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Today, I’m giving you a few basic tips to get your house ready to show and look its best for a potential buyer. Start with the three D’s- de-clutter (the person moving into your house wants closet space! Pack up half of your clothes and make that closet look spacious!), deep clean (no-one wants a

We all know that when you plan to sell your house, you want to update things and make your home pretty to potential buyers- but what about when you aren’t planning on moving anytime soon? Which updates would be the most helpful? For the following five items, I’m making recommendations for things that will make

Today, I’d like to cover the four common costs in buying a home. #1: Down PaymentThis is the most obvious of the four. If you are a first time home buyer, there are programs that allow you to put 0% down on your home. Otherwise, expect to pay at least 3%-5%, all the way up

1: Going out to look at homes before you’re qualified- MISTAKE! You’ll see homes you can’t afford- or get discouraged by seeing the wrong homes- and you won’t know if you SHOULD buy or not because you haven’t met with a qualified lender to let you know what prices are realistic for you. 2: Buying

Wholesaling is when someone prospects for people looking to sell their home quickly. Think of those signs that say “We Buy Ugly Houses” or “We Buy Houses for Cash”. What these wholesalers do is get your listing, refer it to a list of people they know who can buy quickly and with cash, and then

As a Realtor, you might assume right off the bat that I’ll tell you, one and all, that you should buy a home. Now. No matter what. However, the truth is that it depends on you. While there are many factors that go into whether or not home ownership is for you (debt to income

If you are seriously considering real estate investing, here are the most basic ways to get started on your first investment property. 1- As a homeowner, move from your current home, buy a new home, and rent out the first home. This is a very common practice, but it can only be done successfully if you

You may have heard me here or in my videos or even on Instagram say ‘buyer beware’ or ‘Utah is a buyer beware state’. Now, other than bringing to mind spooky images from a Halloween movie, what does beware mean in this sense? Buyer beware means that the buyer is responsible for their own due

Are you moving IN to Utah for a job? Or moving OUT of Utah for a job? I’ll give you some tips for both scenarios and hopefully they can help make your transition smoother. Scenario 1: Are you moving IN to Utah? Unfamiliar with how things work here? Step one- get a Realtor as your

Looking to have someone manage your rental(s) for you? Here are some questions to consider in the interview process. 1- What makes your company better than the other companies I’m interviewing? (Hint- please DO interview multiple companies!) 2-Let’s talk fees. How are they paid? When are they due? Do they come out of the rent?