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What are the Costs to Buy a Home?

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

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Common Home Buying Mistakes

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

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What is Wholesaling?

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

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Should I Buy a House?

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

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3 Ways to get your First Investment Property

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

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Buyer Beware- What does that Mean?

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

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How to Manage a Relocation

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

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Top 6 Questions to Ask a Property Manager

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?

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Top 5 Home Selling Mistakes + BONUS

These are the most common mistakes I see when people are selling their homes. Please, please do not do any of the following: 1-Hire the wrong Realtor. The barrier for entry is so low that almost anyone can start out as a Realtor- whether or not they have the skills for it. A good Realtor nets

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