by Leila Mortaz | Apr 27, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs
This is Part 1 of the Blog on buying Bank Owned (REO) properties. Despite perception created by some agents US banks are NOT desperate to get ride of their assets and they have well developed processes to NET the highest possible price for their REOs. Before an...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 27, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs
Yes, folks this is not another one of those fancy 100% financing programs that caused the massive financial collapse! This is the FHA 203K program which most major US Banks including Wells Fargo, Bank of America now offer where the post purchase repair costs are...
by Leila Mortaz | Apr 26, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper
One of the best investments before selling your house could be a Small Kitchen Remodel that could add alot to your home’s value. Kitchen improvements are easiest to recover 100% or more of the investments in they are done properly. Now that you know that you...
by Leila Mortaz | Aug 4, 2011 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs, Silicon Valley life style
According to Mercury News reporter Pete Carey, during June 2011 close to 60% of residential transactions in Silicon Valley were Cash buyers! This jives with our own experience where we are writing more offers for Cash buyers than Contingent offers (buyers w loans)....
