by David Mortaz | Aug 31, 2013 | Property Management, Tenant Screening
Being unfamiliar with housing discrimination laws can get any landlord into trouble, let alone the do-it-yourself home owner who wants to manage their one rentals. And this includes the wrong interview questions to ask your perspective tenant. These questions...
by David Mortaz | Aug 31, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported 896,000 housing starts on a seasonally adjusted annual basis. The number of starts fell short of analysts expectations who had foretasted 915,000, but exceeded June’s reading of 846,000 housing starts.Year over year...
by David Mortaz | Aug 30, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Fixer Upper, REOs
I got a call today from the owner of a San Jose Short Sale that we had sold more than 3 months ago! Delighted the conversation turned to some paper work about the trustee transfer that her lender had sent her! She wanted to know what she was supposed to do with...
by David Mortaz | Aug 30, 2013 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Short Sale Expert Advice, Short Sales
If you are a 1st time home buyer and you are in love with a San Jose Short Sale home, then read on. Understanding what could go wrong in a Short Sale purchase will help you develop a much better strategy in identifying the right homes to focus on. With that in mind,...
by David Mortaz | Aug 30, 2013 | Home Seller Tips
Leaving a powerful 1st impression when buyers see your property is critical. Good 1st impressions go a long way to help buyer ignore minor imperfections that they will spot later on during inspection or walk-through.So, why not use the long Labor Day weekend to...
