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How to Buy: Home Showing

Home showing: This is it! A date to go out showing has been decided, and appointments have been scheduled. We are hitting the road and going into prospective homes. In your search process, mental ideas are formed about the home you desire. Overlaying that idea on available inventory is the fun part. Homes that are […]

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How to Buy: Home search

Home Search: Loan qualification in hand, it is time to start searching. Your home search is personal. You are looking for a new place to call your castle, and finding what you are looking for is key. That said, there will usually be a compromise of some sort: so it’s important you under The rules of […]

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How to Buy: Retaining the Service of a Real Estate Agent

There are so many things to consider before “taking the plunge” with a Real Estate agent. Be sure to talk to more than just one professional before you choose the person to help represent you in the complex process of buying or selling a Real Estate. We have lots of insight to share with you […]

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How to Buy: Obtain Financing

Financing: The first step in a home purchase. If you don’t have cash, one needs to obtain a loan. This has been the same process for decades: ranking your income, career and current funds to determine how much of a financial load you are able to bear. The more you can pay, the more you […]

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How to Buy a Home: The Short List

  You have made the decision to purchase a property, something you may or may not have done in the past. To make it as seamless as possible, we at 1850 Realty have put together a short list of the process for you. As a primer or refresher. For more detailed examples, click through the […]

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Transparancy in Real Estate: Why You Need to Hire an Agent

Yet another article bemoaning the trials and tribulations of the supposed David v. Goliath battle in real estate.  Zillow has certainly garnered it’s share of controversy, but so does any successful company shaking up an industry (internet marketing.) With statements like “…Zillow has informed him it would reject any data feed that did not have complete […]

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3 Best Questions to Ask a Real Estate Agent

What do you do? As a Real Estate broker & active agent, I have to tell you there’s so much that goes into this “job”. Not only do I consult with people one of the most expensive transactions in their life but I am also their therapist. Yeah, a therapist. It’s true. Haven’t you heard […]

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The rules of Real Estate

Real estate. It’s an interesting thing. We all need it in some form or another whether it’s renting or owning. Everyone needs a home. But real estate as an industry goes beyond the end result which is to find a place to live. In the home buying process, there are three major things to consider. You’ve […]

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Mello Roos: The Ultimate Guide

                        Mello Roos, an assement on property at the APN level, are ubiquitous in San Diego County. As such, it is difficult to research which homes are obilgated to which CFDs. To solve the Mello Roos research issue, our County Assesor/Recorder/Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg […]

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Transparency in Real Estate: Example in the Wild!

Everyone is an informed consumer these days. We have terabytes of data at our fingertips online, just one search query away. So what is your immediate reaction to something like this?               We just saw this ad pop up, and had to take a look for ourselves at ipayone.com. […]

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