Tower Grove South Spring 2013 Compared to Spring 2014
The 2015 Spring market is upon us. And every home seller that I meet with is asking: Will Spring 2015 be like Spring 2014? Last year’s Spring market felt frenzied. For the homeowners who were...
The 2015 Spring market is upon us. And every home seller that I meet with is asking: Will Spring 2015 be like Spring 2014? Last year’s Spring market felt frenzied. For the homeowners who were...
On October 6th, 2014 the New York Times published this article, Real Estate Investing Offers Only One Likely Outcome: A Low Return, by Carl Richards. Someone sent it to me and asked me what I...
I have some clients who are getting ready to sell a property that they have been leasing for the past two years. Their tenants’ lease is up this May but they weren’t sure if they...
My first purchase was a two-family home where I lived with my roommate on the first floor and rented the second floor. The loan required little down payment since I intended the purchase as my...
My clients go to great lengths to get their homes ready for sale. Some spend several weekends packing, de-cluttering and organizing. And it seems as soon as the home is photo-ready, the owner says “I...
Disclosure is a SELLER’S best friend. A St. Charles County family was awarded $472,000 after suing the former owners of their home for failure to disclose a brown recluse infestation. SELLER’S remorse does exist and it is...
I just read this great article in Parents Magazine: Smooth Move: Make Moving Easier on You and Your Kids. Here is the gist: Get Them Ready…Don’t just tell them what will be different. Tell them...
Since my husband and I found out we were expecting our first baby, we have been reading all kinds of books. I just ran across this section of one of those tomes. Before you leave...
Not long ago, I showed a house to a set of clients. They loved it in an irrational way. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great house. I really liked to it too. But...
Guest Post by Sean Zalmanoff with USA Mortgage Single Premium Mortgage Insurance allows you to buy a home with just 5% down and get rid of paying dreaded Mortgage Insurance forever. Let’s look at...
New York Times What Get For… featured one of my listings this week. 2942 Russell Blvd priced at $279,900 was listed with two other homes (one from Savannah GA and another from Seattle WA). Russell...
Lately I have encountered more houses that NEED work and more people who WANT to do work. On that note, I asked loan officer Mark Anderson of Paramount Bank to write a post regarding some...