Posts Tagged ‘home sale’

Raymond Stoklosa

Seller Financing: The Easiest and Cheapest Home Loan

The days of “no documentation, no verification, no qualifying” financing are over. Lenders like BofA and WaMu have exited the wholesale mortgage business. Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC) are more costly and more difficult to obtain so borrowers who need to borrow more than 75% of the value may be left out in the [...]

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How to Sell in a Buyer’s Market: The Buy Down

A client and I were brain storming this weekend about ways to make her home stand out from the crowd of homes listed for sale in San Mateo County, California. I suggested that we offer more favorable terms for the buyer. With the mortgage scare and credit requirements tightening, buyers are looking for help. In [...]

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What home inspections do I need as a San Mateo County home seller?

If you are getting ready to sell your house, you have probably heard a little bit about inspections. What exactly are they, though, and which inspections do you really need? Inspections are a relatively easy way to limit the seller’s liability. In San Mateo County, California, it has become common practice for home sellers to [...]

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What’s my listing agent’s role in selling my San Mateo County house?

After reading our post about YOUR role in selling your San Mateo County home, you are probably wondering what the agent really does to help? Well, it’s simple: the agent’s role is to professionally market the home and protect the integrity of the transaction. With as many of 98% of prospective home buyers using the [...]

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What’s MY role in selling my San Mateo County home?

Today many home sellers are getting desperate, but let’s face it; there is no magic bullet to getting a house sold. To do so, the seller and their agent must each do their respective jobs well and each has a different role in the selling process. I get this question a lot from sellers, “What’s [...]