3 Home Buying Tips To Keep in Mind Interest rates remaining at historical lows is may be one of the few factors still favoring home buyers. With real estate inventory numbers flat and home sellers still in a ‘seller’s market’ mindset, an efficient and well-informed home buying strategy is crucial to your success. It’s important… Read More
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Video: Take the Stress Out of Your Move
Video: Take the Stress Out of Your Move In addition to the practical advice in this video, there are a few bits of advice I always give my clients for moving day. Be sure the utilities have been turned on in your new home, and off at your old one. If you’re using a moving… Read More
Video: Advice for the Sandwich Generation
Video: Advice for the Sandwich Generation There’s lots of talk about Millennials moving back in with their parents, but more and more that scenario is being elaborated on. Senior citizens are moving in with their adult children, some who have kids of their own or those with Millennial ‘boarders’. That makes a lot of home… Read More
Homeownership Still a Smart Move for Millennials
Homeownership Still a Smart Move for Millennials. When Millennials were graduating from college and entering the work force, the economy was in a downturn or at best, just beginning to recover. The value and stability of home ownership was in question for a lot of folks. Reality is, the assault that our economy and our… Read More
Video: Roof Evaluation, a Good Idea Whether Buying, Selling or Staying
this is tricky-weather season; hurricanes, intense heat, tornadoes, monsoon, not to mention winter is coming. Have you checked out your roof lately? By the time you know you have a problem it’s often too late and then the hits just keep on coming. The video below has some great advice…
Rents Are Up Again. Are Rising Faster for Low-End Apartments? (Video)
Rents have gotten way out of hand, in the Phoenix area and it would appear, throughout the country. You might believe you can’t buy a home, but you might be wrong. Watch the video about a couple I recently helped to buy a great home … they thought they couldn’t buy when they came to me to find a rental…
Video: The Top Six Most Useful Kitchen Additions
Video: The Top Six Most Useful Kitchen Additions There are enough fantastic kitchen doodads out there to make most existing kitchens as user-friendly as brand new! Here are a few really useful additions. For your convenience we’ve provided a printed transcript just below the video. Transcript: The Top Six Most Useful Kitchen Additions Welcome to… Read More
Video: How Fico 9 Changes Could Impact Credit Scores
FICO, the most widely used credit scoring company in the country, modified their model in 2014 (FICO 9) but few people are aware of how these adjustments affect them personally, or even that there have been changes at all. A few shifts in the scoring algorithm can make a big difference in your credit score,… Read More
Stick to what you’re good at…
Unlike my tree trimming ability (it was a rough weekend and I do not want to talk about it), I have been up to something really rewarding. The video below, with the tongue-in-cheek title, Bill Speaks, contains the inside story about something that I’m very proud of. Oh, and note the Super Heroes band-aid… verification… Read More
Video: Fireplace Safety Tips
It’s not exactly fireplace season here in Arizona but it IS the season to think about maintenance while your fireplace isn’t getting as much use. A few of the tips in this video apply to firepits as well, and we all know how popular firepits are, here and everywhere else. — — — More Resources… Read More