Category Archives: Buyers
Did You Notice? Search the Charlottesville MLS on your Phone
The MLS search provider for RealCentralVA.com (and thousands of others around the country) recently released a mobile search option for those of you driving around searching for homes in Charlottesville.
It’s simple: go to my search for homes page and you should be given the option to redirect to the mobile-optimized page.
Read those HOA Docs – They Might Give Others Right to Trespass
Finding conversion between two distant stories with one major point:
Lesson #1: Read the HOA Docs and any neighborhood Covenants and Restrictions before you buy a home.
Should an HOA have the ability/right to override the First Amendment?
And here’s the conflict: an HOA’s Covenants and Restrictions may override the First Amendement; are you reading the docs before you buy?
This Is Why you Visit Neighborhoods at All Hours of the Day (Before you Buy!)
Over multiple days, over weekends if possible, investigate, observe, educate yourself about your potential new home.
You’re not buying your home just on the Tuesday afternoon between 3 and 3:30 when the neighbors are at work. You’re not buying your home just on the Friday morning from 9 to 1 when the home inspection is done. And you’re not buying your new home just for the thirty minutes when we’re doing the final walkthrough on the morning of closing.
You’re buying your home every day of the week, month and year.
Choosing a Home Inspector (in Charlottesville)
The values of having a home inspection are innumerable. A home inspection could be the best $300 – $600 you’re ever going to spend.
5 Questions to Help Determine if it’s Better to Buy or Rent in Charlottesville?
Is it better to buy or rent in Charlottesville? It depends on what your goals are. Answer these questions first:
- How long are you planning to be in the Charlottesville area?
- Are you qualified?
- What are your life plans? (do you have kids? Plan to? Will you grow out of the space in under four years?)
Even More on Buyer Agency – and Why it Matters
Pre-Offer Home Inspections – A GREAT Idea
Every real estate market is different; this one has brought more pre-offer inspections than I have ever seen (in part because I’m more comfortable suggesting them to my buyer clients). … The home inspection negotiation is often the most emotional, vindictive, painful and difficult periods of the negotiation; a pre-offer inspection removes phase. … Risks : – Even in this market, homes are selling; some are selling with multiple offers and buyers can lose properties if they opt for the pre-offer inspection path – Some sellers don’t want to allow these; they want assurances that a buyer is really committed before allowing a home inspection. … One must evaluate all factors involved, some of which are the buyers, the sellers, the buyers’ agent, the sellers’ agent, the respective companies, the days on market, market activity to name a few … Continue reading
