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,…

[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…

Buyer Brokerage

This is a vintage article and is not necessarily reflective of current practices.I spent all day long yesterday in my first of 14 (fourteen!) classes…

[M07/S01] The Residential Purchase Agreement

Most home sales in California use the standard Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA) provided by the California Association of Realtors. It’s an eight page document and…

Discount Broker = Caveat Emptor

This is the guy who sent me an offer, and after I received it, I called him to let him know I'd be e-mailing him…

Release of Contingencies

Yesterday I met with a client for "The Big Day."  In most real estate transactions I've been a part of, there are several big days,…