WHY IS YOUR DOWN PAYMENT IMPORTANT

While searching for your new home, one of the very first questions that most lenders, realtors, and/or sellers will ask you will be the percentage of down payment you will be making for the new home. So why is it even significant? Simply put, the down payment is the amount of cash the buyer will […]

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING + giving thanks all year round! 🍂

Giving Thanks, All Year Round At this time of year, it’s usual to count your blessings and to give thanks for the people who enrich your life. But why limit our gratitude to just one season in the year? Here are some ideas for making those special people feel appreciated, no matter what season it […]

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Mudrooms are disappearing from homes

Living in the Los Angeles Metro area almost my entire life didn’t allow me the opportunity to know what a mudroom was until I started my real estate career and casually browsed through homes in middle America out of curiosity to learn how properties across the United States looked like. What striked my attention was […]

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Would you add an in-law suite?

Would you add an in-law suite? Well…What is an in-law suite? It’s the most common name for a small dwelling on the same property as your home, where an aging family member (or others) can live with some modicum of privacy and independence. It’s often a separate space with its own bathroom, sometimes in a […]

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Protect yourself from SCAM ARTISTS after a #wildfire damage

Protect yourself from SCAM ARTISTS after a #wildfire damage MAKE SURE YOUR HOME INSPECTOR IS LEGITIMATE: • If a housing inspector comes by and claims to represent the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) or the Small Business Administration (SBA), ask to see the inspector’s identification badge, which all federal employees and contractors are required to […]

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