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Uncategorized Why Should you do a Final Walk-through? Most people visualized a final walk-though of your home will be done as a vacant property. That is absolutely the case with new-construction, but you may not have the opportunity with a pre-owned home to conduct a final walk-through as a vacant property. You may however, still do a walk-through. I encourage it to be […]
Uncategorized When Does the Negotiation Start? “The most dangerous negotiation is the one that you don’t know that you are in.” -FBI Lead International Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss. I have seen many times when a seller has set themselves up to be held hostage by the market. What do I mean by this? Everything rests on the basis of the first […]
Uncategorized Expecting Continued Service After the Sale “It’s what happens after the sale that makes all the difference!” Dasha & Joe bought a fabulous top-level condo with amazing vaulted ceilings. Everything went smoothly with their home search, the offer and processing the loan. Closing day was a celebration! Flash forward a couple of weeks. The buyer’s mail was piling up in the […]
Uncategorized Need to Update to Sell, but Don’t have the Money I recently had a client who delayed putting their home on the market because they felt that they needed to take down some wallpaper and repaint some walls. They wanted to have their home neutralized so that they would appeal to more home buyers. This was a great strategy, but it took too long for […]
Uncategorized Maternity Leave and Buying a Home Don’t Lose Out! Recently I had clients who wanted to purchase their first home. They were expecting a baby and wanted to greet their newborn in a place of their own. All their dreams could be summed up with pictures on Pinterest of babies rooms. We were all excited to make it happen!   They found the perfect […]
Uncategorized Rent to Own = Time to Work on Credit Wouldn’t it be nice to have SUPER WEALTHY parents that are able to purchase a home for us until we get on our feet? Although it isn’t possible for most of us to have wealthy parents, it is possible for EVERYONE to have a home of your own. There are many reasons why people choose to […]
Uncategorized Possession to Your New Home- Negotiation & Issues You just signed all the documents to purchase your new home. Shouldn’t you get the keys right away? That would be nice, but it doesn’t happen quite that smoothly. Some states finalize the transaction immediately and keys are given right then, but that is not typical in Utah. There are different customs when it comes […]
Uncategorized Single Parent American Dream Grant 2020 I am so excited to share this blog with you! As part of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors Charity Committee I want to make sure that I inform everyone I know about this great opportunity. The Salt Lake Board of Realtors® is giving away eight $5,000 grants to help first-time homebuyers with their down payments. These grants will help […]
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Uncategorized Closing Costs: Should you Budget or Negotiate? When I ask the question “Have You Budgeted for Closing Costs?” many first-time home buyers give me the ‘deer in the headlights’ look. What are closing costs they ask? When buying a home there are a number of fees that are due. They are usually the costs required to get a mortgage. “Closing costs” is […]
Uncategorized What to know about using your VA benefits. Thank you for your service to our country. You have earned your benefits. Buying a home with your VA loan is one of them. It seems straight forward. You get a better interest rate and you don’t have to use your own money towards a home purchase, right? I wish it was that simple. There […]
Uncategorized How much money is required to buy a home? I get asked frequently how much money is needed to buy a home. When I sit down with first-time home buyers this is one of the first topics we discuss. There are four elements in a purchase that involve money. They are: Down payment Earnest Money Closing Costs Pre-paid items Let’s talk about each one. […]
Uncategorized Timing is Everything when Selling your Home I wanted to share an experience I just had selling my client’s home. This awesome couple was referred to me by a past client. When they called me, they were nervous because they had a very short time get their home ready to put on the market, attract a buyer and close or they would lose their new […]
Uncategorized Take a Marksman-like Approach to Finding a Home “Why do people say it is so difficult to buy a house?”, Specialist Anthony Ochoa & wife Savannah asked me. Anthony just returned home from a tour of duty in Iraq. It was time for them to settle down and start life back in Utah. They couldn’t understand why their friends were having terrible times […]
Uncategorized 62% of Buyers Are Wrong About Down Payment Needs I came across some really interesting information about first-time buyers and I wanted to share this information with YOU! According to the ‘2019 Home Buyer Report conducted by Nerdwallet, many first-time buyers still believe they need a 20% down payment to buy a home in today’s market: “More than 6 in 10 (62%) Americans believe you must put […]
Uncategorized What happens when it all goes wrong? You just bought a new home. Then it all goes wrong! What? No one expects that systems and appliances break right after closing. After all, you had an inspection on the property. Shouldn’t the inspector catch it? This happened to one of my clients this year. They moved into the house and shortly thereafter they […]
Uncategorized Setting a buyer up to WIN! I recently sold Anthony & Chelsi their first home. They were so excited! Even today months later they say that they have to pinch themselves. Anthony had met with another agent before meeting me. They had tried and tried to get the ball rolling. It was a disaster. So, they reached out and got a […]
Uncategorized Laminate or Granite? Just recently I had a home for sale that had GREEN laminate counters. This picture is not of that house. It was a very old and dated green laminate, but to protect their privacy I haven’t used the actual photo. What would you tell the seller to do? Did they need to replace them or […]
Uncategorized Selling with Cats, Cats, Cats… Pricing of a home can be affected by animals. We love our animals and they are part of the family, but they can be hard on homes. This house I was asked to sell was also the home for seven cats. Yep, you’ve got that right seven cats! Unfortunately, the odor could be smelled from […]
Uncategorized Utah History (Hardwood Floors) Just recently I had the opportunity to attend an open house of my grandparent’s home at 464 Harvard Avenue. The new owners had made lots of changes to the property. It was fun to see the improvements and also reminisce about how the home looked when I was growing up. I remember that my grandparent’s […]
Uncategorized Utah History (The Vault) I am fascinated with history! Even more so when it involves my personal family history. As a Realtor I have been in thousands of homes across the Wasatch Front. So I wanted to combine my to passions and write a blog that will provide interesting information about the growth history of Salt Lake County & […]