Investors Are Buying An Ever Increasing Number Of Homes
LENDER’S VIEWPOINT By Forest Tardibuono, Guy In The White Hat Investors Are Buying An Ever Increasing Number Of Homes [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFisHIVFJE&w=448&h=252&hd=1] See why it IS the time to buy a home! I feel like it is my calling to promote home ownership in America. You might think I have an inherent conflict of interest as…
Read moreThe Guy In The White Hat Comes To Homebuyers’ Rescue!
The Guy In The White Hat Comes To Homebuyers’ Rescue! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3eFWtb6pz0&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Ever since we opened our doors in Sonoma County in 1988, we’ve given extra care to round up people who have been “Turned Down Elsewhere?” – because of credit, income, the property or a combinations of these. We are the local Hard Money…
Read more“HARD MONEY” OR “PRIVATE MONEY” LOAN REVISITED
LENDER’S VIEWPOINT By Forest Tardibuono There are several types of loans you can use to purchase or refinance. This applies whether you are buying a home to live in, a home to rent out, or a commercial building. They include the standard 30 year fixed rate mortgage, the government FHA/VA loans, a commercial property SBA…
Read moreYOU CAN SELL THAT HOUSE
Homes that are staged sell at a higher price and faster. Like a car most people want a good looking car, not a car with dents and paint missing or garbage in the back seat! There are many shows on TV (especially HGTV) on staging to sell. Here is a partial list of the benefits…
Read moreIS THE MARKET TOO SCARY TO BUY? (By the way – NO!)
Wow, we are being hit by all sides these days. The money market is in disarray, lay-offs are high, California hasn’t passed a budget. Can it get any worse than this? Why would anyone buy? It is being blared across the air waves that it’s as bad as the 1920s. So, can/should you buy? Did…
Read more4 Ways to Buy a Home
Newly Built Home – There are still newly built homes on the market. In the Sunday section of the paper these are highlighted with a map. Sometimes there is special financing available through the builder. Resale Home – These are homes for resale by the owner. Sometimes the owner still lives in them and sometimes…
Read moreOh, there’s no place like home for the Holidays
‘Cause no matter how far away you roam, If you want to be Happy in a million ways, For the Holidays you can’t beat Home Sweet Home. Ain’t it the truth! As a mortgage and real estate guy, I’m probably a bit more biased towards that viewpoint than most but who will argue the point.…
Read moreWHAT IS A “HARD” MONEY OR “PRIVATE” MONEY LOAN
There are several types of loans you can use to purchase or refinance. This applies whether you are buying a home to live in; a home to rent out; or a commercial building. They include the standard 30 year fixed rate mortgage; the government FHA/VA loans; a commercial property SBA loan; or a private money…
Read moreRENT VS. OWN
Have you heard the news? Mortgage interest rates are down to 4-1/2%. Mortgage interest rates have been hovering around 6% for months. But the Feds are trying to stimulate home purchasing and have been working to get mortgage rates down. What does that mean to you when purchasing a house? (Oh – by the way,…
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