John Watts's (zwatts1) Blog

Today’s world revolves around credit score.  If you are thinking of buying a home or some other major purchase, someone will be checking your credit score before you are allowed to make the purchase.  The credit score is a 3-digit number that will determine whether you will be approved for the lo...

Sometimes home buyers either want to own a home and use a portion of building as rental property, or purchase separate property for investment.  For first time home buyers, this may be challenging, but possible.  First time home buyers may find this too be expensive.  When entering into either ar...

Prior to putting your home on the market, need to take time to recondition the property.  Evaluate the exterior and interior of the home for inexpensive improvements that need to be completed prior to listing the property.  Usually, better to have the improvements completed prior to listing the p...

Most homeowners realize that fresh coat of paint applied to their home is one of the most inexpensive fixes they can make to their home, and will create a good impression on potential buyers for the home.  Below are a few painting tips that may help create a good first impression when selling a h...

Many times veterans are not award of the benefits they are eligible for when purchasing a new home.  In the last several years, it has become easier for veterans to get a VA home loan due to changes in eligibility, and flexibility of VA requirement towards loans.  Following list are some benefits...

New home buyers are always excited about purchasing a new home and want to buy the best home for the money.  Sometimes these buyers become frustrated during the buying process because they do not understand how to shop for a house.  Following are a few tips that may help buyers get into the right...

Sometimes sellers think their home is the best home in their area, and avoid becoming award of the competition within their area.  For example, if new construction is occurring in same area, normally it is more difficult to compete at the same price point with similar style and construction of ne...

When selling your home, people need to keep records of expenses incurred and all supporting real estate documents generated during the sales and closing cycles.  Some of these documents become very important as supporting documents when filing your tax returns.  At closing, sellers should not agr...

After putting your home on the market, you finally receive an offer from a buyer.  If you receive multiple offers, you are going to want your realtor to notify all potential buyers that you are in multi-offer environment and give the potential buyer’s approximately 24 hours to submit their final ...

Everyone desires a home they love, and located in a great neighborhood.  Sometimes, home buyers do not do sufficient preparation and research to determine which neighborhood they want to purchase their new home.  All buyers have to make that determination themselves by gathering information from ...