Month: February 2016

To sell a property, among your first considerations is to determine how much to sell it for. In order to determine your sales price, you first must determine the actual fair market value of the property. Of course, the proper way to proceed is to determine the actual fair market value long before the time…

STEP 1: Start the Utilities Turn on the utilities first. Typically, there are separate companies to service electricity, perhaps gas, as well, and water, sewerage, and trash pick up. As you contact the companies to get the services activated, make sure to add any other names to the accounts that you want to have access. STEP…

In business, whether real estate or not, when it comes to dressing for success, if you do not look the part, even if you act the part, you likely will not get the part. Properly suiting up matters just as first impressions surely do. Clothes really do make a difference, the old adage updated for…

Today’s Question is: What Disclosures do you Bring to the title company when you’re closing? Now first of all any disclosure that is required by your State Statue to be provided, you have to bring those disclosures. And be careful because each state varies greatly in which disclosure they require. For example California has a…

As every successful real estate investor will advise you, money in real estate is in the marketing of your real estate business, not in doing it. You need to master the business of marketing. Having all the knowledge and preparation, awesome negotiating skills, even a significant sales mastery over others will be for naught if…

Whether you plan on selling your home in the near future or years down the road, it’s always great to make ongoing renovations to keep your home fresh and updated. While a lot of renovations can improve the value of your home and provide a return on investment, others end up costing a lot more…

As the real estate market heats up, there are more real estate billionaires than ever. Forbes’ Billionaire list now includes 157 real estate tycoons, or those who earned their money from real estate holdings. We took a look at the top twenty real estate tycoons and found some interesting details. Twelve of the twenty come…

Your house is for sale. Your marketing is in place and calls are coming in. Your next order of business is to prescreen prospective buyers prior to showing them the property. In order to save time and be more efficient, have a prepared set of questions to ask these prospective buyers when they call. Keep…