[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,…

[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

I spent all day long yesterday in my first of 14 (fourteen!) classes to get my GRI Designation. A lot of Realtors you come across…