A Buyer’s Perspective
Advice for first time home buyers
Advice for first time home buyers Dear Phyllis, I have been back and forth about buying a home for the last three years. Each time I make an offer on a home, someone else’s offer is better, it’s either cash or they offered more mo...
Reasons a buyer should be prequalified prior to their home search
Reasons a buyer should be prequalified prior to their home search Dear Phyllis, As a first time home buyer, I have calculated the payment for a $500,000 home and am comfortable with that amount. I am not prequalified and realtors seem...
Inspection Repairs and Credits
Inspection, repairs and credits - what is reasonable? Dear Phyllis, We submitted an offer on a home we really like. There were several offers and our Realtors® recommended that we didn’t attempt to negotiate the asking price and ac...
As is home sales
As is home sales Dear Phyllis, We just opened escrow on a home and had our inspector out. There are numerous things wrong with the house. Many will cost a lot of money to fix. The plumbing is galvanized, the roof is near the end of it...
What is the Role of a Buyer’s Real Estate Agent?
We listed a sweet Highland Park home and received twenty seven offers. As the Harb and Co. Team typically does, we held it open on Saturday and Sunday. Only a handful of the potential home buyers viewed this home with their real estate agen...
How to get your offer accepted
How to get your offer accepted Dear Phyllis, After looking at homes for nearly a year, and making four offers I can’t seem to get a home. I am not low balling, but making good offers, have a large down payment and am pre-approved. A...
Are pre-approvals that important?
Dear Phyllis, Out of the blue, I went to an open house over the weekend, and really liked the home. I phoned my Realtor® and told her I wanted to make an offer. She told me I can’t make an offer without a preapproval letter from a len...
How to determine how much to offer in a multiple offer situation
How to determine how much to offer in a multiple offer situation Dear Phyllis, My husband and I are hoping to buy a home within the next year. We have made a couple of offers which were not accepted. One of the homes we bid on had oth...
