A Seller’s Perspective
Pros and cons of hiring a friend or family member as your Realtor
With roughly 185,000 California real estate agents how do you go about selecting the right one for you? If you are fortunate to have a good friend or family member who is a full time Realtor, this may be your best option. But what are the pros...
What this Realtor has learned after 25 years of selling homes
I thought I knew everything I needed to know about real estate when I entered the profession after a ten-year career in mortgage banking. But I was very wrong; I had a lot to learn about people and the psychology of home buying. Let me share wi...
The Pitfalls of Seller Financing
Seller financing is also referred to as a seller carry back. Likely due to my banking background I believe there are many pitfalls to seller financing. As interest rates are cyclical, the benefits of seller financing increase when rates are ...
Fall home selling
Most everyone wants to put their home on the market in the spring. But sometimes life gets in the way; we get busy over summer and find ourselves smack in the middle of fall home selling. But fall can still be a good time to sell. We continu...
Dumbing Down The Real Estate Industry
Since I started selling real estate, I have noticed that the powers that be are dumbing down the real estate industry. When I began selling real estate, the Real Estate Purchase Agreement (RPA) had a provision that when a certain box was checke...
Is it okay to bury a St. Joseph statue to help sell your home?
Now that our girls are grown, I have a fairly predictable weekend routine. On Saturday mornings, I go to the La Canada farmer’s market, and on Sunday mornings, I attend Mass at St. Bede in La Canada. Some weekends I have open houses or show h...
The Importance of Your Home’s Online Presence
What should Los Angeles home sellers demand from a real estate agent as far as their home’s online presence? Nearly every morning when I check the multiple listing service (MLS) for new listings I stumble across a photo or two that just m...
Are lockboxes out of style?
Not too long ago, most homes priced under $750,000 offered lockbox access. While showing homes in Pasadena, I am coming across more and more that are shown by appointment only. Why this new trend, are lockboxes out of style? Lockboxes have e...
