Seasons Real Estate

Ah, the second quarter of the year… also known as April, May, and June. It’s one of the busiest seasons for Realtors because more homes are listed in this period than any other time of the year. However, it is ALSO the time of year when we get the highest number of homes that WON’T

Did you know that buying and selling real estate has been slated as the number 3 most stressful event in life, after death and divorce? Often times, having to buy and sell  a home at the same time is DUE to death or divorce. Let me give you five tips in a specific order to

Once you have made an offer on your future home and that offer has been accepted by the seller, you’ll have a period called ‘due diligence’. During the due diligence period, your job is basically to make sure you’re comfortable buying the home. This is when you’ll call in a home inspector and any other

If this is your first time buying a home, you may be surprised to find that your Realtor asks you to get pre-qualified just to look at homes. Why? Let’s pretend for a moment. Say you decide to buy a house. You go out one weekend to look at available homes and open houses. You discover

What is a Zillow Pre-Foreclosure? In Utah, if you get a notice of default, meaning you have missed a mortgage payment, that is made  public record. As soon as a notice of default is sent in the mail, anyone can find it. Zillow goes through local county records to see who has gotten a notice

We all LOVE a good fixer-upper show and seeing a house go from junk to WOW in less than an hour… Well, it’s convinced more than a few of us to try our own hand at flipping homes. What exactly IS a flip? It’s when someone purchases an older, outdated home, updates it, then puts

We recently discussed here on our blog about how in our market, there are over 40% more homes available for sale than last year at this time- meaning that if you are selling your house, you want to STAND OUT from everyone else and get YOUR home sold! How can you do that? The one

Last year, about this time- it was chaos. If a house came onto the market, I’d drop everything to get my client in the house THAT DAY to be able to compete again several offers (sometimes 10-12 offers on a single house for some Realtors!) Right now, I have clients who are ready to look

If you originally purchased your home and paid less than 20% for a down payment, you more than likely started paying mortgage insurance as part of your mortgage payment. The question, though, is are you STILL paying mortgage insurance- and do you still have to? If you bought your home before 2013 with an FHA

When you’re looking to buy a home, there are three main factors to consider.1- The Purchase Price2- The Condition of the Home3- The Location Generally speaking, when purchasing a home, you can have two of these three factors. You can have the price and condition you want, but not the location. You can have the