ShareReal estate is a tree-killing business. I estimate that my average buyer client’s transaction file is three to four inches thick and hundreds of pages long. The lion’s share of these pages is comprised of disclosures and inspection reports. If you’re a goal-oriented type of gal, it is tempting to attack that stack of paper [...]
ShareDon’t assume that once your final underwriting approval is in, you’re totally off the hook. Underwriting continues up until the time the deed has recorded. As I’ve stated before, many lenders, for example, will verify your employment on the day they fund the loan, or the morning the escrow agent plans to go record the [...]
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ShareThere are no hard and fast “rules” to which agents adhere when they are writing listings for inclusion in the MLS or for a property’s flyer. Nevertheless, there is a sort of recipe of informational ingredients you should expect to see when you pick up a flyer or see a listing. Generally, the listing agent’s [...]
ShareWhen you’re buying a home, Plan A is always to buy the home on the terms in the original contract. Plan B is to buy the home after renegotiating some of the terms. Plan C is the contingency plan: If there is an irresolvable flaw in the condition of the home, the home doesn’t appraise [...]
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In the course of my day-to-day work as a Realtor for many Savvy Women, I have grown to realize that many Savvy Women have:
been technically able to buy a home for some time (or at least have been in the position to get themselves able), and
wanted a house for some time, but
for a number [...]
ShareThe lessons I’ve learned along the odyssey of my life have taught me two things about fear which apply to women homebuyers:
* What We Fear, We Create – This explains why we must overcome fear. If we allow the fear of becoming destitute and losing our home to prevent us from buying a home in [...]
ShareMost of us have heard the highly technical home improvement mnemonic for remembering how to turn faucets, jar tops and screws: righty tighty, lefty loosey. Imagine if you tried to tighten a screw by turning right twice then left once, right a couple more times, then a few lefts. The opposing forces would cancel each [...]
ShareWhen it comes to getting ready to choose the mortgage that makes the most sense for you, there is a key set of numbers that is important for you to know – your personal statistics if you will. You can use my kids’ friend, Hamilton, who is about 13 years old, for inspiration. Hamilton is [...]
ShareWhen you’ve received your revised credit reports (after errors have been disputed and balances paid as much as makes sense), recalculate your personal statistics, including your new FICO scores. Other than the numbers, there is a short list of qualitative questions to ask yourself to round out your personal profile before the real matchmaking can [...]
