How Much Mortgage Should You Borrow?
As the interest rates and housing market heats up, you may have to act fast to get the home you [...]
Construction Chronicles – Part 1
I want to start sharing one of our development projects down in SoCal, partially as review and learning for myself, [...]
Quick and Dirty Front Door Curb Appeal Tips
When buyers pull up to the curb in front of your home, you want them to feel intrigued and excited [...]
What Kind of Homeowner’s Insurance Is Right For Me?
Homeowner’s insurance, or hazard insurance, provides protection from damage or loss of your home as well as limited liability coverage [...]
Best Tips for Fixer-upper Buyers
Home prices have been rising for five years, and sales this year are outpacing last year, according to the National [...]
Buying urban vs suburban
As you shop for a home in urban settings, you may have to compromise on square footage, but you’ll be [...]
Updates You Can Afford To Sell Your Home
A recent poll on Houzz.com found that most people hate carpet, fluorescent lighting, wallpaper, vinyl floors and other things in their homes, [...]
Why PMI Could Be a Good Play
For many homebuyers, putting 20 percent down on a home makes little financial sense, yet many resist using private mortgage [...]
2017 Q2 Home Sale Market Reports
I want to start taking a look at the home sales reports on a quarterly basis. Monthly I feel like [...]
7 Steps to Take Before You Buy a Home
Maybe it's the people I hang out with, but I work with a lot of first time home buyers. I [...]
Best and Worst Places to Buy Vacation Home Rental Property
Not so long ago someone introduced AirDNA to me. It's a service that tracks Airbnb booking data to help investor analyze where [...]
Market Update: Mortgage Rates 7/14/17
We have learned to expect a slow and steady rise in interest rates by the Fed in the past couple [...]