Residential Real Estate Video on Determining A Homes Value

This residential real estate video is about how you can determine a homes value. This is useful if you’re trying to sell your home so that you’ll be able to determine where you should price the home and if you’re buying you’ll be able to determine what you want to offer on a home you’d like to buy. Keep in mind that real estate is hyper local which means that your home might need to be priced completely differently than a home four streets over. Things that can effect a homes value is the local job market, local mortgage market, interest rates, mortgage availability and the political climate. Most people use Comps (Comparative Market Analysis) to determine a homes value. Comps are useful because they look at similar homes in the same area that have recently sold to help you better gauge what the current climate might be like. Comps can be dangerous though because it’s only looking at the past sales figures and not accounting for the future. You’ll want to make sure you have a real estate expert looking at the past and future real estate market trends in order to help you make the best financial decision for you and your family.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Landscaping for Residential Real Estate

This real estate video discusses the topic of landscaping. This will be important if you are selling your home or are thinking about selling it. There are a few quick and inexpensive landscaping things that you can do to really make your house pop. Use colorful flowers near the front door to draw the home buyers eyes towards the front door. A yard full of green lush grass is inviting to a prospective buyer driving by the home. You’ll want to keep trees trimmed below the first floor of the house. If you show the house in the evenings, landscape lighting can have a tremendous impact on a prospective buyers view of the home. These are just a few ways that you can use landscaping to make a dramatic impact on the look of your home.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Overview of Buying New Construction Homes

This real estate video will discuss buying new construction homes. You will want to make sure that you are working with a real estate professional throughout the process. New construction builders are in the business of marketing their own properties for sale which is why you need someone who is loyal to you and has a fiduciary responsibility to you. This is where a professional real estate agent will come in handy because they are ethically required to look out for your best interest. A professional real estate agent will help you throughout the process of purchasing this home because new construction home contracts can be a little different than an average house because they sometimes factor in builder upgrades and construction timelines. Also, keep in mind that when you purchase a home, regardless of if it’s new contraction or not, the seller will pay your real estate agents commission.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Getting A Mortgage Loan

This real estate video explains the process of getting a mortgage loan. One of the most important things to consider when starting this process is to start it in the early phases of home buying. The process of pre qualification usually begins with a discussion with a lender about your income, credit and debt. You want to determine what you feel comfortable spending because you don’t necessarily have to buy a home for the full amount that you’re able to borrow. You want to borrow what you feel comfortable with. It’s a good idea to speak to at least two mortgage lenders when you start the process and ensure that you’re comfortable with the one you select and are made aware of the entire process throughout the transaction.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Title Companies

This real estate video discusses title companies. Depending on the state, either an attorney or a title company will be used in order to verify the chain of title. Title companies issue title insurance, which guarantees the chain of ownership to make sure that it is clear and that no one will show out of the blue and claim that they still hold the title to the house that you’re living in. Title companies are where you will go to actually sign your paperwork in order to gain ownership when you buy or sell a property. It’s not legally set who gets to decide which title company will be used. The title companies other function is to handle the flow of finances. At the time of transfer or ownership or transfer of title, the title company will transfer the correct amount of funds to the different parties that are owed and ensure that everything is completed ethically and correctly.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Home Inspections

This real estate video covers the topic of home inspections. When a potential home buyer makes an offer to a home seller and they accept, they go under contract. The buyer then gets a chance to inspect the general systems of the house. The purpose of the home inspection is to ensure that there aren’t major safety hazards, problems, or costs that the buyer will inherit at the time that they purchase the home. All homes will have some problems because no home is perfect. The inspection report will have items that may need to be addressed but the thing to keep in mind is that the buyer should really focus on the major issues involved with the home and not all the small details that can be corrected inexpensively over time.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Surveys

This real estate video explores the concept of surveys. Any type of land that will be transferred from one owner to another will need a survey, including residential, land, farm and ranch. The survey is a simple concept, but an extremely important one. It’s basically the document that dictates the boundaries and foot print of a property and dictates what is owned. A surveyor will create a sketch of the property outlining the physical boundaries of the property. This may include a fence line, or easements that the city may have utilities in. In a residential real estate transaction, a seller can use a previous survey that they may have had created when they purchased the home, which can save a few hundred dollars.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Earnest Money

This real estate video discusses the topic of earnest money. After committing to the price the home buyer is willing to pay for the purchase of their new home in the contract, they are agreeing to the earnest money that will be put up in order to demonstrate to the home seller that they are a serious buyer and are committed to the transaction. Earnest money is typically 1% of the purchase price. The conditions of the earnest money are written into the contract and as long as everything goes according to plan and the buyer buys and the seller sells the earnest money will be applied to the buyers closing costs.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

Closing Costs

This real estate video discusses the topic of closing costs. Closing costs are the financial commitment that each party has made that will be settled up at closing. Closing costs consist of the items that will be required to legally and ethically transfer ownership of the homes title. Sellers generally pay the sellers title policy and buyers tend to pay their loan related fees. Keep in mind that all closing costs are negotiable.

Todd Tramonte

Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team

Real Estate Author of Live Free: The Art Of The 2-Year House Flip

http://www.DallasHomeRealty.com

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