According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), “Forbearance is when your mortgage servicer or lender allows you to temporarily pay your mortgage at a lower payment or pause paying your mortgage. You will have to pay the payment reduction or the paused payments back later.” As a result of the CARES Act, borrowers in…
Over the past 30 years large residential real estate companies of 75 – 100 or more agents, often franchised, have grown to dominate the market in most urban areas. To an extent this trend was justified. Larger companies simply had more resources to bring to the table; marketing, training, relocation services, staff, back office…
I often work with buyer’s that have the financial resources to purchase their new primary residence prior to selling their previous home. But for most of us that is just not feasible so let’s start with a basic question, “one move or two”? Relocating your possessions from one home to the next is difficult at…
According to the National Association of Realtors, the average US homeowner moves every 10 years. It’s likely to be less than that in Washoe County but in the end, people sell homes for many different reasons. One very common motivation is that the house just doesn’t fit their needs anymore. If you’re thinking that…
Let’s face it, selling a residential property can create a lot of work for the homeowner. We recommend that sellers start the process by interviewing a reputable real estate broker or two, their insight can often simplify the process. After that selection is made things get pretty busy; painting, clean-up, pricing strategy and pre-marketing…
I am not attorney and in no way qualified to provide you with legal advice. However, I have had a great deal of experience in the selling of real property after someone’s death, which can be a complicated and messy process. It simply doesn’t have to be that way and I’d like to share a…