I have represented clients buying foreclosures, both at the courthouse steps in a live auction and in a more traditional manner. There is a misconception that buying a foreclosure (when the previous owner stopped paying the mortgage and now the bank owns it), is going to be a better buy than a traditional sale. I’m here to debunk that myth.
When living in a city like Los Angeles, many first-time home buyers think that it is impossible to buy. However, what has been gaining popularity is the lifestyle of “house hacking.”
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For the house my fiancé and I purchased, we had a specific requirement when searching.  That […]
We are now at the last and final part of the Airbnb series.  As a recap, […]
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In my experience of hosting numerous open houses, I would say that about 90% of my […]
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