If you’ve lived in your house for a while there are probably a few things that need to be repaired, or painted or just “spruced-up”. It’s natural. The world conspires to pull your house apart and you battle valiantly to keep it together. Usually these things can be tolerated but…
Even people with other assets may choose to tap the equity in their home. A secondary home loan may be preferable to selling taxable holdings or dipping into the retirement plan which has it’s own tax ramifications. If you chose to borrow against your home’s equity you have three basic…
We all know the expression Caveat Emptor, which means “Buyer beware”. It’s a basic truism that in any sale the buyer should do their due diligence before handing over their money. In California the state has established rules for what the seller must tell the buyer before the sale is…
Buying a house can be like starting a relationship, each party is on their best behavior and each party is on the look out for problems and pitfalls. Again and again I see the same 4 things scuttle the negotiations. If you are selling a house keep an eye out…