South Jersey Real Estate 4 open houses over 4 weeks, I know it’s not a scientific study, but I already know the answer to the question of “Do open houses work?” Back in the day when I was a newbie, I did about 40 open houses a year and it was a good prospecting tool [...]
Let’s say that you own a home but want to move to a better home. Most people start the process by looking for the new home first… and then it hits them…. how am i going to pay for this thing?! For the sake of brevity, let’s say you don’t want to rent your current [...]
If you never knew (or never really cared) how real estate agents get paid, you might be surprised that we actually work for Free ! Yes it’s true…. kind of. When selling your South Jersey home, we enter into a listing agreement which explains that my brokerage fee is contingent upon successfully selling your home. [...]
Points are the closest thing to legalized bribery! When applying for a mortgage to buy a house, you can pay the lender a fee to get a better interest rate. The fee is called a point and is 1% of the amount you borrow. You could pay one or many points. The point costs you [...]
It’s a question that I get all the time…. but what’s the REAL question? Maybe some people are just making small talk because they know I’m a broker but many, I believe, want to know if it’s OK to buy a home. Watching the news is scarey and there’s no shortage of uncertainty in the [...]
Hello South Jersey, I’ve been a real estate broker in South Jersey for about 20 years. I know stuff. Ask me questions about buying a home or selling your home in South Jersey. Don’t be shy. While it’s true, that I don’t make my living giving out free advice, I can spare a few minutes [...]