by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 28, 2019 | Home Buying, Home Ownership
About a week prior to close of escrow the sellers received a letter from a person called “The Watcher.” The letter claimed a right of possession to the home. Following close of escrow, the buyers began receiving threatening letters from The Watcher, who advised the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Home Buying, Mortgages + Lending, Uncategorized
Coming up with a down payment can be difficult for young home buyers and those with high student-loan debt. But many mortgage programs allow parents to help fund their children’s down payment. There are of course hoops to jump through to assure the lender that the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Aug 19, 2019 | Home Buying
A Community Financing District is a method of paying for an improvement (like sewer lines) which benefits a number of properties. The impact on an owner of a home within a district is a periodic payment paid through the property tax collection process. CFD payments...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 30, 2019 | Home Buying, Home Ownership, Mortgages + Lending
Hundreds of Scottsdale residents in the Grayhawk master-planned community have been removed from the Rawhide Wash 100-year flood plain. This revision to the flood insurance rate maps means pricey flood insurance is no longer mandatory for those home owners with a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 24, 2019 | Home Buying
Real estate firms are hiring ride-sharing drivers from Uber and Lyft to search for house flip projects. The drivers look for homes that appear to be good candidates for renovation and sale. One company hires drivers to find potential flip houses in 20 states. Drivers...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | May 31, 2019 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
Peak times for home contracts to be signed are the spring in the Phoenix metro area. In some cities there is another up tick in the late fall, but any sales increase after the summer is minor here. Low points for closed sales typically are in January and February...
