Category: Edge for Investors
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5 Reasons The Highest Offer Doesn’t Always Win
It’s no secret that buying real estate right now is more like a contact sport than the leisurely transactions of yesteryear. Low rates are driving high demand and there isn’t so much supply. How do you compete if you don’t have unlimited sums of cash in the bank you want…
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Is There Still Time To Buy Before Rates Rise?
Two big things surfaced from the pandemic so far – a deep-seated need to nest and a chaotic economy giving rise to historically low interest rates. Both phenomena led to a huge demand for home buying. People know they want a home or a bigger home or a home with…
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Want To Buy A Silicon Beach Property? Do This First
So you’re following the news and interest rates and you know it’s time to buy your first home, next home, vacation home or rental property. What are the first three things you need to do? Hint! Looking at listings online is a distant fourth on our top three list! 1.…
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Last Call For The Biggest Equity Gains
Houston, We Have A Situation Our economy was on a big roll in 2019 and along came this little thing called coronavirus. Nobody saw coming and I don’t have to tell you what happened next. We were all there. And locking down for an extended period of time is never…
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Attention Buyers! This Is Your Light Bulb Moment!!
Still wondering if now is a good time to buy real estate? Stop wondering. Your light bulb moment has arrived. I’ve been talking for weeks now about how the stars have been aligning to buy real estate with super low interest rates, but another star joined the constellation and this…
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Writing A Real Estate Offer In California, Part 3
In Part 1 of this series, we set the stage for making a real estate offer in California and we described the financing provisions and contingencies. In Part 2, we walked through the rest of the contract and briefly described electronic signatures. Here, in Part 3, we’ll talk about the…
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Writing A Real Estate Offer In California, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we laid out the financing aspects of the offer and the contingencies. In Part 2, we walk through the remainder of the offer contract. Our sample offer contract can be found here. Once the inspections are done, many buyers will consider asking the seller…
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Writing A Real Estate Offer In California, Part 1
If you’ve never written a real estate offer in California, you might be surprised to find out the sheer number of documents required. Not only is there a 10-page purchase agreement (the “offer”), there is also at least half a dozen accompanying disclosures and various other supporting documents. Whew! That’s…
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Loving Your Next Neighborhood – 8 Tips
No question homes are expensive! To help you avoid buyer’s remorse, we’ve compiled a list of 8 considerations to help you pick a neighborhood you can love. 1. Where Are Your People? Who matters most to you in your life? Parents? Grandkids? Best girlfriend? When it comes to living in…
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When Is The Market Going To Crash?
Are you wondering when the market is going to crash? If google search statistics are any indication, a LOT of people are, and we’re here to unpack the data to answer your question. First consider: average home appreciation over the last four years is 6.3% vs 10.3% leading up to the Great…
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