HomeBuying
Top Buyer Regrets: What to Think about Before Buying
If you're thinking of buying a home, you're probably talking to different people, doing some research online, hearing different opinions, and maybe stressing out a little bit about, "What if I make the wrong decision?". Yes, this is a huge ...
Home Appraisals FAQ
So if you've followed along thus far with all of my videos about appraisals and how they might impact your transaction, thank you. This is the sort of wrap-up. I'm going to talk about a couple of frequently asked questions, commonly asked q...
What if There is an Issue with Your Home Appraisal?
So what do you do if there is an issue with the appraisal? Let's give an example. You purchase a house for $450,000 and the appraisal comes back and it's $425k. Now, what do you do? Well, in our contract, and again, this is the Centra...
What if Your House Doesn’t Appraise?
So maybe you've followed along with my appraisal series, maybe you're in a transaction, maybe you're contemplating what might happen in a transaction and you're thinking, but Cindy, we don't want to put an extra $10,000, $20,000 in a house ...
Who Pays for the Home Appraisal?
All right, so let's talk about the nuts and bolts when we're talking about appraisals. Who pays for the appraisal anyway? And if I'm selling my home, and somebody's gonna come in and put a value on it, that's different than the value I put ...
Who Does the Home Appraiser Work For?
So we know what the appraiser does, who they are kind of, but who picks them? And okay, I can't pick them. But who does? And how does that affect me? Well, if you're the purchaser, you really don't have any input on the appraisal process...
Getting Pre-Qualified for a Home Loan: What You Really Need to Know
So I've seen a couple of things in the past day on social media talking about getting your pre-approval letter, getting pre-qualified with a lender, and getting ready to buy a home. So I wanted to clarify a couple of things. One thing th...
Why Can’t I Pick my Home Appraiser?
I may have mentioned before, back in the olden days before the mortgage crisis of 2007/2008, the appraisers were able to be chosen. So, maybe somebody had a specialty in the city of Richmond and that is the appraiser that everybody would ca...