by Leila Mortaz | Jun 29, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
Banks use a Broker Price Opinion or BPO for short to calculate your home’s value in a Short Sale . A BPO is a condensed (yes, cheaper) version of a Real Estate Appraisal that banks order from a local Realtor to determine that value of your home. However,...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 28, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, REOs, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
find a San Jose Real Estate Broker.But before you let your fingers do the dialing, consider the following criteria to find a San Jose Real Estate Broker in your market:1) Real Estate is Local: Real Estate is an extremely local phenomena and you should only work with...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 28, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
Proof of Financial Hardship is required from your lender to issue an approval for our Short Sale. However, writing a Hardship letter proves difficult for some home owners who are not sure what information needs to be disclosed to the lender and what information is...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 28, 2013 | Home Seller Tips
Campbell has also seen it’s share of rising home prices and with decent school district, we are seeing more inquires from our property owners in Campbell who are testing to see if it’s a good time to sell their home and take some profits off the table. ...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 27, 2013 | Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper
If you have a flooring project, you have plenty of choices these days from Bamboo to Tile to Carpeting. But which flooring appeals to more buyers!? According to the National Association of Realtors, hardwood floors are one of the best home improvements to make for...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 26, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips
Several years ago on a visit to Lake Tahoe, we spotted a clever advertising on a Real Estate magazine. The ad was showing an example of property taxes for California vs a similar property in Nevada. For $1,000,000 Accessed Value in California the property taxes...