Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Kirk Lautensleger
If you’re planning to buy investment property and financing it through a lender who sells to Fannie Mae, keep the date December First in mind. Nail down your mortgage commitments quickly — in the next six weeks if you can.
This is because a traditional source of financing, Fannie Mae, will add more fees for investment […]
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Posted on August 18th, 2008 by agoad
The following is one possible timeline when considering buying a home-especially a first home:
A year out (or as soon as possible)
Get your credit reports. Errors on your reports can put you in a position to have to pay higher interest or not be able to get a loan at all. You can get free copies […]
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Posted on August 15th, 2008 by kodonnell
I wish to respond to the traditional agent myth that…
“…A skilled agent can save their clients thousands of dollars in negotiations”
Come on. Are we to really believe that traditional agents are so highly trained in negotiations that they really make a difference when it comes to putting a deal together between buyer and seller? […]
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Posted on July 23rd, 2008 by acox
Moisture Management for Energy Efficiency and Comfort
You can improve comfort and save money by managing the moisture content of the air in your home. People are most comfortable at a humidity level of 50%, plus or minus 10%. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture that air contains relative to the maximum amount that it could contain […]
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Posted on July 14th, 2008 by eshaw
If you are thinking of buying your first home, you should take out a pen and paper right now and draw a line down the center of the paper. Calmly and logically, think of all possible advantages to buying a home and write them down on one side of the page. Afterwards, you should list […]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by kodonnell
ReLogic pays all of its agents a salary. This is a huge departure from every other real estate office in Denver. But how does it help you, the consumer? It provides a huge advantage to buyers in 3 ways:
1) Our agents are not compensated on whether you buy a home, but on the […]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by acox
Owning your own home can be a fantastic thing and the American dream for most but for some it has become the American nightmare. Poor advice and agents aiming for sales rather than client care and their client’s best interest has been the recipe for disaster. I have heard agents use words like “instant equity” […]
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Posted on June 12th, 2008 by kodonnell
Being able to show your home is so important!
Ok, so sometimes when I blog it is because something has recently burned my britches. And let me say in advance that this one will be one of those.
I was scheduled to take a client out last week to show her some homes. She was […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by acox
In today’s competitive world companies are “bundling” services to get you-the consumer, the best deals with the best service possible. ReLogic offers that to Buyers and Sellers to save consumers money and more importantly time. ReLogic offers an in-house lender affiliated with Countrywide the largest name in the lending business. What does this mean to […]
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Posted on May 30th, 2008 by acox
The Media—Is Denver’s Real Estate markets best friend and worst enemy. Our media has a trend and this trend is to report the negative things regarding our Denver real estate market. I truly believe in the old saying that “there are 2 sides to every coin” and finding the silver lining of a grey cloud. […]
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