It used to be a pleasure to work with a title company. The people were smart and pleasant. They worked as partners--to help you get the deal done. In a crunch, title clerks often saved my bacon. I was truly grateful. But that was then. These days title is just another swamp an agent has to get th
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05/07/2019
But sometimes that is the only choice.I had sold Janice (not her real name) her house 5 years ago, so I knew she was a bit neurotic. I did much more hand-holding in the process than usual but I got a lot of satisfaction too. I got Janice out of a basement apartment, into a pleasant row house with
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05/04/2019
I'm officially afraid of FHA financing. The market is so strong that I have the option to fend off FHA offers for my sellers. There are plenty of mediocre credit score, low down payment, conventional loans around--if you look for them. Why put a seller at risk for FHA repairs if you don't have to
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05/02/2019