Good morning! As you all know, I try to keep LTRE as relevant as possible in order to add some sort of value for you guys! Recently, I find myself continuing to drop the term “creative financing” to people. Just last week it happened with a couple looking to purchase their first home. They fell in love with a unit that […]
Good morning! So, as we do, let’s talk Real Estate, let’s talk CO-BROKING… WHAT IS CO-BROKING? It is essentially when two agents work together—one representing the buyer, and the other representing the seller (or, in the case of a rental, the landlord)—to complete a deal. The commission is split between the two agents. (Definition via BrickUnderground). Another, less common, form of co-broking […]
Good morning! I recently attended a team meeting where we learned more about the various appraisal options. My first thought was, wait, we have options?! I was under the impression if you were using bank lending that you always HAD to have a traditional appraisal done, BUT that is NOT true. Let’s dive in and talk about that. So, as we do, let’s […]
Good morning! Spring is on the horizon which means – warm weather, pretty flowers, sunshine and… a more active real estate market (hopefully!). How do we know it will be more active? Well, typically the market is more active in the Spring months BUT aside from just guessing and making assumptions we can also take a look at the MBA […]