Home Buyers Required Reading: Earnest Money, Option Fees Appraisal Fees, Home Inspection Report?

Anyone in the U.S can buy a house using the following estimates based on a purchase price of $100,000:

 Earnest Money: $500-1.5% of the purchase price: This is used to demonstrate the buyers seriousness to the sellers. This comes in handy when there is a multiple offer situation. It is also used as an indicator [...]

Adventures in Real Estate: The Early Years

I started my adventures in real estate when I was 23. At the time there was a huge buzz about California and my dad was in my head selling me on a dream of moving from Texas to open a brokerage firm of our own. It didn’t take long to realize that [...]