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Buyer Strategy

How to buy without getting bulldozed. Playbooks for first-timers, move-up buyers, and skeptics.

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Our Buyers BluePrint … & why Seth Godin always has it right

One of my heroes who happens to still be living, is Seth Godin. You can read his most circulated blog at http://www.sethgodin.typepad.com. He’s kind of a bid deal, because he’s kind of smart and…

greenhousegrpOctober 10, 20131 min read
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Is an FHA loan still a good deal?

“Is FHA still a good deal?” That’s what many of my new homebuyers ask me when we first get together to create a mortgage plan. I believe that it all depends on your goals and current situation. As…

J.BeckistanOctober 1, 20131 min read
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A Patrick & Mei Thank You. And, 5 ways why homemade jam might be like buying your 1st home with us.

Here’s what happens when great people intersect paths with great people: one family gets into their first home with bells on and the other family gets some bomb homemade jam (which has gone on…

greenhousegrpSeptember 30, 20131 min read
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Qualified Mortgage Guidelines = Cooling Market & Limited Purchase Power

We’ve seen a lot of financial regulation since 2010 and more is on the way. Next up is the Qualified Mortgage which begins in January of 2014. Like all regulation it is intended to protect…

HuggySeptember 30, 20136 min read
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What are HUD Homes, and, are they a good deal?

Here’s a question that we get about once or twice a week, because we are a HUD approved broker. Which means that we can represent buyers who are interested in buying HUD homes. On HUD’s website…

greenhousegrpSeptember 24, 20131 min read
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First Day on the Market Today! *Open House 12-2PM*

4893 Beretta Place San Diego, CA 92154 Quite Possibly The Best Bank For Your Buying Buck Price : $438,000.00 Bedrooms : 5 Bathrooms : 3.00 Square Foot : 2,333 County : San Diego Property Type :…

greenhousegrpSeptember 21, 20132 min read
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What do Rising Interest Rates have to do with the Price of Your Home?

This seems to be the biggest question that both home buyers and home sellers are asking me about today. Well, here’s an interesting take from the folks over at CNN Money on the correlation:…

greenhousegrpSeptember 10, 20133 min read
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Is Buying a Home a Greater Risk than it is a Reward? Might depend on how you hold it. See what a Zillow contributor has to say..

The Risks and Benefits of Investing in Real Estate The Risks and Benefits of Investing in Real Estate: Mint.com/blog If you plan to allocate some of your investment dollars to real estate, you’ll…

greenhousegrpAugust 23, 20133 min read
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greenhousegrpApril 25, 20131 min read
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Rent vs Own – The Classic Question

Ever heard an agent use the rent vs own equation to justify buying a home? Of course you have. It’s the classic justification used by RE Agents pre-dating written language. More recently the…

greenhousegrpApril 27, 20121 min read

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