RECENT BLOG POSTS
Here's a great blog by Cari Anderson that explains the new changes.How Will the New FHA Mortgage Insurance Structure Affect Your Buying Power? Earlier this month, HUD announced that there would be some forthcoming changes to its FHA mortgage insurance program on October 4th of this year. Since FH...
08/24/2010
When you have made a decision to buy a home, it can be helpful to understand the cognitive biases, or shortcuts your mind uses when sorting information to make decisions. Sometimes, these will lead to poor decisions, let's take a look at some to see if we can avoid some common pitfalls. *Short t...
08/23/2010
If you are planning to sell a home, in Tulsa it is acceptable to use the courthouse records as the basis for your home square footage or an appraisal. So you may not have to change the courthouse records. It is quite common for the courthouse records to be off by several hundred feet, the hom...
05/30/2010
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Long dryer vents are less effective, but the trend is for utility rooms to be in the middle of the house making the venting system for the dryer problematic. Dryer vent installation requires understanding the purpose and function of your dryer vent system. Forced heat produced by natural gas o...
05/30/2010
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With the current turmoil in Greece, worries about the ability of the 16 member Eurozone to support the Euro and fears of a double dip recession, capital is moving toward safe havens. These have traditionally been the US Dollar, the bond market & gold. When investors retreat to the bond markets,...
05/18/2010
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A lot of times when you go to look at new construction, you may be looking at a home that is partially completed and not notice some things. This was the case when we recently went to look at a new floorplan in Jenks, we did not notice that there was no fireplace designed into this 2,000 square...
02/16/2010
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I volunteered for the Extreme Home Makeover that is going to take place in Tulsa starting tomorrow, and wouldn't you know it, there is a winter storm watch tomorrow afternoon through Friday afternoon. Well, I am scheduled tomorrow from 12-8PM, and Simmons the Homebuilder is saying that, "We will ...
01/27/2010
This is the new wrinkle added to the previous tax credit and it's a huge opportunity. I can't add anything to this blog, it's well written and clear so I'll just reblog it.With the signing of the Extended Home Buyer Tax Credit existing homeowners may now qualify for a $6500 Tax Credit. This new...
01/07/2010
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If you would like to buy a REO or short sale home but don't have the funds to get repairs done prior to close, then the 203K rehab loan may be for you! Here are some of my notes on how things went with my buyer who used a 203K loan, it's supposed to close on Friday. I am not an expert, I'm going...
01/05/2010
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We just sold our townhouse in Fremont, CA and it was a little bit interesting how things worked out. We staged the home and had bathroom updates recently and a new tile roof so it showed fairly well. After a week and a half on the market we got an offer $9,000 above the asking price which we wer...
12/22/2009