Home Buying

Most people focus on location, size, amenities and price when purchasing a cooperative. This is understandable since those are the basic criteria that most home buyers use during the home search process. Be sure to find out what all the rules and regulations of the community are.

We have been getting a lot of requests lately from students to do some more case studies on properties we are actively working on. So your wish is our command. Friday at 4:00 PM Eastern we are going to do a very detailed case study of a deal we just sold last week and made […]

If you drive around on a Sunday afternoon, you are bound to see ‘open house’ signs strategically placed near the road pointing you to homes that are for sale and open for all prospective buyers to walk through freely without the assistance of a real estate agent. There will be a listing agent and possibly other licensed agents on hand but you as a buyer are free to inspect these homes without your own agent.

There is no set number of houses you should see before you decide. Visit as many as it takes to find the one you want. On average, home buyers see fifteen houses before choosing one. Just be sure to communicate often with your real estate agent or the seller depending on whom you’re working with about everything you’re looking for.

We have such a great group of students participating in this event! What amazing few days of learning, networking, and developing long-term relationships! So far, we’ve spent some time: Learning in the conference room… Learning out in the field, touring some of our current projects in the San Diego area… And at a game at […]

It’s the classic move up dilemma: Which should you do first, buy the new home or sell the old one? The way you work through that problem will depend on your finances and on local market conditions. You would be able to sell the house in a world made perfect for the home buyer, but make the deal contingent on your finding a suitable replacement home.

Our team is in full speed preparing for another AWESOME event! The Rehabbers Bootcamp starts this upcoming Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego! This event is all about KNOWLEDGE, SYSTEMS, AND ACTION! Knowledge, systems, and action are three key components to make your real estate investment career prosperous. Our pursuit and understanding […]

You might not be alone when you hunt for a move-up house. If you have children who are at least old enough to talk, they are going to want a say in where you live. Even if they are destined to move out of the nest in a year or two, they want a say. They also want a guarantee that their bedrooms will become eternal shrines to their childhood.

New homes are a bit different than their ‘existing’ counterparts. Everything in them is so shiny and new and it’s much easier to overlook structural defects and other problems in the dwellings. Making it particularly difficult is the fact that you will have either a model home or someone else’s home which you accessed through a builder’s referral to look at and not your actual home.

Homes for sale usually look great which makes it very hard to use a critical eye when looking at them. Buyers often lose sight of the fact that there might be structural problems or defects that they will have to contend with later. To avoid falling into this trap have a good idea of exactly what you should be looking for before entering the home.