by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
How would you like it if you were in a lawsuit, and your attorney at trial, after arguing on your behalf, got up and moved over to the other side’s table, and then started arguing the case against you? You wouldn’t. Would you choose that over representation of you...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 28, 2015 | Home Buying, Mortgages + Lending, Selling Your Home
There is good news from the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) for real estate investors. Late last month Commissioner David H. Stevens extended FHA’s temporary waiver of the agency’s “anti-flipping rule.” Flipping is the practice of selling a home in a relatively...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 10, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home
No home is perfect, so there may be items or components of a property that need repairs. That is why when buying a home, you should get an inspection and make any other investigations recommended by your agent. Use the information you have gained, request that...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 10, 2015 | Selling Your Home
Unfortunately some of the homes currently on the market will never sell. This is because some sellers are overpricing their homes. This is nothing new, as some sellers will always over-price a home. Although over-priced sellers actually do want to sell their home,...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 10, 2015 | Home Buying, Selling Your Home, The Attorney-Broker Advantage
I’ve written many times about how Dual Agency isn’t good for you. I’ve also commented on how the Arizona Association of Realtors, the Realtor Code of Ethics, and the Arizona Department of Real Estate doesn’t prohibit this anti-consumer practice. Dual agency is where...
by kramoltz@hotmail.com | Feb 9, 2015 | Preparing a Home for Sale, Selling Your Home
It’s no secret that unpleasant smells turn off potential buyers. One of those smells comes from smoking. It can be barely noticeable or overwhelming. When it is obvious, my experience is that buyers always notice and comment on it. But what effect exactly does it...
