Oregon has positioned itself to be the first State to have State controlled rent. What does that mean for both the homeowner and the tenant. When this first was published many Realtors® I know were concerned for both the owner and the tenant. The final bill (Senate Bill 608) caps rent increases at 7% per […]
First Steps to Buying a Home
The easiest way to make buying a home easy is understanding the process. Planning the process will help you discover the simplest path to home ownership. Knowing What You Want! It doesn’t matter if you are a first-time homebuyer, a repeat buyer, or purchasing a vacation home the first question is why you want to […]
La Pine Homes Under $200,000
Affordable housing is a real issue in Central Oregon. When I started my career in real estate, a house payment was typically more than monthly rent. Realtors® preached the value of tax deductions, security of not having to move and equity as reasons to buy a home. Today we can honestly show many times it […]
Protect Your Home-Buying Budget
You know you love house hunting, and shopping for the perfect home is a fun pastime, but to move from being an open house and model home butterfly requires that big initial financial outlay … the dreaded downpayment. In fact, sticker shock sometimes deters potential homeowners from making the decision to buy at all. To […]
What Homeownership Can Mean for You
When you’ve never owned your home, your relationship to it is less personal. Let’s face it, when something goes wrong in your rented apartment, you call the landlord or manager to fix it. You don’t worry about insurance against natural disasters, save up for that new roof or upgraded furnace, or myriad other requirements of […]
Great Log Homes For Sale
If you are looking to purchase a home now is a great time to find some great deals. Log homes generally are always priced higher than a standard frame built home. They are more expensive to build, and take a lot of time, precision, labor and attention to a lot of details. Today we are […]
Don't Be House Poor Buying Your First Home
Is It Time To Buy Your First Home? Is it time to start thinking of buying your first home? The first well maybe second step in finding your dream home is talking to a lender. Discovering what you might qualify is a huge piece of the puzzle. However, sometimes the loan you qualify for is […]
Who Pays Closing Costs
During a real estate purchase (sale) one of the most commonly asked questions is who pays the closing costs. The answer is always the same… It Depends. There are closing costs on both the seller’s side and the buyer’s side of a transaction. But who pays them depends on the contract. Almost every loan out […]
Owner Carry Contract vs Rent To Own
Many buyers that had a bankruptcy or foreclosure through the crash are out there trying to find a place to call their own. Some can not qualify for a loan for a few years to come others are primed and ready to buy the old fashion way with a loan. There seems to be a […]
Seller’s It’s Definitely Your Turn
Back in May of 2012 I wrote about multiple offers and a weekend of disappointment for my buyers of that weekend. All three fell into multiple offers and it was very frustrating. As summer came that did slow down to a little more reasonable pace. Today, we are back to the same place we were, […]