The home buying path is pretty simple and straight forward, but I probably think that way because I'm so accustomed to working with home buyers that it's ingrained in my ... Read More

Lately, those we buy houses for cash signs are plastered everywhere -- on billboards, direct mail flyers, newspapers, online and, sometimes, you will see them tied around telephone poles or ... Read More

The final home inspection or final walk-through is easily a confusing situation for many home buyers. Some think it's a time to renegotiate with the seller (it's not); others have no ... Read More

Home staging is nothing new; many sellers for years have been advised by their real estate agents to Stage® their homes, and it's extremely popular in major metropolitan areas ... Read More

When real estate times are good, even agents who make outlandishly awful house marketing mistakes are likely to produce a sale. In buyer's markets, though, as inventory rises, it's essential for ... Read More

One of the very best ways to get a good deal in real estate is to concentrate on buying foreclosure REOs. Forget about chasing down short sales and dealing with lenders ... Read More

With the recent tightening of lending guidelines, more and more scammers are in the marketplace perpetrating mortgage fraud. Oh, they won't tell you they are a scammer. In fact, many of ... Read More

Real estate agents who want to list your home for sale -- because you have it listed for sale by owner -- are the target audience for John Maloof's The ... Read More

Because of the subprime mess and all the publicity surrounding foreclosures, I get a ton of inquiries asking how buyers can go about finding foreclosures. Some of the inquiries are about ... Read More

Not all home sellers qualify for short sales. Without even understanding what a short sale is, some home sellers want to hop on that bandwagon because they've heard the phrase. They ... Read More

If you've tried selling your home and it just won't sell, why not consider alternatives to home selling? When you've tried everything under the sun to sell that home, even burying ... Read More

If you're wondering about finding perfect holiday gifts for home buyers on your shopping list, look no further. Although many of these gifts are suitable as a first-time home buyer or ... Read More

Whenever I travel, I always shoot photographs of unique homes but for some reason, I have neglected to include a showcase of unique Land Park homes, which are right under ... Read More