Don’t Waive Mortgage Contingency

1. Most of the time, if you have a documented pre-approval, you will get your mortgage, so a mortgage contingency is not really necessary, right? Wrong.  It is only...

What is the Best Offer?

What is the Best Offer? Whose interests are being served by rushing offers and accepting offers that close the fastest? Some of the time, the seller wants and needs a...

Seasons of Real Estate

Not every year is the same, but there's a pattern.  First, though, I want to remind you that it takes about five weeks to close on a house, once you have an accepted...