Competitive Market Tips
Your Mortgage Lender Can Make or Break Your Offer
Having an extraordinary mortgage lender on your side is crucial. It can be the deciding factor in getting the house you want.
read moreHow to De-stress Your Coinciding Home Sale & Purchase
As a boy, I saw my father buy, renovate and sell investment properties — over and over. Can you imagine a life where real estate closings become routine?
read moreSleuthing Reduces Risk
I was working with a couple, both young hi-tech execs, who had been renting in San Francisco for some time.
read moreHow to Write Irresistible Purchase Offers in San Francisco
Recently, a friend introduced me to a young buyer who had been searching for a home for over two years. She had written loads of unsuccessful offers on San Francisco properties and invested so much time chasing the market up, up, up.
read moreDon’t Fall for These 5 Homebuying Myths
I've debunked a lot of misconceptions in the course of working with umpteen homebuyers and conducting 50+ how-to-buy-a-home seminars. Commonly held real estate myths can cost you money, and the home you have your heart set on. Here are five of the biggies.
read moreHow to Win a Home Against an All Cash Offer
Have you ever lost a Bay Area home because someone swooped in with an all cash offer? Hard to top that — but you can. Welcome to the new world of the post approval letter.
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