About Rommel Yema

Visit my Website: http://ryema.prucal.com/

Rommel grew up in Daly City and South San Francisco. He attended South San Francisco High School and graduated in 1995. In 2000, he graduated from UC Davis with a BA degree in Psychology. He soon obtained his MBA from Pacific States University, Los Angeles. Prudential California Realty in San Bruno is Rommel's first and current real estate firm. His specialization is first time home buyers and is experienced in short sales in both buying and listing in the peninsula and east bay areas. Rommel is a friendly, reliable, hard working agent and will make sure you are always educated and happy through your real estate purchase/selling experience.

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Here is a selection of recent posts by Rommel Yema:

12 Hidden Costs of Homeownership

July 29, 2010 · Rommel Yema · 3 Comments

Hi everybody! I know, it’s been awhile..but here’s an awesome article I found earlier this year that would benefit first-time home buyers especially!

-via Luke Mullins, USNews.com (April 8, 2010)

As the selling season gets underway, many Americans will be looking to take advantage of the lower real estate prices, attractive mortgage rates, and federal tax credit by purchasing a home. But remember: Not all of the costs associated with homeownership are reflected in the listed price. Indeed, many buyers — particularly first-time buyers — may be surprised by the amount of cash they’ll need to set aside for housing-related expenses that they hadn’t previously considered. These often-overlooked expenses can include everything from title insurance to lawn mowing. To give would-be home buyers a better sense of the budget they’ll need to buy and maintain a home, U.S. News spoke with a handful of real estate experts and compiled a list of 12 hidden costs of homeownership:

1. Home inspection. Since a home purchase is likely to be the largest financial investment of your life, it’s a good idea to have it professionally inspected beforehand. A home inspector can point out areas of the property that may need repairs. Buyers can use this information as leverage during home-price negotiations or simply to determine whether or not the property is worth purchasing. “It’s not required, but certainly I recommend it to buyers,” says Judy Moore of Re/Max Landmark Realtors in Lexington, Mass. “It is actually very helpful in that [buyers] learn about the property and how to maintain it and it also alerts them to any potential issues that may be coming up in the near future or need to be taken care of.” The cost of a home inspection, which can run several hundred dollars or more, is typically incurred by the buyers before they go to closing, Moore says. Read more

Mondays… We all Love Them

March 21, 2010 · Rommel Yema · 5 Comments

Mondays…we all love them. For us Realtors, it is the day after holding an Open House. For myself, Mondays are the day my lockbox key is to be updated. On this particular Monday, I was in Berkeley showing single family homes to my client. I’m usually consistent in making sure my key is updated every Monday morning before doing anything else. That afternoon was the rare exception. As soon as I parked my car to walk over to the clients in front of the property, it dawned that we were not immediately going to be able to enter the home. I sincerely explained to them what happened and managed to make another appointment to meet with them in another hour and half. Driving back to the San Bruno office and then back to Berkeley was not exactly an appealing idea.

Quickly, I thought there must be another way where I could at least stay in Berkeley to update my key and prevent wasting precious gas. Several Prudential California Realty office locations came up on my Blackberry. After a few calls, I finally spoke to a helpful sounding agent who invited me to stop by and use their key updating station at her office. Although it was located on the other side of where I was in Berkeley, I certainly didn’t mind driving there considering how much time and money I was saving. Read more