National Basics of a Sale Articles, National Basics of a Sale News

The Federal $8,000.00 tax credit

As you probably know, the Federal Government has given “first-time” home buyers an $8,000.00 tax credit, but there are many things you...

Steps to a sale, tips for preparing your home to list

Tips from an appraiser for preparing a home for saleGini Elliot, from you perspective as an appraiser, whatsteps would you give potential...

Conversations with a lender

Francine Martineau and I have been working together for some time.She and I had a conversation about Lending which I found very interesting....

Preparing the home for listing

Billy and Kim needed to sell their home.They were in the Service and were being posted to Japan in two months.They’d tried to sell it on...

Disclosure in a sale

Alex and Dusty were worried about the sale of their house.They had bargained hard with the Buyers and had reached an agreement last night, but they...

Discovery and home inspections

Pat and Kim, (who we met in Making the Offer and Pricing the Home) were under contract to buy a house they loved.By the time the counter offers...

Making the offer

Pat and Kim (from my last article) decided to make an offer on a property. We’d looked at many houses; some great for Pat, some perfect for...

Pricing the home

My first exposure to bargaining was in grade school.I played the part of a Mexican vendor giving advice to his new gringo friends. I still remember...

Basics of a sale, part 1

Knowledge is power, and when a sale is involved, knowledge may also mean money.This is the first in a series of articles to discuss the basics of a...