by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 5, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
The city and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have reconsidered a designated flood plain area east of Scottsdale Road, from roughly Deer Valley to Happy Valley. Better flood modeling techniques and improvements in infrastructure led to FEMA dropping the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Sep 13, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
HOA Related. If there is a homeowners association, the dues – whenever collected (monthly, annually, etc.) will be prorated between buyer and seller. If there is a transfer fee charged by the HOA, it is a negotiable item under the AAR contract, so either party may...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jul 11, 2016 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, Title Insurance + Escrow
Escrow and Title. The 2 main costs charged by escrow companies in Arizona are the escrow fee and the premiums for the title insurance policies. The standard AAR contract used here states that the escrow fees will be split equally between buyer and seller, and the...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Jun 29, 2016 | Selling Your Home
Some sellers will try weird marketing methods. Here are 3 of the most unusual: 1. Alcohol. A Chicago-area seller offered a $1,000 tab at a bar located across the street from the property. 2. Another home. A Connecticut seller threw in their Florida vacation condo as a...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Mar 30, 2016 | Animal Stories (mostly Dogs in the Military), Selling Your Home
In the past week I received a form letter and postcard from two different outfits saying they want to buy my home. The good news is that these type of solicitations indicate that values have risen sufficiently to justify entry into our market by “vultures”. Vultures...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Oct 5, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
Find out what the real estate industry doesn’t want you to know when buying or selling a home. Learn about the choices you didn’t think you had, and critical steps to take to protect yourself in your next transaction, in my FREE classes from 1:00 to 2:00 pm this...