This educational real estate video is about protesting your tax value on your home. Usually your tax authority will send you an assessment sometime around the beginning of the year telling you the amount of money they are assessing your homes value at. This will determine the amount that they will tax it at for the year. If you think that they assessed your taxes on a higher value you would want to have a trusted Realtor run an advanced market assessment of your homes values compared to recently sold similar homes so that you can have data that supports your decision. This can result in a major savings for you on your taxes.
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
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
This educational real estate video is about buying short sales. Short sales are when a bank is willing to sell a home for less than they are owed on it. If you are thinking about buying a short sale deal there are a few things to be aware of beforehand. Short sales can be very frustrating and time consuming. If you need to buy and own a home within 90 days then it is probably wise for you to avoid short sales since they are notoriously slow. If you have the time and patience to deal with the short sale process you may be able to get a great deal on a short sale.
Todd Tramonte
Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team
This educational residential real estate video is about finding the right real estate agent to help you list, market and sell your home. You first want to identify your needs and begin to interview a couple of different agents. You’ll want to ask anyone who you interview how they plan to market your home to buyers. You want to make sure that they are allocating their marketing funds to the most beneficial services. You want to find out what their ratio of listing to sales prices is which is the price that they list a home for and the price that the home actually sells for. Maybe most importantly, you want to identify whether or not you like and trust this person since they will be assisting you in a very important financial decision.
Todd Tramonte
Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team
This real estate video is about the process of staging a home for sale. Staging is about positioning the home in the most favorable light in the prospective buyers eyes so that they assign the highest level of value to the property. A certified professional stager can help you stage your home so that prospective buyers find the home attractive and desirable. In most markets, a professional staging has been shown to raise the average sale price by 5-7% and sell the home 20% faster than a non-staged home.
Todd Tramonte
Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team
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
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
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
This real estate video gives an overview of the home buying process. The process would start with meeting with a real estate expert that you find comfortable to work with and whom you think will do an outstanding job for you. Next you’ll want to speak with a reputable lender in order to get your budget in place and know the amount you’ll be able to afford if you’re financing. Then you can begin the fun part of actually going out to check out homes. Once you find a home you’re happy with you’ll want to have your agent submit an offer on it. Once the offer is accepted you’ll want to begin to plan for your move and begin to get things in order. Once the home is closed and funded it’s yours and you’ll be able to move in and begin enjoying it. Don’t forget to keep in touch with the professionals who helped you throughout the process. Congrats on your new home!
Todd Tramonte
Broker/Owner of Market Experts Realty & The Todd Tramonte Home Selling Team
