Non-Contingent Offers in Bay Area Home Sales

If you’ve watched by YouTube videos or read my blog, you’ve probably seen a lot of information about contingencies that are put in place by…

As-Is Home Sale Explained

There are a lot of questions and uncertainty surrounding the idea of an as-is home sale in the Bay Area. If you’ve heard the term,…

How to Make a Winning Offer on a Bay Area Home

Today’s homebuyers are faced with a strong sellers’ market, which means there are a lot of active buyers competing for a relatively low number of…

What Are the Benefits of a 20% Down Payment?

If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you may be wondering how much money you need to come up with for your down…

Time for a Lowball Offer?

A hot time for lowball offers?It's been quite sometime since I wrote anything about lowball offers - the last time was way back in 2006.…

Cancelling a Non-Contingent Contract

As a buyer in California, the Residential Purchase Agreement that you use to write an offer to purchase a home is greatly in your favor.…

What Is the #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership?

There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has always been the first rung on…

How Smart Is It to Buy a Home Today?

Whether you’re buying your first home or selling your current house, if your needs are changing and you think you need to move, the decision…

Selling a Home and Buying Another Is Easy!

Are you itching to swap homes?  Maybe you have a new child on the way and want to step up into a larger home than…

Santa Cruz Foreclosure Cash Cow

Been looking for the unicorn of real estate in Santa Cruz, the cash cow?  I'm always talking to folks who are looking for great real…