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Wrong interview questions from your tenant could land you in serious trouble!
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...
Building Starts highest in the past 8 years!
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...
Insane Bank Practices: Contacting a Short Sale owner 3 months after the sale!
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...
How to eliminate most of the risk when buying a Short Sale!
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,...
Use the holiday weekend to get ride of clutter before you list your home!
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...
What is the difference between a Short Sale and a Foreclosure!?
Short Sales and Foreclosures are two choices you have when it comes to dealing with your underwater mortgage. However, one option has much less negative impact on your credit that the other. In fact, Short Sale are one of the simpliest options to Avoid...