Creative Financing for the 21st Century
Alternative Methods for Funding Purchase and Refinancing Buyers and Borrowers are looking for an alternative way to buy or refinance. The banks just can’t help! We have been in this business in Santa Rosa for over 26 years. We have been through the good times and the bad. We are SURVIVORS. Right now the…
Read moreFinding A Legitimate Broker Is The Only Way To Go
Facts and Figures Unarguable Regarding Homeownership Just a few “facts & figures” why being a home owner is the right choice. So getting a hard money loan or conventional loan – it all ends with the same result. Homeownership is valuable. For the past 26 years I’ve been in real estate and lending…
Read moreIt Pays To Buy VS Rent
The recent KCM article “Don’t Get Caught in the ‘Renter’s Trap’ might surprise hopeful home buyers. http://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/2014/08/27/dont-get-caught-in-the-renters-trap/ Written by The KCM Crew on August 27, 2014 “If you are currently renting you could get caught up in a cycle where increasing rents continue to make it impossible for you to save for a necessary down…
Read moreBuying a Home in Winter
A fantastic blog was written back in October and I wanted to share it: Excpert: Just as there are fewer homes for sale during the winter, there are fewer buyers, too. That means less competition and sellers who are more willing to accommodate potential buyers. Use this knowledge to your advantage. Offer a relatively…
Read moreHow To Make FHA Offers To Buy A House, More Enticing
A REALTOR’S VIEWPOINT – ON LENDING FOR TODAY’S MARKET As a real estate agent you need to know the products out there for the buyer. I mean loan products. Everyone and anyone could buy a home during the heyday! Now it’s more limited – houses for sale and there are really only a few…
Read moreProven Realtor Social Networking & Marketing Sites
Lenders Viewpoint By Forest & Lynn Tardibuono Proven Realtor Social Networking & Marketing Sites After our Daughter ‘n Law (who is our Marketing Director) attended the local Sonoma County Tech Expo with seminars from experienced representatives of Trulia, Zillow and C.A.R., we all decided a list of the staple social networking, marketing and advertising sites…
Read moreMake The Market Work For You Instead Of Desperately Working For It!
Getting the message out to Realtors and your clients about the current market good news, such as “You can sell your house for free with a short sale” and “equity sales are up 59%!” will only make you more money. Like Mike Kelly of Keller Williams Realty stated, “By creating a bigger pie we…
Read moreDid You Know About This TIP to Capture Home Buyers?
Did You Know About This TIP For House Hunters? Real Estate market has exploded and house hunting is hot! To help in selling a home/getting a listing sold faster, here are some very basic advertising actions that are cost effective or have no cost at all and require little time: ●Craigslist; ●Zillow/Postlets; ●MountainBytes.com (biggest email…
Read moreA Realtor’s Viewpoint – On Lending
A Realtor’s Viewpoint – On Lending By: Lynn Tardibuono As a real estate agent you need to know the products out there for the buyer. I mean loan products. Everyone and anyone could buy a home during the heyday! Now it’s very limited. There are really only a few loans: #1 – The government regulated…
Read moreAll Roads Lead to Rome
All Roads Lead to Rome This ancient adage simply means that the facts of a matter point to one conclusion. Since I write articles about lending and real estate, I’ll give you the facts and let’s see if “all roads lead to Rome”, that is we conclude the same thing. Interest rates on 30 year…
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