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Great Neighborhoods In Logan Utah For Home Buyers

December 13, 2010

Logan Utah is a small town in Northern, Utah with roughly 50,000 residents. These residents enjoy a unique atmosphere full of incredible mountain valley views, low Logan real estate prices, and an excellent job market. In fact, Logan has been named by numerous magazines as one of the best cities to live in with 150,000 people or [...]

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Tips For Buying Your First Home: A First Time Home Buyers Guide

September 30, 2010

I have written many articles on real estate, going into extreme details about complicated real estate deals. I have tried to inform my readers about the most surprising twists and turns of the real estate process. Today, this article is about the basics. If you have never bought a home, it’s best to start at the [...]

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Why Short Sales Fail And How To Avoid Short Sale Denial

September 24, 2010

Short sales are complicated, time consuming, and stressful to all parties involved. Depending on the bank you’re dealing with, it could take up to a year for a final approval on a short sale. The fact that it takes so long makes it that much more difficult to find a buyer who is willing to [...]

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Can You Still Make Money Flipping Real Estate?

September 10, 2010

This is a tough question to answer. Investors have made money flipping real estate during any market, but with today’s swollen inventory levels, it’s becoming a whole lot harder. The answer to the question, can you still make money flipping real estate is yes, but there’s a catch. The home has to be perfect in [...]

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Lower Down Payments To Boost Housing Recovery?

September 1, 2010

I recently read an article on CNBC where the author talked about Bill Gross’s recommendation to lower the down payment requirements for people to purchase homes. He states that in order for housing to play a role in the recovery, it’s paramount to ease the up-front cash requirements. This article brings many questions to mind, [...]

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Stop Making Payments During A Short Sale?

August 30, 2010

I was asked by one of my clients who is thinking about doing a short sale if they should just stop making their payments. This is a very difficult question to answer for anyone, and I can’t answer this question as a real estate agent. This question should be asked when talking to your bank, [...]

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Struggling Home Sellers Should Consider Lease Options

August 27, 2010

Before I get into why you might want to consider a lease option, let me give you a little background on market statistics. The other day, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a troubling statistic. In July, home sales across the nation dipped 27% year over year from July 2009. This was due to many buyers [...]

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5 Reasons To Buy And Not To Buy A Home In 2010

August 19, 2010

You read that right. A Realtor telling you not to buy a home. It’s quite a concept isn’t it? Well, there are some very valid reasons not to purchase a home in the next few months, and I wanted to point them out. They are in red. Buying a home can also be a great [...]

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Why You Should Purchase A Home In A Declining Market

August 17, 2010

Okay, don’t laugh at me, I am not one of those Realtors who says buy, buy buy!! I want to give you a few really good reasons why purchasing a home in today’s declining real estate markets makes long term financial sense. How Much Money Do You Have Sitting In Investment Accounts? If you’re like [...]

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Due Diligence Period For Utah Home Buyers

August 6, 2010

When purchasing a home, the Utah Real Estate Purchase Contract allows you, the home buyer, a due diligence period. What does due diligence mean? Due diligence is a time period alloted by the contract that gives you time to make sure the home you are purchasing is in satisfactory living condition. Basically, due diligence gives [...]

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