So you’ve found the perfect house and the price is great–but you’ve come to a fork in the road: an inspection reveals that the house has a bad roof. As someone who very recently was looking at a lot of fixer upper houses–the bad roof is something that I’ve become intimately knowledgeable about. Let’s dive […]

The escrow process often begins with your offer to purchase a house. The money you put down to show you are serious about the purchase is known as a “good faith deposit” or “earnest money.” The terms are used interchangeably depending on the state you live in. They both mean the same thing. This money […]

The home inspection is the major inflection point for just about every home sale. When the report comes back with a less than perfect record–that’s your opportunity.  Negotiating after a home inspection takes preparation and a level head if you want to come out on top. You also need to go into the negotiation armed […]

What is due diligence in a real estate transaction?  It’s a question that always comes up when either a buyer or a seller is seeing a deal for the first time.  It sounds like a fancy business term but it’s actually a simple idea. Due Diligence Real Estate Definition Due diligence in Real Estate is broadly […]

Looking at listings and come across descriptions saying “cozy ranch” or “colonial” and wonder what differentiates these home styles and what it means for livability and cost? We’ve been getting a lot of questions on this so we figured we would dive and and provide the definitive guide on home styles and how each style affects the […]