How Pricing Affects the Time to Sell Your Home

It's important to understand how pricing affects the time to sell your home. Once you have done your homework on the market, you'll have an…

[M04/S16] Selling your home with little or no equity

After you have crunched the numbers it may be apparent that, after including the costs of the sale, you are in a situation where you'd…

[M05/S02] Preparing a Full Disclosure Package for Home Buyers

When someone goes into contract to buy your home, they'll have a "due diligence" period during which time they can and should investigate all aspects…

[M05/S04] Making Repairs to your Home prior to Selling It

Most homes out there could benefit from at least a few minor repairs - but is it always a good idea to make repairs to…

[M05/S06] As-Is Real Estate Sales

What's an "As-Is" sale? As-Is real estate sales are dominant in California - this means that the seller intends to sell the home in its…

[M04/S15] The Virtue of Underpricing your Home

For some homes - in particular newer tract homes in a particular subdivision - it's going to be fairly clear what the market price of…

[M05/S01] Inspecting your Home Prior to Selling It

In California, there is no law regarding inspecting your home prior to selling it. However, a smart seller will do standard inspections, such as: Termite/Pest…

[M05/S03] Contents of a Real Estate Disclosure Package

A home owner selling their home is required to disclose any material facts he or she knows about the condition of the property. There are…

[M05/S05] Required Retrofits of your Home

When real property is transferred in California, there may be some required retrofits of your home, if your home is not presently up to code…

[M05/S07] Selling as a Certified Pre-Owned Home

Although the purchase agreement is typically for an as-is sale, a seller can turn that idea on its head and instead plan on selling as…