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What Are Pocket Listings: Pros and Cons Explained

What is a Pocket Listing in Real Estate Are you wondering what a pocket listing is and how they work? Pocket listings are properties sold "off market" or marketed to potential buyers privately instead of utilizing the multiple listing service (MLS). These non-public li...

What Are Coming Soon Homes For Sale: Pros and Cons Explained

You may be wondering what coming soon real estate is and how it works. Over the past year, a few of my clients have asked me what is coming soon real estate marketing and how it works. If you have paid much attention to the real estate market lately, you have probably ...

What is a Loan For Land and How Do They Work?

What to Know About Loans For Land Are you planning to buy a plot of land to build a new home? Are you investigating a land loan? If you need financing, you may find it more challenging to get a loan for land from traditional lenders. Land loans are a more specialized f...

Home Downsizing: Avoid These Common Mistakes

Downsizing The Home and Avoiding Mistakes Do you want to downsize from your current house? Downsizing homes is a significant life decision. If you have owned a home for a while, you have probably heard of downsizing-of selling your current home for something smaller, m...

Tax Deductions When Selling a House: What to Know

What Expenses Are Deductible When Selling a House Do you know what expenses can be deducted from capital gains tax? One of the questions I am asked now and then by homeowners is, "what are the home-selling tax deductions I can take." Selling your home is a big step, pe...

How the House I lived in Paid For My First Rental Property

I bought my first rental property in December of 2010. My wife was pregnant with twins, and it was not exactly the best time to buy rental properties, at least according to all my peers in the real estate business. I was an agent and flipped some houses but I knew I wan...

Reflecting on 2022’s Biggest Moments

2022 was another wild ride for the real estate market and industry professionals everywhere. What started as a busy year quickly became a slowed market that returned to levels seen before the pandemic.