol 1 we are going to take a look at a common item on older homes that many home inspectors frankly, do everything to scare home buyers rather than explain the why and the solution. It is also a missed item, meaning the inspections miss the item and […]
Moving to Simi Valley. Every area has it’s quirks and if you are new to Simi Valley, it’s hard to find out much till after you live here for a while. Fortunately the quirks of Simi Valley are tame but these 5 things are interesting to know. It gets windy here! Tradition has it that “Simi” […]
Are you are in the process of buying a home? Are you are constantly asked if you have spoken with a lender? Some real estate agents will not even work with you until you get a pre-approval from a lender. Maybe you did talk to a lender and you have a pre-qualification. Is there a […]
Who pays for What? What costs are customary for a buyer and seller varies from state to state and in some states like California, what is customary for buyers and sellers in Southern California may be different than in Northern California. The following list is what is generally customary for Home Buyers and Sellers in […]
5 KEYS TO A TROUBLE FREE MOVE – I have had to pleasure to work with Jack Fishel of NMS/Atlas Moving. He has helped me and a number of my Simi Valley clients with a trouble free move. Jack takes pride in being one of the most accurate estimators in the business and I can testify […]
What is a Sub Escrow Fee and why do I have to pay it? A Sub Escrow Fee is not an escrow fee. The Sub Escrow is a service provided by the Title Companies where the buyer’s lender requires the Title Company to take the buyer’s loan proceeds and send (via check or wire) the […]
The Student Loan Obstacle – With an estimate 40 million American saddles with high student debt, potential new buyers in the market will be stymied as they are forced to rent.
(Video) August 1st, 2015 new government regulations will give home sellers fits as the old Truth in Lending disclosure, HUD-1 and 2010 Good Faith Estimate are going away for a new closing disclosure and and new closing estimate statement. While the new forms will probably be more straight forward and easier to understand, the devil […]
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