Opportunity Knocks
What an exciting time this is. Full of opportunity, yet challenging. It is imperative to do your homework. Line up all your ducks… Remember it can take upwards of 45-60 days to get loan approval. Timing is essential. It would be wise to start the ball rolling and get pre-approved for your loan. Avoid any hiccups standing in the way of your dream when you have found the perfect home. At years end conforming loan limits will decrease and it could end up costing you more money to borrow the same amount. Take advantage, opportunity is knocking, answer the door.
10 Reasons to buy a home in San Bruno
I wrote something like this before but it’s been awhile! I am partial to San Bruno because I live here and my office is here as well, Prudential California Realty, San Bruno. My kids go to school within walking distance from our house, my office is only 8 blocks away, the corner store is 4 blocks away, and if we need to go San Francisco, it’s only 10 minutes away! So that would be the number one reason to buy a house in San Bruno because a home near San Francisco is desirable because a lot of people work there and don’t want a long commute, so…. Read more
Who is responsible for the expense of a new fence?
Who is responsible for the expense of a new fence? It can be negotiated between the buyer and seller at the time of sale. If you’ve owned your home and your fence needs to be completely redone, it could be discussed between neighbors and each could contribute if they want a finished look on their visible side. Though it may be the responsibility of each owner to contribute to the cost of a fence, neighbors are not always willing to contribute to that responsibility. When we bought our house it had a fence that was partially functional. By partially, I mean that the very back section of the fence was new and sections of the side fence were “original” (kind for dilapidated. Read more
What is Market Value
To determine pricing first one should determine present market value. When assessing residential property four major factors account for I’d say about 75% of the value:
- Location · Living area size · lot size· condition/renovations of the property.
Other factors that come into play are the number of bedrooms, baths, bonus areas, in-law potential, color scheme, floor plan, pool, fireplace, single or multi story, attached or not plus more. Read more
Last Chance for SSF Home Owners…
Last chance for all you SSF home owners to get your sewer laterals replaced and have the City pick up half the tab. The City of South San Francisco introduced a program to aide home owners in replacing those pesky sewer laterals due to widespread overflow in the city sewars during heavy rains. SSF will pay 50% of the bill or a maximum of $2500.00 towards the replacement of your sewer lateral. Read more
Don’t Get Caught with a Bad Agent
If you are in the process of selecting a real estate agent to represent you in the sale of your home, or in the purchase of your home, you owe it to yourself to be very selective on who you choose to represent you.
A good agent, who is knowledgeable, skilled and has a good team behind them, is a Read more
Ratified or Terrified?
My first time home buyers became terrified when their offer ratified! They had submitted few offers on other properties and were overbid every time. Is it the market we’re in today? Is it not expected for the first offer to get accepted?
What has been your experience?
Remodel or Remodeled?
Would you buy cheaper and remodel or buy remodeled? Does it make sense for the first time home buyers to try to save money by buying a property that needs some TLC and remodel it themselves? How much TLC is reasonable? Just some thoughts and concerns! Do you have to be a good handyman to buy a fixer upper? Why do we realtors use “Contractors’ Special” comment on MLS? Should a non-contractor buy a fixer upper? Ok, what are your thoughts?
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