Cool People. Cool Homes.
Cool People. Cool Homes.
The smart home buyer wants to know how to shop for the best mortgage to finance their home purchase. They suspect there are a lot of moving parts and a mistake that could cost big money right away and for years to come. How do you analyze all the little […] Read more »
The home buyer’s closing costs vary depending on where they buy a home. While everything is negotiable, there are accepted standards in each area of which fees are paid by the buyer and which are paid by the seller. It is often easier to negotiate the sales price than it […] Read more »
Why should you hire a Buyer’s Agent? After all, you might think it is easier and better to work directly with the listing agent of a home. Under ideal circumstances, you are not wrong – but can you count on everything being ideal at every point? Why should you hire […] Read more »
It seems impossible to get enough money for a down payment on a house. It is the most common barrier to the Great American Dream of homeownership. In spite of this, every year we help buyers buy their first home. We have learned a lot about how buyers accumulate a […] Read more »
First time home buyer needs a complete guide to home buying in order to avoid potentially disastrous mistakes. Fortunately, we’ve sold a few thousand homes and know what to expect! Read through this post to learn how to make great decisions. The Money is Scary For First Time Home Buyers […] Read more »
Are you looking to buy a pet-friendly home? More and more of the DIGGS buyers are requesting that we find a pet-friendly home for themselves and their fur babies. We think you are reasonable and smart to think about your pet needs and we are exactly the right real estate […] Read more »
Update for 2019 This post was written three years ago, and the words are truer today than they were back then. Urban LA homebuyers have discovered a new normal and it’s Glendale. In the last three years the median home price in Los Feliz increased by 52% (!!!!) while the […] Read more »
You don’t know how to upsize your home. How can you buy a home when all of your money is tied up in your current one? I am going to walk you through all the stuff you need in order to make this move happen. I’ll give you the strategies, […] Read more »
We found this interesting article on how to identify the best mortgagelender for your home purchase. We decided to print this article here and offer our commentary on best practices for Glendale Ca home buyers. (read the original article here) So, you’re buying a home and you need a mortgage. […] Read more »
(updated 3/1/2020) Many buyers think they can buy a house without a Realtor because they think it is better to work directly with the listing agent (seller’s representative) when buying a home. What is Dual Agency? When a broker represents both seller and buyer in a home purchase it is […] Read more »
Buying a home is scary but there are major contingencies when buying a home that are designed to protect you! The Residential Purchase Contract (RPA), along with it’s required disclosures and addendums, is 15 pages of small, densely packed legal jargon. It is so dense we recommend all of our […] Read more »
How do we come up with our “dogability” scores for cool homes on the market? Our trusty mascot, Diggery, gives them the ol’ sniff test! Diggery is looking for a good, fenced yard for exercising, a quiet street so he can let his guard down and proximity to the local […] Read more »