This real estate video discusses the topic of closing costs. Closing costs are the financial commitment that each party has made that will be settled up at closing. Closing costs consist of the items that will be required to legally and ethically transfer ownership of the homes title. Sellers generally …

If you watch the news you'll no doubt notice a disproportionate number of stories about the so called failing housing market, rising unemployment, and consumers lack of confidence with the economy. But sometimes the news shows a different kind of story. One that isn't solely focused on a …

This is an excerpt from Todd's book Live Free - The Art of The Two Year House Flip which can be purchased here.

Chapter 2

To approach the home buying process as an investor, you must eliminate as much of the emotion that usually drives the purchase decision …

This real estate video gives an overview of the process of selling a home. If you’re not selling it by owner you’ll want to choose a trusted real estate professional. You’ll want to review the agents marketing plan and game plan for getting your home sold for top dollar …

I read an article recently that 33% of sales contracts never make it to closing. 

I had to stop and think about that for a minute.  Here we have a transaction with a willing buyer and a willing seller.  I assume they both have agreed on …

Real estate agency has been around since about 1858.  Unfortunately, so have many of the industry’s so called “best practices.” 

While a lot has changed in residential real estate over the years, many things have remained very similar to the earliest days of home buyers and home sellers …

This past weekend I was working on writing an offer with some buyers and, as usual the first question is, “What should we offer?”  While 99% of the time this means, “What price should we offer?” there is much, much more that goes into writing a contract than …

Our friends over at Keeping Current Matters have put together another great article showing the difference between the price and cost of purchasing a home in todays market. The article follows and it really is worth a look. 

The PRICE Is the Same, But the COST Is …

I found some quotes this week that I found interesting.  I have been telling potential clients for some time that if you are wanting to buy a home now is the time.  With historically low interest rates and high inventory levels buyers have a lot of choices both …

If you've been tuning into the news recently you may be under the impression that the housing market is in the tank. But that's not necessarily the case. Last week, Fannie May released their National Housing Survey for the third quarter of 2011. This survey gauges the public …