Pricing the Cost of Repairs When Selling Your Home
If you've made the decision to sell your home, you may have also worried about how much work the property needs before you put it…
Category: Negotiation
Great deals aren’t just found. Truly great deals are negotiated. Many people in California are not comfortable with negotiation, because it’s not part of day-to-day mainstream culture. But when it comes to buying and selling real estate, negotiation is absolutely crucial to make sure you get both the best price AND terms.
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.…
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 youve heard the term,…
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How Multiple Offers Affect Sale Price
It's that time of year again! Early in the year, inventory is low - but there's no shortage of eager buyers looking to purchase a…
How Can You Get Multiple Offers on Your Home?
Many homes in our area sell for over asking price - sometimes, a lot over asking. However, that doesnt just happen by magic! Almost always,…
Cancelling the Sale of Your Silicon Valley Home
When an offer is made on a home and accepted, the deal isnt done. In fact, there is a lot of work that has to…
How to Sell your Bay Area Home for More than the Comps
When you make the decision to sell your home and contact a real estate agent in the Bay Area, one of the first things that…
How to Make a Winning Offer on a Bay Area Home
Todays homebuyers are faced with a strong sellers market, which means there are a lot of active buyers competing for a relatively low number of…
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.…
Make the Buyer pay the Seller’s Closing Costs
One of the major drawbacks to real estate as an investment is that it's not a liquid asset. You can't turn a house into a…