Real Estate with Dallice: It’s Closing Day! Today is the day. You’ll arrive at the title company, ID in your hand and check burning a hole in your pocket – ready, willing and able to close on your new home. First, some truth. Closing is anticlimactic. The hard work has been done and all that …
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Real Estate with Dallice: Date Night or Time Out is super important! If you’ve ever worked with me, you’ll be familiar with how I feel about this. I recommend and encourage all of my clients to take “real estate breaks”. From the time you start looking for a home, until you close, it is entirely …
Real Estate with Dallice: Contract Deadlines keep your Earnest Money safe! The Contract to Buy features an impressive box of dates and deadlines on page 2. It might seem a bit overwhelming at first. So many things to do, so little time… right?! How do you eat and elephant? One bite at a time. Under …
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Real Estate with Dallice: You owe it to yourself to complete your Due Diligence You are under contract and heading for Closing. But between now and then, there is some homework to be done. We built into the Contract to Buy, a bunch of contingencies. Items such as Inspection, Title, Insurance, Survey, Homeowners Association Documents, …
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Real Estate with Dallice: A good buyer-seller relationship earns brownie points! At first it might seem counter-intuitive. A buyer-seller relationship? What?! That’s because in the beginning, the Buyer is looking for the lowest price. The Seller is looking for the highest price. And to all intents and purposes it can seem like you are on …
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Real Estate with Dallice: What makes a compelling Contract to Buy? A compelling offer to buy addresses the needs of the Seller. So first and foremost: Figure. Them. Out. The MLS listing information is a good start. It gives you the list price – which is almost like the Seller has made the first offer. …
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Real Estate with Dallice: Real Estate Location, Location, Location! If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times. Or is it just that I have said it a million times? Real estate location is almost the only thing you cannot change once the closing docs have been signed, therefore you want to think …
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Real Estate with Dallice – Long and Short Term Goals Making goals are easy, right?! It’s the planning and execution that we all struggle with. I assure you though, if buying real estate is on your mind, it will help to set a goal/make a resolution. Setting sail in the right direction is a vital first …
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Negotiation is key to real estate transactions It’s a Seller’s Market. You might be tempted to think there is NO negotiation because, well… the Seller wants full list price (or more) and if you don’t give them that, they will get it from another Buyer. Maybe. But negotiation isn’t all about price, so even if …
Negotiation 101 : It never hurts to ask… Or does it? Read More »
Gold Run Condos : Indicator of general Boulder RE Market I’ve been studying the Gold Run Condos and Boulder real estate market for years and have plenty to share with you so write this down because it will bring you right back here anytime you need to reference Gold Run Condos data: www.GoldRunBoulder.Info Why study …
Gold Run Condos: Boulder CO Real Estate that moves! Read More »