5 Easy Ways to Organize Your Space
Do you ever wonder if people are opening the drawers and cabinets when they tour your home? The answer is, yes! Clutter can be distracting to potential home buyers. That is why it’s important for...
How To Sell Your Home and Buy Another at the Same Time
Buying and Selling Simultaneously is a tricky process, but people literally do it everyday. I met with three home sellers last week who were just beginning to parse out this puzzle. Here is a great...
How To Make Your Offer Stand Out in a Multiple Offer Scenario
After several seasons of low inventory and historically low interest rates, buyer demand is at a high. This means more competition for the available homes. And therefore it is likely that as a Buyer in...
Real Estate Investing Offers Only One Likely Outcome: A Low Return
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...
Should I List My House While My Tenants Are Still Living There
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...
The Benefits of Living as an Owner Occupant in an Investment Property
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...
Get Organized! Make the Most of Your Closets
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...
Ten Things I Learned in 2012
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...
Moving to St. Louis with Children
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...
Improving Indoor Air Quality for Better Smelling Houses
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...
Goodbye PMI…How to Avoid Mortgage Insurance with Just 5% Down
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 You Get For….Featured My Listing at 2941 Russell Blvd.
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...